obscure

saw a video by this guy a few years ago and was only recently inspired to track down more. It's magic in so many ways. Wondering if you guys had any obscure pieces you've seen that you've filed away until the time and place arises to share: <iframe width="420" height="315"...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_Hall_%28boxer%29 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Motif_of_harmful_sensation http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_cognitive_biases http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anophthalmus_hitleri http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abdullah_ibn_al-Mu%27tazz Now hit me with some in return.

has anyone read this? i'm intrigued: The story deals with just that -- an obsessive accountant who, in order to get some kind of grip on reality, assembles an archive of worldwide newspapers from a single date in history. The project overwhelms him: he learns several new languages in order to...