Bet You Didn’t Know This 

I rarely find anything on Quora that merits more than a moment’s attention, but I did find this about “famous actors with unbelievable backgrounds” to be worth the 90 seconds it took me to read it.

* Leighton Meester was born in prison.

* Woody Harrelson’s father was a hit man.

* Christopher Walken was a lion tamer in a traveling circus.

* Joaquin Phoenix was born into a religious cult.

* Rose McGowan spent the first nine years of her life in the same cult.

* Christopher Lee was a member of the Special Operations Executive organization during WWII.

A 1997 BBC Report on the Viability of Internet Shopping Featuring a Young Jeff Bezos 

This is worth watching for more than one reason. First, it’s funny. Funny to see how, in 1997, the internet – even after nearly two decades of development – was still very much a thing of the future. It’s fascinating to think that the claims made back then, and characterized in this clip as not-quite-believable, were realized within just a few years and seem, in retrospect, almost inevitable. It’s also intriguing to see how much easier it is to sound smart if you are criticizing a prediction than it is to make or defend one.

Does Chiropracty Actually Work? Well, There’s This…

The literature is mixed on chiropractic therapy, as my personal experiences with it have been. In this case, it’s even more difficult to discern its effectiveness, but it looks like the giraffe is enjoying it!