Friday, January 20, 2012

Informative Links

"At least 10 senators and nearly twice that many House members announced their opposition" to SOPA.

PIPA support collapses, with 13 new Senators opposed.

After the blackouts: What's next for SOPA? Millions responded and both Senators and Representatives dropped their support, but the legislation may come back.

The 5 Stupidest Habits You Develop Growing Up Poor. Oh, you may think they may seem stupid, but when you have no choice, you do what you gotta do. NSFW text.

George Lucas' movie Red Tails opens today. Before you see it, read the real story of Tuskegee Airman Dr. Roscoe Brown.

People who are diagnosed with Internet Addiction Disorder have the same brain structure anomalies as those who are addicted to drugs or alcohol. So Internet Addiction may be an organic condition as well as a psychological disorder.

Bulgarian artist Plamen Ignatov Spent 16 Years and 6 Million Matchsticks Building a Model of Rila Monastery. The result is worth at least 15 minutes of internet fame.

The Oprah Winfrey Leadership Academy was established in 2007 to nurture impoverished girls in South Africa. Now the first class of 72 students has graduated, and Oprah was there to see her dream realized.

Native or Not? The True Stories behind 5 “American Indian” Actors. Sometimes an Italian, German, or Armenian background can be "close enough."

Francesco Schettino, the Costa Concordia’s captain, is facing charges of manslaughter and abandoning his ship. Here's what he did the night the cruise ship sank.

Grant Korgan is paralyzed from the waist down, but that didn't stop from from traveling to the South Pole on a Sitski. He reached his goal exactly 100 years after Robert Falcon Scott's expedition did.

Meet the guy who decides how much Wall Street bankers get in their yearly bonus checks. (via Breakfast Links)

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