If one wants to have one's leg pulled, one doesn't go to the New England Journal of Medicine (try the British Medical Journal at Christmas). The man does exhibit some facial asymmetry, but it is not suggestive of a stroke.

Nice find, John, and very instructive photo to show to young people.

Skeptics can laugh, but there actually are times when size is not as important as efficacy. BMW even makes a firefighting motorcycle that can get through traffic more quickly than conventional vehicles.

I thought it was clever of you to start the post with a pleonasm:

The word is new to me: pleonasm, a phrase that uses more words than necessary [to get a point across].

No Mary Tyler Moore law? Minnesotans will be disappointed.

I have been unable to track down the funding for this study, and whether it has been published in a peer-reviewed journal. If anyone knows either answer, please leave a comment here. Tx.

Butterflies are also attracted to human sweat. And some moths are lachryphagous.

It seems to me that if your foot caught on the surface, that you would be pitched forward - no??

The ultimate in airborn penguins: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9dfWzp7rYR4

@Jasper - your link seems to be generating a 503. Perhaps you could condense it with tinyURL.

@Kazi - why sad?

Very interesting, especially the use of log data rather than simple origin-to-destination lines.

Holy cow! Just when you think you've seen everything...

Typo - his name appears to be Christopher Hill(S). (0:33)

Excellent find, John!

This is a nice example of an "exclave" (the Northwest Angle in Minnesota is another one).

Thanks for blogging this, John.

I don't have reference material to back this up, but I suspect that the key to the success of the Greenlandic technique lies in the climate.

If meat were left to rot in temperate or hot climates, it would be a breeding ground for bacteria and their toxins. In a cold climate, it may be possible that the meat autolyzes, breaking the tough muscle fibers and making the flesh easier to digest - especially in ancient times when flames and fire might not have been available to do the same thing.

I'll see what I can find out.