Today in #tips, a baby sea lion takes to a rooftop, magic mushrooms could be nature's antidepressant, Kate Gosselin's encounter with Anderson Cooper, the world's oldest Wonderbra, and more.
Spikenard has your baby sea lion mysteriously arrives on Los Angeles ledge story of the day. We appreciate the UK Yahoo news' forthright approach: "How Did Sea Lion Get On The Flipping Roof?"
Tabithalapetus lets us know that silly goose Kate Gosselin asked silver fox Anderson Cooper if he was available on live television. Only it was said "jokingly" and "everyone laughed."
Uncle_Billy_Slumming tells of "The Lying Down Game," a meme involving people posed for pictures lying face-down in an interesting spot. Proper form appears to be body held rigidly straight, face obscured. The weirder and more creative the place for lying down, the better. This will all be good fun and games until someone is hit by a train and then there will be "To what lengths will our children go for fleeting internet notoriety?" posts on iVillage.
GlasgowRose links to the story of the couple who bought their own wee Washington state town, Wauconda, which had been offered on eBay. Maddie and Neal Love now own their own zip code for a cool $360,000.
Snertly shares the story of the media's rediscovery of psychedelics and doctors' new willingness to investigate the drugs. In line with recent coverage touting the psychological benefits of still-controversial substances "like LSD, MDMA (Ecstasy) and psilocybin," this article highlights the therapeatic psylocybin experience of 67-year-old cancer patient Nicky Edlich, who "would do it a second time in a New York minute."
millygirl sends along Salon's expose of "the next Catholic church scandal": the widespread rape of nuns, especially those belonging to impoverished Indian and African families.
BullfightsOnAcid delivers for fans of steampunk lingerie: the "word's oldest push-up bra," a Madonna-like bustier from the 1800's with a lace flourish. The historic cleavage clutch is set to go on display soon at the Science Museum in London where people wearing pocket monocles will ogle it.
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