- Twenty products that are cheaper today than ten years ago:
http://www.walletpop.com/blog/2010/06/30/20-products-that-are-cheaper-today-than-10-years-ago/
"We're having a heat wave. A tropical heat wave..." The top seven historical heat waves in the U.S.
http://io9.com/5583124/the-7-most-miserable-heat-waves-in-modern-history
- In 1776, did people living in the American colonies have British accents? It depends on your point of view:
http://www.nicholasjohnpatrick.com/post/767354896/did-americans-in-1776-have-british-accents
- I have been on this nutty planet for over three decades, and I have yet to find someone who can plainly explain when to use the words "affect or effect." That, and other grammar conundrums:
http://www.drgrammar.org/faqs/#44
- Solar eclipse across the south pacific today. Here is a wonderful map showing future solar eclipses. North America gets two good ones in 2017 and 2024.
http://www.exploratorium.edu/eclipse/future.html
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