Six days to cross the Pacific? It always looked so quick in Raiders of the Lost Ark …

Hopping across the ocean / SFO throwing party for fondly remembered ‘flying boats’:

“They flew 150 miles per hour and took six days to reach the Far East from the Bay Area, and everyone thought that was simply marvelous. They were Pan American Airways’ famous Clipper planes, and they flew headlong into aviation history 70 years ago this month, inaugurating the now-thriving business of intercontinental aviation.”

This is why you always put that paper-protector thingy on the seat first …

Man Sues After Using Glue-Covered Toilet:

“Home Depot was sued by a shopper who claims he got stuck to a restroom toilet seat because a prankster had smeared it with glue.”

Promoters hope event rivals Tour de France: “‘I remember reading about the Coors Classic back in the day (mid- to late-1980s), and how it inspired me to become a professional rider,’ said Levi Leipheimer, a Santa Rosa resident and one of the leaders of the German Gerolsteiner team. ‘Now, we have the Tour of California to inspire the next generation.’”

I used to be a big mountain-bike rider until my brother took me to see the Coors Classic in the city. After seeing dozens of bike riders going 60mph downhill in the Presidio, inches apart from each other on skinny tires, I realized that I really wanted to be a road-bike racer

This is kinda weird/creepy/sad. But interesting.

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The biggest, most powerful and most evil space station ever. A nice description about how the Death Star and its awesome Super Laser would work, along with some interesting background information and some facts that were not mentioned in the movies.

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