"The last big football game Rutgers played was the first college football game ever," the great Tony Kornheiser said last Thursday, referring to a 6-4 victory over Princeton in 1869. Later that night, the undefeated Scarlet Knights upset #3 Louisville 28-25. In the latest BCS (Bowl Championship Series) poll, Rutgers is #6, almost incredible when viewed in the context of Rutgers' storied futility. As a Jersey native, this makes me proud. As a Duke fan, this gives me hope. While it's unlikely Rutgers... READ ON

"Socrates taught Plato, Plato taught Aristotle, Aristotle taught Alexander the Great"¦" That's how Mary kicked off mental_floss Teacher Appreciation Week. A logical follow-up post would be one that extended this chain. A less logical one would jump ahead about 2300 years and trace the lineage of famous NFL teachers. Since I just read an excellent piece by Stephen Edelson on the latter, let's turn down that road. You can trace many of today's successful teachers back to Cleveland Browns legend... READ ON

I found this link from the Presurfer, and it's pretty darn cool"¦ watch how an ordinary drawing suddenly gets animated to explain physics! Click here to... READ ON

Remember when you were a kid and you thought that if you dug deep enough straight down into your backyard that you'd end up in China? Well, before you get out the old shovel and pail, you might want to double-check your tunneling route on Digholes.com (a site that AdFreak has cleverly dubbed "pretty much the only child-safe site with the word hole in the address"). Simply pick your starting point on the map, click the link, and it'll plot where you'll end up! Personally, I... READ ON