...the war elephant army of Basalawarmi, a Yuan Dynasty loyalist and the Prince of Liang, was, according to myth, defeated by ten thousand mice...

APOD is 12

Research in Automated Photoelasticity
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via Capture the Ethereal Beauty of Everyday Objects Using Polarized Light

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What the world eats:

Ecuador
Poland
Mexico
Germany

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via Jen Sorenson via Ted Rall
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Ted Rall's Silk Road To Ruin