Links

History:

All-female Maida Vale Tube station marks centenary - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-33034393 More, 'originally all female tube station marks centenary' but you know.

The traces of classroom lessons from nearly a century ago have been found on blackboards at a school in Oklahoma City. - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-33061447

Miscellaneous:

How to Ship a Beluga Whale via UPS - http://priceonomics.com/how-to-ship-a-beluga-whale-via-ups/ via @TwistedSifter on twitter.

Silenced - the day my daughter was shot in front of me - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-32839660

Children's laureate Chris Riddell spells out joy of doodling - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-33046917

Famous Writers’ Sleep Habits vs. Literary Productivity, Visualized - http://www.brainpickings.org/index.php/2013/12/16/writers-wakeup-times-literary-productivity-visualization/

How my father gave me a terrifying lesson at 10 - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-32961309

How long is the average dissertation? - https://beckmw.wordpress.com/2013/04/15/how-long-is-the-average-dissertation/

How one couple’s wedding photos became an internet meme - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/blogs-trending-33030815

Lost pigeon airlifted from North Sea oil platform - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-north-east-orkney-shetland-33049476

Politics:

This Billionaire Governor Taxed the Rich and Increased the Minimum Wage -- Now, His State's Economy Is One of the Best in the Country - http://www.huffingtonpost.com/carl-gibson/mark-dayton-minnesota-economy_b_6737786.html via nwhyte

Too poor to die: how funeral poverty is surging in the UK - http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2015/jun/09/poor-die-funeral-poverty-costs-uk?CMP=share_btn_tw

Is the death penalty dying out in the US? - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-33006105

Science:

Fluorine is an evil gas. And it is also used to manufacture a string of other artificial gases, some of which nearly left mankind exposed to burning ultraviolet light - and are even now warming the planet. - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-33021668 And yes, I'm using the sub-heading because the original title is moronic.

Harnessing the sun with the blackest paint in the world - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-32931928

Falls of the robots: Disaster droids struggle to stay upright - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-33045713 More about the DARPA disaster bot challenge

Sport:

Football:

Carlos Tevez ready to rip up Lionel Messi’s Champions League script - http://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2015/jun/05/carlos-tevez-juventus-champions-league-final-barcelona-berlin Late, and ended up not happening, but still a fun read.

Watch a young Jose Mourinho translating for Bobby Robson at Barcelona - http://www.eurosport.com/football/watch-a-young-jose-mourinho-translating-for-bobby-robson-at-barcelona_sto4772445/story.shtml It is impossible to watch without smiling, which is mostly due to Bobby Robson.

World Cup Italia 90: Tournament's emotional memories 25 years on - http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/33025121