Composer Dimitri Shostakovich was born September 25, 1906: some quotes, history, and music.

When the U.S. Government Tried to Make It Rain by Exploding Dynamite in the Sky.

Georgian era stand-up routines

Hypnotic breast enlargement.

This Is Your Octopus On Drugs.


A short history of Sleepwalking.

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