Here are more things around the world and on the internet which might be of interest to the intellectually curious:
- The world’s oldest water might have been found in some saline groundwater in South Africa: Astrobio.net
- Chess Grandmaster Gary Kasparov on Bobby Fischer New York Review of Books
- The world’s largest cavern in Vietnam: National Geographic
- An Overview of what is happening in Libya: Mother Jones
- A printable checklist of rights you have with the TSA you can bring to the airport
- Is the ugly American stereotype fading?: CNN
- An analysis of why Arab revolts could spell the end of Al Qaeda: CNN
- Most tourists take photos from the same spot: Gizmodo
I loved the one about ugly American stereotype :)