Did you know: there's a national competition for the best-tasting tap water? "in 2008, twelve years after being trademarked, Pure Tap lived up to its name by winning the "Best of the Best" tap water national title in a blind taste test at the American Water Works Association’s Annual Conference & Exhibition." via boingboing

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The ultimate in Venus transit videos, from NASA via badastronomy. You'll want to select HD and go full screen:

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also, a photo gallery -- there are some very clever compositions in here.

Oops: "Space shuttle Enterprise suffered minor wing damage on Sunday (June 3) when it collided with the navigation guides for a New York railroad bridge during the first ( Read more... )