Places 2006

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• Bricks in Space
  LEGO experiments on the International Space Station. Yes, please.
• Personified Teeth Dental Signs
  They really are creepy when you stop to think about it. Creepiest: personified teeth *with* teeth.
• Apollo 11 Lunar Landing Visualization, 1969
  Very cool, multi-axis visualization of Apollo 11 landing, with audio.
• Letters of Note: Dear Son
  Wonderful, deeply moving letter from the father of the second American astronaut to circle the planet.
• New Release: Orbital: Wonky
  April 3 (U.S.)/April 1 (international).
• Gmail Snooze
  Oh how I wish this were available for non-Apps mail.
• Lego man sent to space by Toronto teens
  Little cold up in the stratophere without hair or a hat, Lego man?
• Chicago Pedway Map
  Great, detailed new map of Chicago's pedway system from Chicago Detours.
• The Re-Assassination of Abraham Lincoln
  Kickstarter to create a web series that follows a group of citizens who are so frustrated with their choices in the upcoming election that they re-animate the corpse of Abraham Lincoln and elect him. 'Course his zombie tendencies kick in, forcing his "creators" him to assassinate him ... again. Why not?
• Ostrich
  "A micro environment in which to take a warm and comfortable power nap at ease."