HokieGeek on I was hiking at Gun Powder Falls State Park. My son almost was bit by this snake. Any idea what type it might be? - http://www.reddit.com/r...
TIL a conservative think tank named 700 scientists who publicly reject evolution in favor of creationism. In response, the NCSE launched "Project Steve" and has found 1,250 scientists who support evolution, all of whom are named Steve. - http://www.reddit.com/r...
TIL Weird Al Yankovic asked Nirvana for permission to parody "Smells Like Teen Spirit" and their first question was'"Will it be about food?".He explained that "Smells Like Nirvana" would be about how nobody could understand their singing, they agreed that it sounded funny and granted permission. - http://www.reddit.com/r...
Latest Released Lyndon Johnson tapes show Richard Nixon's Sabotaging of Vietnam War peace talks, in Paris, in 1968, to save his own presidential campaign; thus, commiting treason, and prolonging the Vietnam War - http://www.reddit.com/r...
Researchers in northeastern Spain say they've uncovered hundreds of dinosaur egg fossils, including four kinds that had never been found before in the region. - http://www.reddit.com/r...
More prisoners at Guantanamo Bay have joined a growing hunger strike that their lawyers say reflects hopelessness about their prospects of ever being freed from the detention center in Cuba. - http://www.reddit.com/r...
TIL: The more children know about their family’s history, the stronger their sense of control over their lives, the higher their self-esteem and the more successfully they believe their families function. - http://www.reddit.com/r...
TIL that The Weeping Angels was an actual statue seen by Moffat. Years later when he went back to see the original statue with his son, there was no angel. - http://www.reddit.com/r...
YSK that the chasing arrows symbol with a number in it does not mean a product is recyclable or has recycled content. It is a resin code. It merely identifies the type of plastic the product is made of. - http://www.reddit.com/r...
Peracense, Spain. Built over a series of large boulders, this castle dates all the way back to the bronze age. In the 10th & 11th centuries it was occupied & strengthened by the Moors and it played a role in the wars between Castile and Aragon. I'll post more in the comments. - http://www.reddit.com/r...
Anonymous launches massive cyber assault on Israel: Hacktivist group Anonymous has launched its second massive cyber attack against Israel. The collective threatens to "disrupt and erase Israel from cyberspace" in what they have dubbed "the largest internet battle in the history of mankind" - http://www.reddit.com/r...