Wednesday, October 02, 2013

Daily Links 10-2-13

A little photographic history, words that don't exist in English (but should), John Coltrane, and more in today's link roundup.

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Why didn't people smile in 19th century photographs? The answer is somewhat surprising. (Hat tip: Neatorama)

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25 words that don't exist in English (but probably should) (hat tip: Eliana Johnson)

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A baseball fan's bucket list (and a mighty fine one at that).

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John Coltrane's handwritten outline for A Love Supreme. Check out the entire story here.

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Are you studying or reading? Unfortunately I can relate to this post. (Hat tip: Blogging Theologically)

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Disney quote of the day:


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A profile of the real-life Indiana Jones. Yes, there is someone who really resembles the movie character.

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Wally Pipp is best known as the guy benched in favor of Lou Gehrig. But do you know the rest of the Pipp story? 

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Just how close did we come to nuclear war during the Cuban Missile Crisis? If it weren't for one Soviet submariner disobeying orders we would have gone to war.

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