Greekgeek's Squidoo Museum

Missing spacecraft, inconvenient yet photogenic volcanoes, unusual animals with odd numbers of tentacles, mysterious floating rocks -- science gives us much food for thought. It has also given me a greater appreciation for illegal aliens from Mexico and large hairy spiders.

Star Nosed Mole by brandonmotz introduces us to yet another delightful specimen of the genus "seussiformian" (Latin for "apparently designed by Dr. Seuss"). Why does it have that thing on its nose? Brandonmotz unravels the mystery!

Gross Science: Let's Make Poo! is one of Pukeko's excellent homeschooling lenses exploring divers subjects. Plumb the depths of the human digestive system with this ooky yet educational mad science experiment. Certain to delight urchins of all ages.

The history of our planet is full of dead white men. In the last century, historians have discovered that other people exist, too! Following several millennia of exciting events, recent history has shown us multiple Storms of the Century and an increasing number of inventions that waste time.

Nursery Rhymes: History & Origins by kab uncovers the secrets of life, the universe, and everything -- or at least of historical events and politics -- hidden in the innocuous-sounding drivel of nursery rhymes. If only the nonsense spouted by modern news commentators was so charming and innocuous.

H1N1 Then and Now by Brookelorren rips away the hype and tells us the real deal on the 1918 pandemic and what really went down with Swine Flu in 2009. Hard to say anything witty here; most of my family was killed by this flu in 1918. And yep, the modern outbreak is ongoing, although it's out of the news. Odd takeaway lesson: stay away from pigs -- they might catch it from us (seriously)!

Where do you want to go today? Would you like to join me for a ramble around Ancient Greece? Go camping up in Canada with the loons, eh? Or maybe you're eager for a trip to outer space? Well, you can't boldly go where no one has gone before, but these lenses will take you to...

China's Wild West by thesolowriter is a heartwarming mother-son "what I did on my summer vacation" lens involving sandstorms, yak dung, and some really amazing photos of a world that you'd hardly believe was on the same planet with the rest of us.

Keukenhof Gardens in Holland by Janices7 is a gallery of Dutch chocolate for the eyes, with exquisite photos of a truly amazing daffodil and tulip tapestry. Yet another example of the adage, "anything worth doing is worth overdoing."

Antiquity is where it's at. Cool warships, marble buildings that last 2500 years without a warranty, lesbian poets, spa resorts with nicely-appointed hotels, pinup statues, and a Roman version of tic-tac-toe that actually worked... those ancients were smarter than we think.

Ancient Egyptian Faience by calyxa explains how the Egyptians created this fine material seen in numerous art collections and kitchy museum shops. (Obscure trivia factoid: the Met's famous faience hippo is named "William.")

The Staffordshire Hoard by CharmaineZoe is an excellent article on an exciting new archaeological find in July 2009. These Anglo-saxon treasures are the sorts of knick-knacks Beowulf would've bought and sold on eBay, if the Dark Ages had internet.

Mythology, according to Joseph Campbell, is what we call other people's religion. It is the great stories people tell again and again, timeless journeys of heroes and heroines, mythical monsters and hard-to-find creatures, and ancient gods with funny-looking heads.

Dobrynja and Gorynytch, A Russian Dragon Tale by Susanne_Iles is a personal retelling of a Russian folktale complete with the author's own paintings. If you want lyrical mythology and original art, I highly recommend this talented storyteller and artist's portfolio of lenses.

Dogs in Mythology - Tales from the Ancient World by susannaduffy delves into the lore of supernatural pooches from Anubis to Moddey Dhoo. Faithful companions, harbingers of death, monsters and ghosties -- Scooby Doo, where are you?

I've paid tribute to broadcasters from the Golden Age of Radio, plugged favorite singers, agitated on behalf of a beloved fantasy author, and introduced some quite odd individuals, not to mention my Mom. However, for the most part, I defer to Squidoo experts to tell me: Who are these people!?

Mongolia Under the Khans by Brookelorren is a heartwarming father-son story about a barbarian horde that conquered most of Asia and parts of Europe. Oh, yes, the grandsons carried on the family business, too. If only that foreign employee Marco Polo hadn't blown their cover and given away corporate secrets like gunpowder, silk and goatees.

Kirkpatrick MacMillan - The Man Who Invented the Bicycle by Gordon_Hamilton is, surprisingly enough, about the man who invented the bicycle. Ogle his amazing invention and be wowed by subsequent technological breakthroughs such as, say, brakes. Oh, those canny Scots.

Hover your cursor over images to find out what they are and by whom, or click pictures to see full-sized versions on their original pages. ("Time Machine" is my photomanip of the 1933 Monowheel Tank).