RTFA: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rocky_Mountain_oyster…

Rocky Mountain oysters, mountain oysters, prairie oysters, Montana tendergroin or swinging sirloin are American culinary names given to buffalo, boar or bull testicles. They are usually peeled, coated in flour, pepper and salt, sometimes pounded flat, then deep-fried.

It is a well-known novelty dish in parts of the American West and the Canadian Prairies where cattle ranching is prevalent. The name is derived from the Rocky Mountains. In Oklahoma and North Texas, they are sometimes called calf fries but only if taken from very young bulls

Oh God, I just heard of this “food”.

RTFA: http://revolutioninjesusland.com/index.php/

I’ve been arguing on this blog that a real revolution is happening inside of Christianity—one that the left needs to learn about, learn from and collaborate with. As you might guess, I’m running up against some healthy skepticism. So you can imagine my excitement when, in Kansas City the other day, Elizabeth and I happened upon a big old church with this sign hanging across it

Religion. Interesting.

RTFA: http://www.wired.com/politics/security/news/2007/1…

Leading House Democrats introduced the so-called RESTORE Act (.pdf) Tuesday that allows the nation’s spies to maintain permanent eavesdropping stations inside United States switching centers. Telecom and internet experts interviewed by Wired News say the bill will give the NSA legal access to a torrent of foreign phone calls and internet traffic that travels through American soil on its way someplace else.

Hmmm…

RTFA: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2007/09/07092…

Many plants form internal communications networks and are able to exchange information efficiently. Chat networkMany herbal plants such as strawberry, clover, reed and ground elder naturally form networks. Individual plants remain connected with each other for a certain period of time by means of runners. These connections enable the plants to share information with each other via internal channels. They are therefore very similar to computer networks. But what do plants want to chat to each other about?

Insane. Plants can be like animals… in the same way that fungus is marginally more animal-like than single-celled organisms.

RTFA: http://www.cnn.com/2007/HEALTH/10/05/appendix.purp…

Some scientists think they have figured out the real job of the troublesome and seemingly useless appendix: It produces and protects good germs for your gut. That’s the theory from surgeons and immunologists at Duke University Medical School, published online in a scientific journal this week. For generations the appendix has been dismissed as superfluous. Doctors figured it had no function. Surgeons removed them routinely. People live fine without them. And when infected the appendix can turn deadly. It gets inflamed quickly and some people die if it isn’t removed in time. Two years ago, 321,000 Americans were hospitalized with appendicitis, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Interesting.