He Preferred To Stay In

He preferred to stay in

'Til seduced by Thorin

To go hunt down a dragon and rob it.

An Unexpected Seduction And The Resulting Journey

Another one I couldn't make work.

In a hole in the ground lived a hobbit,

The name Baggins was written upon it,

Sum Times: Clever Mathematical Street Art from Aakash Nihalani

(via Colossal)

NASA Johnson Style

Just published in PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases:

“An In-Depth Analysis of a Piece of Shit: Distribution of Schistosoma mansoni and Hookworm Eggs in Human Stool”

I would include a figure, but this blog isn’t NSFW and it involves a cartoon human doing the number two. Enjoy this fine piece of science.

12 English Letters That Didn’t Make the Alphabet

There are quite a few letters we tossed aside as our language grew.

Reblog this before January 15 and I will create a fictional character based on your blog, and put a paragraph about him or her in your ask box.

You do not need to be following me. Reblogs only, no likes.