Cool Stuff Ride Home

Mon. 02/21 - Emo Poet & Wrestling Champ Abe Lincoln

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Hundreds of birds dropped from the sky in northern Mexico. Why it happened and two brothers in India who heal birds who have suffered a similar fate. Plus: wrestler. Poet. Mattress King? The semi-true extracurriculars of Abraham Lincoln. And some recommendations for Brad Neely Appreciation Day.

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    Why did birds fall from sky in Mexico? Probably a predator, experts say (The Guardian)
  • Jordan Peele posts Nope hashtag with video of creepy bird disaster (A/V Club)
  • As More Birds Fly Into Buildings, Scientists Study How To Limit Collision Deaths (NPR)
  • All That Breathes: The Indian brothers who heal birds dropping from the sky (BBC)
  • All That Breathes Review: Transfixing Doc About Delhi's Bird Rescuers (IndieWire)
  • Is Abraham Lincoln in the Wrestling Hall of Fame? (Snopes)
  • Poems of Abraham Lincoln by Abraham Lincoln
  • Lincoln in the Bardo a book by George Saunders
  • I'm Abraham Lincoln and I Beg of You, Please Commemorate My Birthday with Mattress Sales (McSweeney’s)
  • Before Hamilton, there was the Washington music video (Polygon) 
  • George Washington (TheRealBradNeely, YouTube)
  • The Professor Brothers - History Lesson (JFK) (TheRealBradNeely, YouTube)
  • Wizard People, Dear Reader (Brad Neely, SoundCloud) 
  • You Never Forget Your First: A Biography of George Washington by Alexis Coe
  • Jack's Presidents' Day Playlist (Spotify)
  • Presidential podcast (Washington Post) 
  • Kottke.Org
  • Jackson Bird on Twitter

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