ABCDeology

The Witch Tree is over 400 years old (French explorer Sieur de la Verendrye described it in 1731) and perhaps much older – these types of trees can be a very long-lived in certain conditions, with notably old specimens growing on cliffs where they are inaccessible to deer and wildfire; the oldest known living specimen is just over 1,000 years old, but a dead specimen with over 1,500 growth rings has been found. These very old trees are, despite their age, small and stunted due to the difficult growing conditions. Offerings of tobacco are traditionally left there by generations of Ojibwe, French voyageurs and local kayak/canoe paddlers before journeys on the Great Lakes. The tree and land are owned by the Ojibwe tribe of the Grand Portage Reservation and there is no access unless accompanied by a tribal member (you can, however, get close to the base of the cliff by sea on kayak/canoe).

Children’s songs can be pretty damn good.

Yakko’s World
Sing along?

Animaniacs Animator’s original Yakko’s World had Yakko with a hat from every country he mentions exploding/dancing/being worn and dancing surreally, it was his “masterpiece”. Was told by WB brass “What the fuck is this? Just have him point to the countries on a map!” The original [...]

“That screen-filling photo of a green, rolling hill that greets users of Windows XP sure looks familiar.
“Palouse?” a reader asked in an e-mail to The Slice.
Nope. Not quite.
“The `Bliss’ image was actually taken outside Napa, Calif.,” said Microsoft’s Brian Peterson. “It was chosen because it illustrates the experiences Microsoft strives to provide customers (freedom, possibility, [...]