links

[mindstalk]

wooden skyscrapers
http://www.bbc.com/future/story/20171026-the-rise-of-skyscrapers-made-of-wood

Bhutan chili peppers
https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/decoding-bhutans-love-affair-with-chili-peppers

trans history, early trans ID cards in Germany
https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/trans-id-passes-weimar-germany-marcus-hirschfeld

kelp highway theory rising
http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/deadthings/2017/11/02/first-americans-kelp-highway/

pre-Clovis mastodon butchering in SE Florida. underwater archaeology
http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/deadthings/2016/05/13/first-americans-underwater-butchering-site-dices-timeline/

Japanese views of kamikaze pilots
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-39351262

a look at paratransit
https://longreads.com/2017/09/01/on-nycs-paratransit-fighting-for-safety-respect-and-human-dignity/

early English guillotine https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halifax_Gibbet