Today’s bookmarks

Wed, 4 Jul 2012

• Oh boy, oh boy, oh boy… “We’ve observed a new particle”: leaked video reveals Higgs confirmation
• How the Discovery of the Higgs Boson Could Break Physics
• Complicated Concepts Explained Using Kitchen Items
• The Nicolas Cage Paradox
• Graph: The Recession-Proof Fireworks Industry
• Identifying the “Greatest Threat” that the World Faces
• Horrible Father Abandons Family For New Life in the Philippines – Leaving a son with cancer, daughter with down syndrome (yeah, that’s right)
• Syria’s Torture Centers Revealed
• Infographic: the effects of a sip of soda

Also, legendary entertainer Andy Griffiths died today (aged 86). The internet pays tribute as always, but this mash-up of his sitcom’s theme song and Beyonce is a favourite.