Wednesday Links

Blech, muggy already.

When lightning strikes once, twice… 42 TIMES in one place (all in just half an hour)

Australia’s marsupials ‘have American roots’

“Google Alarm” browser plugin alerts you when any of your personal data sent to Google

Mobile phones have 18 times more bacteria than toilet handle

Ansel Adams Photographs Bought at Garage Sale Worth $200 Million

CNN: Santorum huddles with former aides to talk 2012 As if the repeated trips to Iowa, New Hampshire and South Carolina weren’t clues enough, former Republican Sen. Rick Santorum of Pennsylvania met privately last week with several of his former Capitol Hill staffers to pitch the idea of a presidential bid in 2012. According to GOP sources familiar with the meeting, which took place last Tuesday in Washington, Santorum conveyed his seriousness about a possible campaign and solicited his former aides for advice.

Sniffing device may help the severely disabled communicate

Astronaut sends first message in sign language from orbit

Anti-Semitism in California on the rise, Anti-Defamation League says

August Titanic expedition will create 3D map of the wreckage

Best Positions for Baby Making

The Hill: Health bill for 9/11 responders to get House vote Wednesday A bill guaranteeing healthcare for first responders to the World Trade Center site is scheduled for a House floor vote Wednesday, The Hill has learned. The James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act would formally authorize health programs that have been appropriated for the past several years. The bill, which would cover 50,000 responders and survivors in the wake of 9/11 attacks, creates a mandatory spending program until it sunsets 10 years from now.