by The Staff of Magellan's Log

Get your mind off the troubles of the world. Join us for a brief meander around the farther reaches of human curiosity:

Someone to Watch Over Me
Patron Saints, covering everything from A(bandoned animals) to Z(oos). It’s a l-o-n-g list.
http://www.catholic-forum.com/saints/patron00.htm

Sweetness & Light
The Random Acts of Kindness Foundation
http://www.actsofkindness.org/

Listen Up!
The leaflets we dropped in Iraq.
http://www.centcom.mil/galleries/leaflets/showleaflets.asp

Wanderlust
Scenic Spots of Idaho, No. 35,891
http://www.rexcc.com/thingstodo/parkstrails/parkscounty/beaverdickpark.html

American Dialects
Fascinating Harvard survey of how we pronounce words differently ("I say ‘ant’ but you say ‘ahnt’", etc.). The site includes the dialect survey quiz, which is great fun to take.
http://hcs.harvard.edu/~golder/dialect/maps.php

Smarts
I.Q. Comparisons by Country. Guess which country is last.
http://members.shaw.ca/delajara/NationalIQs.html

Crib Toy
Speak & Spell.
http://www.speaknspell.co.uk/

Free Books Galore
Project Gutenberg.
http://promo.net/pg/

While Others Clean Up Roadsides...
Adopt a Beethoven Quartet.
http://www.ibiblio.org/gutenberg/music/

2 Wrights Don't Make a Wrong
Paper airplanes.
http://www.workman.com/fliersclub/

Size Matters
www.ratemycock.com

Beyond the Fringe
Whitley Strieber's weekly broadcast.
http://www.unknowncountry.com/

Size Can Also Make You Rich
Yaomania.
http://www.yaomingmania.com/