
"The Stormy Petrel" fishing lure looks just like Pac-Man. Up for bid
here. Via
these sites.
And a few more links:
1. The Mycocepurus smithii species of ants
reproduces by cloning and also maintains a garden of fungus.
Via.
2. Driving instructor
found guilty of DUI. Seems like it's a unique case - - he was not the driver.
Via.
3.
Apparently, Coca-Cola came up with the name "Tab" for its first diet drink by using a computer "programmed to disgorge every four-letter combination containing a vowel. Out came 250,000 combinations, and 600 names were examined as possibilities. But only 24, a mere four percent, had no conflict with existing trademarks. (One of them, Tabb, was shortened to Tab.)"
Via.
4. There's now a
Muji online store for the USA.
*Previously:
Video of an anteater drinking wine.
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Buy vintage computers at eBay.