The History of Roller Skating

A mixed bag of links.

Old, Weird Tech: Baby Cage Edition

Are these the country's first Christmas lights? It's not even Halloween and pensioner has given home the festive look

The Pop History Dig - a collection of short stories about popular culture - its history, its people, and its power

The History of Roller Skating

NamepediA: the name database including given and family names

Building a Giant Lab to Test Disasters

Foreigner’s Guide to Finland NSFW language.

Jeremy Mayer Builds Robots From Recycled Typewriters

Red-carded footballer drove onto pitch and tried to run over referee

Fart collecting and testicle mashing: The grossest jobs in science

Whether we like it or not, human life is subject to the universal laws of physics. Great stuff. (via)

A Really Greater New York

Excalibur Billed As The World’s Tallest Climbing Wall

Librarian collects 26 years of belly-button fluff

Are You One Of Them?

A Collection of Scary Tattoos

The Most Dangerous Jobs in America (and What They Pay)

The Scariest Robots of All Time

Child Stars: Where Are They Now?