Villain hitting

A new career option.

Doesn't this whole Wikipedia article sound like something a kid would make up?

Herbivore men

A bizarre collection of traits: these men are frugal, interested in personal grooming, fond of cosmetics and candy, and indifferent to sex.

Anti-vaccination

The origins of the anti-vaccination movement explained by comic artist Daryl Cunningham.

Learned Hand sings

This is awesome, if you're a law geek.

Sensory deprivation tank

Intriguing.

I wonder whether a fear of water would make a difference?

Choose Your Choose Your Own Adventure

This list ranks all 185 Choose Your Own Adventure books from most to least awesome-sounding.  I have to agree that "Ninja Cyborg" sounds infinitely more tempting than "Statue of Liberty Adventure."

And I think I have #1 on the list: "Prisoner of the Ant People."  Thanks CM!

Does Bangladesh have a Jerry Springer Show?

"Among the Mandi, a remote hill tribe in Bangladesh and India, widows who wish to remarry must choose a man from the same clan as their dead husband. The only single males, however, are often much younger. So the custom evolved that a widow would offer one of her daughters as a second bride to take over her duties — including sex — when the daughter came of age."

This article is interesting and creepy in equal measure.