Ducks sit by a pond as the Rose Crest fire burns the hills in Herriman, Utah, June 29, 2012. The fire on the outskirts of Salt Lake City is still burning out of control and has destroyed several homes in the area, according to the Utah Unified Fire Authority.
The Perfect Score: R.I.P. the inventor of the Scantron, those bubble-filled answer sheets that are used to take standardized tests like the SAT. (Mental Floss) Scantrons will always be associated with:
a) The best 3 hours and 45 minutes of my life.
b) 3 hours and 45 minutes of my life that I’ll never get back.
c) Shoot, I missed a line, and now my answers don’t match up with the questions…
Frequent flyers: An old menu from the Concorde boasts lobster and fresh caviar (New York Public Library). But in-flight meals are definitely getting better these days. In March, the New York Times reported that airlines are upgrading their chow, hiring high-flying chefs from The Food Network to whip up fancy dishes such as short ribs and polenta.
You’re Staying Where? A handy guide to unconventional summer getaways. (Flavorwire)
“Flow it, show it, Long as God can grow it…”: The Academy Awards will start honoring hairstylists. (Vanity Fair) Speaking of amazing hairstyles, check out this photo gallery of the most epic beards on the East Coast. (TIME.com)
Wanted: A doc, produced by Zach Galifianakis, follows a guy who tries to live entirely off Craigslist. Check out the trailer. (BuzzFeed)
#Catchy: This musical about the history of the Twitter hashtag is #bananas. And there’s actually a banana in it. (The Daily What)
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