The Texas Bell Tower Sniper

Today in history on August 1, 1966, Charles Whitman climbed to the top of the University of Texas Tower in Austin with a large cache of weapons and killed 16 people and wounded 32 others during a shooting rampage on and around the university's campus.

Before going on the killing spree, he murdered both his wife and mother and left a note apologizing and asking that his brain be examined after his death. After being killed by Austin PD officers Ramiro Martinez and Houston McCoy*, the autopsy on Whitman showed he had a brain tumor.

*At first, Martinez was credited with killing Whitman, but McCoy was later found to have administered the fatal shots.

Sack

Deacon Jones, Pro Football Hall of Famer and leader of the Los Angeles Rams "Fearsome Foursome", coined the phrase "sack" to describe tackling a quarterback behind the line of scrimmage. "You know, like you sack a city - you devastate it."

In 1999, Jones provided an L.A. Times reporter with some detailed imagery about his forte: “You take all the offensive linemen and put them in a burlap bag, and then you take a baseball bat and beat on the bag. You’re sacking them, you’re bagging them. And that’s what you’re doing with a quarterback.”

The Bike Test

You Are Confident

You've accepted yourself fully, and you're happy with where you are in life. You are extremely content. Your gut reactions are neither negative nor positive. You tend to see both sides of issues. You are efficient and savvy. You don't get tied down by unnecessary details. You are very self sufficient and independent. You prefer to rely on yourself.

The Bicycle Test

Bubble Wrap Bike

I want one of these.

Fishy Fingernails

Did you know the pearly essence in many lipsticks and nail polishes is made up of fish scales? (usually from herring)

There are vegan-approved nail polishes which use mineral silica, synthetic pearl or particles of metal such as bronze or aluminum.

I Could Do This Bike Trick