Links

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Science:

How tall can a Lego tower get? - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-20578627 Touches on physics, engineering and material science.

5 Facts About Colors That Will Change How You See the World - http://www.cracked.com/blog/5-facts-about-colors-that-will-change-how-you-see-world/ It's a Cracked article so there's the usual title hyperbole, but it's interesting stuff.

Politics/Capital Punishment:

America's 'inexorably' botched executions - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-28555978

Miscellaneous:

5 Reasons Being a Male Porn Star Is Less Fun Than It Looks - http://www.cracked.com/article_21339_5-reasons-being-male-porn-star-less-fun-than-it-looks.html

Lesser-known things about prosthetic legs - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/blogs-ouch-28225622

Ask the Sexpert: The 90-year-old sex guru - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-28353027 His answers are wonderful.

Commonwealth Games/Culture:

Glasgow 2014: A quaich guide to the medallists' truly Scottish gifts - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-28481332

Commonwealth Games:

Glasgow 2014: Taoriba Biniati makes boxing history for Kiribati - http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/commonwealth-games/28541430

Glasgow 2014: The novice cyclist looking to inspire a nation - http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/commonwealth-games/28469019 The quote from Jeddie Amoako-Ackah at the end made me cry. "There's been a big burden on my shoulders but you should never be too frightened to take a risk. That's what makes us great. When I pulled on that skinsuit before my race, I felt so proud. I'm only just getting my feet wet and I may not turn out to be the best Ghanaian sprint cyclist ever. But I can pave the way for my fellow Ghanaians to be better than me."

Glasgow 2014: St Helena finally arrive at Commonwealth Games - http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/badminton/28424319

Glasgow 2014: Which is the strongest Commonwealth nation? - http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/commonwealth-games/28015180 Or Nauru kicks everyone else's arses, per head of capita.

The story of the Pakistani lawn bowls team - http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/commonwealth-games/28439451

Football:

Tears, tantrums and titles: Les Chapman on 22 years at Man City - http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/28403076 Really interesting stuff. Much like no man is a hero to his valet, no footballer is a superstar to the kitman.

Visualization of the goals in the 2014 FIFA World Cup (and other data visualisations) -
http://ejoh.se/worldcup2014/goals/

A look at national managers's salaries - https://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/blogs/the-rio-report/world-cup-managerial-sensation-paid-28-times-less-105451805.html

Olof Mellberg retires - https://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/news/football-former-sweden-defender-mellberg-calls-time-career-193158186--sow.html;_ylt=Ap3xeEVFO7WNh0Wt6BNfG95YkcAF;_ylu=X3oDMTFkNTlzNm10BG1pdAMEcG9zAzIzBHNlYwNNZWRpYUdyYW5kU2xhbUVudGl0eU1peGVkTGlzdA--;_ylg=X3oDMTBhY2IwdWc5BGxhbmcDZW4tR0I-;_ylv=3 Or news only really interesting to me and thedevilchicken but still.