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Animals


Dolphin goes whale sliding - http://animalwise.org/2011/12/14/an-uplifting-dolphin-story-literally/

Turtles killed by blue lined octopuses - http://www.lastwordonnothing.com/2011/12/14/guest-post-the-nature-of-octopuses/


More about the awesome naked mole rat - http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/discoblog/2011/12/16/naked-mole-rat-super-power-12-they-feel-no-burn/


Bearded Dragon plays ant crusher on smartphone - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WTpldq3myV0


Fire ants rely on local collaborators - http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/notrocketscience/2011/12/05/fire-ants-conquered-america-by-monopolising-calorie-rich-food/

Science


Excellent video explaining the resurrection fern - http://creaturecast.org/archives/2398-creaturecast-resurrection-fern


Business


A Google Chrome ad demonstrates how a TN based artist is bringing back Tanjore - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9vt5gcX521Y&feature=youtu.be


Humour


Shit Girls Say - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u-yLGIH7W9Y


Best Inception meme yet - http://comixed.memebase.com/2011/12/15/koma-comic-strip-punny-stuff/

And that ladies, is "how it's done" - http://comixed.memebase.com/2011/12/15/koma-comic-strip-id-rather-have-a-sandwich/

Travel


Goa - Fisticuffs and Feni - http://www.mid-day.com/news/2011/dec/211211-Fisticuffs-and-Feni.htm


Sports


I wonder how many football injuries are the result of celebrations - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CjAQy_LERaU&feature=related


Philosophy


The case against Santa - http://www.3quarksdaily.com/3quarksdaily/2011/12/the-case-against-santa.html


People


Malayalis in Pakistan - http://www.indianexpress.com/news/malappuram-in-karachi/885812/0


Crime


The Stephen Bennett murder trial draws to a close - http://www.indianexpress.com/news/five-years-on-six-men-held-for-killing-british-tourist-walk-free/889502/

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