Blog Heap of Links for the day 30 March 2015

Pawhuska OK - Wesley Jackson was looking for old coins when he unearthed a large metal object… identified as an old artillery shell… about 13 inches tall and weighed around 10 pounds… [possibly] a “non-explosive” training shell from decades ago, possibly World War II-era…

Another reason to not text while walking. [Animated GIF]

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday left intact an appeals court ruling that school officials in California did not violate the free speech rights of students by demanding they remove T-shirts bearing images of the U.S. flag at an event celebrating the Mexican holiday of Cinco de Mayo….

…[man] reportedly appeared intoxicated… [told police] he “had drank 1/4 of a fifth of whiskey,” then led them to the apartment… [police] found [woman] inside, “passed out on the couch” with “a screaming infant right next to her head in a cradle…" 3 weeks old… [woman] “never moved nor heard the small infant…” When [she] came to, she reportedly “began breastfeeding her baby” despite orders from authorities to not do so in her intoxicated state…

One of the most significant leases in the history of the old industry — which in turn transformed Bartlesville into a major energy center — was signed on a brisk spring day in the late 1800s…

…known for her kindness to all kinds of animals and every morning she would feed the stray dogs and cats that would show up at her home.… also known for taking a bag of food along when she went out so she could treat other strays she encountered… the dogs suddenly appeared at the funeral parlor where Margarita's body was being kept… Realizing that the animals had come to pay their respects to Margarita, the staff allowed the dogs to come in and they laid peacefully on the floor near the woman's coffin… On the day of the funeral, March 15, the dogs even formed a procession behind the hearse… [A bird, too, see video.]

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