Carved in tablets as long as four thousand years ago, The Epic of Gilgamesh tells the tale of Gilgamesh King of Uruk and Enkidu as they deal with Sumerian politics, undergo strange sexual rites, and partake in epic quests. Worth a read, in spite of the somewhat maudlin tone of the second half.

Neandertal incisors were wide and shovel-shaped, with bulging crowns and pronounced marginal ridges. Oh, and they used toothpicks.

"If we evolved from monkeys, why are there still monkeys?" This image demonstrates the common misconception that evolution is hierarchal. #evolution