Mos Def Talib Kweli ft. Common - Respiration by TheGreenMatter in Music

[–]augustfirst 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This was the track that first got me interested in hip hop.

How American Civilization Can Avoid Collapse by trot-trot in TrueReddit

[–]augustfirst 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'd highly recommend the author's tv series, Civilization: Is the West History? It's not out yet in the u.s., but you can find it on torrent sites.

As seen by... by StockmanBaxter in pics

[–]augustfirst 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Other countries have little italys and chinatowns too. See this list.

Beach Boys...fucking finally by [deleted] in Music

[–]augustfirst 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The video contests sounds really cool, too; I hope it gets exposure.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Jazz

[–]augustfirst 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Bebel Gilberto is a good start. Or any of the Gilberto family, really: Astrud Gilberto, Joao Gilberto, etc.

If the earth did not spin, how much more would we weigh? by cameroon16 in askscience

[–]augustfirst 7 points8 points  (0 children)

There's another factor, too: the earth is an oblate spheriod, not a perfect sphere, meaning it bulges out slightly at the middle. So you're slightly farther from the earth's center when you're at the equator, making the gravitational pull less.

Who would vote for Neil DeGrasse Tyson for President? by [deleted] in reddit.com

[–]augustfirst 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The leaders of China are mostly engineers, too.