The big nations (Russia, China, and the United States) vie to see who can win the most Olympic medals, but when the medal count is adjusted for population, the Bahamas are king! Sure, they’ve only won five medals in the last three Summer Games, but with a population of 331,000 that’s the most per capita medals. This map shows the countries that have won the most medals per million in population. Medal counts are only from the Summer Games since 1996, because the fall of the Soviet Union changed national boundaries considerably. http://www.unusualmaps.com/olympics.html -via Look at This

The Smoking Gun has another collection of mug shots featuring t-shirts with slogans (previous post). If you can’t see the example on the left, it says, “Trust me. I do this all the time.” I believe the photographers sometimes arrange the shots to include the t-shirt phrase! Link -via Fark

Speculation is that this video is viral marketing for the Cloverfield movie (also called 1-18-08), for the Halo film, or for the videogame Crysis (links go to Wikipedia). What do you think? Push play or go to YouTube. -via Viral Video Chart

Update: The secret is revealed!

Professor Robert Krampf demonstrates how to make a flame shoot out of an orange peel, move water with static electricty, or blow smoke rings out of a bottle. These are simple experiments most people could do at home, and will impress your children while teaching them scientific concepts. You can sign up to receive the Experiment of the Week via email, or look through the list of most popular experiments. Link -via Dump Trumpet

This cabin cruiser has been precariously balanced on top of mooring poles for two weeks, since flooding on the Avon River raised the water level ten feet. The £20,000 vessel is completely undamaged. It will be removed as soon as the muddy ground is dry enough to bring in a crane. Link -via Arbroath

My name is James, and I love things that are comically large! Nothing makes my day more than finding a pad of sticky notes that are bigger than they have any right to be, or seeing a story on the news about a woman who won the lottery and got handed a ridiculously large check!

Comically Large Things is a new blog of oversized anything, like this great big ant. If you have a picture of something that’s really big, he’d like to include it. Link -via Metafilter

This inflatable lounger has two joystick-controlled shrouded propellers to move you around. I want one of these, even though I don’t have a pool. How long do you think it would take to get across a lake in this thing? Link -via the Presurfer

Neatorama has celebrated the Lego many times. Here’s a look at how Lego bricks are made. Today is the company’s 75th birthday!

Parties were due to take place around the world Friday for Danish toy firm Lego as its 5,000 global employees prepared to celebrate the company's 75th birthday. Master carpenter Ole Kirk Christiansen started the company on August 10, 1932 in his studio in the town of Billund in Jutland.

Link -via Fark

Three household chemicals and a syringe are all you need. Just don’t eat it! Push play or go to Metacafe. -via Ursi’s Blog

Papiroflexia (Spanish for "Origami") is the animated tale of Fred, a skillful paper folder who could shape the world with his hands.

Push play or watch the original version at Pixelnitrate, the website of Paraguayan animator Joaquin Baldwin. -Thanks, Bill!

At The Hair Archives, see hairstyles from the Victorian Era up through the 1970s. Find out about how important a baby’s first cut once was, get styling instructions for lots of retro looks, and read the story behind the scandalous “Bob” of the Roaring Twenties. Link -via Everlasting Blort

The Restoran Vargina reminded me of a photo that went around the internet a few years ago. This is actually Nagina Tandoori, a restaurant in Dublin, Ireland. You can see how easily the facade was changed for the joke. Link

Miss Vickie writes often about her home state of Georgia. She posted photos of the “spirit trees” of St. Simons Island. {wiki} The legend is that trees may look at you, but it’s bad luck to look back at them! http://www.beyondthecrossroads.com/2007/08/08/tree-spirits/

On the one hand, this video illustrates how special effects, especially sound effects, make all the difference in a fight scene. On the other hand, it’s just plain cute. Click on image or go to College Humor. -via Gorilla Mask

Can you name all of Shakespeare’s plays? You have ten minutes! No, I couldn't do it.

Link -via Reddit