Vsauce2 has a YouTube playlist on "FAK -- The Facts and Knowledge on crazy inventions, technology and more..."

Neatorama shares a history about Lyman Frank Baum, who created The Wizard of Oz

Neatorama shares a two pages Cracked.com article -- "... to keep the world informed about the continuing freak show that is the animal (and sometimes plant and fungus) kingdom.

Trendsmap is "a real-time mapping of Twitter trends across the world. See what the global, collective mass of humanity are discussi

Ulic shares a funny/silly forum conversation/thread (brief/long) of World of Warcraft players anxious for Wrath of the Lich King expansion

Boing Boing shows photographs from Orange County, China, as a gated community modeled on the posh neighborhood south of Los Angeles of the same name. It is one of many recreated United States/U.S. neighborhoods springing up in China, including "Soho, Central Park, Palm Springs and Manhattan Gardens."

Dark Horizons reports that a Japanese cinema, showing The New World, will screen the Terrence Malick's movie in Smellovision to enhance the viewing experience.

This Forbes article compiled a list of the 20 most important tools of all time. These are the tools, based on experts' picks and then voted from the readers and editors, that have most impacted human civilization and helped move the course of history.

Wired News' Gear Factor and GizMag say an Utah-based company, 360 Electrical, have turning wall sockets, which give old power supplies a new twist. Their sockets can be turned in a complete circle to position them whichever way to keep your oversized power supplies from hogging all the space on your outlet. This can also prove useful in positioning your cables to give them that extra inch or two of reach to the outer edges of your desk.

Google Maps Mania mentions The Geography of Seinfeld. It uses Google Maps to plot the address and locations from actual Seinfeld scripts, observations, and Web site descriptions.

FoxTrot shows that wallpapers can have different meanings like desktop vs. bathroom.

Transfer has a number of photographs and brief descriptions on anti-sit places.

Google Maps Mania posted a link to Where I Had My First Kiss. It lets people smack down a set of lips on the exact location where they had and describe their first smooches!

The Washington Post reports a sad story about Air Force Technician Sargent/Tech. Sgt. Jamie Dana, who got critically injured badly from a blast in Iraq, and about her separated buddy dog in Iraq.

Shacknews posted The Mercury News' story that asks a question: Why do public toilet seats have a horseshoe or U shape to them, and most toilet seats in homes are a full circle or O shape? Read the story to find out the answers that includes commonly accepted myths.

Totally Absurd Inventions Web site explores the funnier side of our inventive spirit by featuring actual United States of America/U.S.A. patented products. Obtaining a patent is a costly and time consuming process. Inventors must have unstoppable faith in their vision in order to realize their dream of acquiring a patent.

TheShadow and his wife shared a Christ's Church of the Valley article about men, who help around the house, will have a happier, less lonely, and more involved marriage than men who don't help around the house. Housewives all over America are applauding this finding.

Blogthings will tell you your Japanese name with two simple questions to answer.

This Nature article says a physicist has proved that, within reasonable limits, it is always possible to rotate the table to a position where all four legs stand solidly on the ground.

Today, UserFriendly's link of the day is on How to Cut Quill Pens from Feathers. It is a single Web page about how to cut feathers into useful quill pens.