Geekolinks: 8/20

1. You won’t believe what these 15 companies originally sold. (Mental Floss)
2. Can science make chickens lay blue eggs? Of course, that’s exactly what science is for! (PhysOrg)
3. This James Harden beard growing GIF is the best beard growing GIF (SportsGrid)
4. Here are the games you can get for the Xbox One at launch. (Xbox)
5. Your cable going out is not cause for a 911 call. No, not even if Breaking Bad is on. (The Mary Sue)
6. Tech law blog Groklaw is the latest site to shutter over security concerns. (The Next Web)
7. Artist repurposes sludge from polluted Ohio rivers as paint. (New Scientist)

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