Just Doing Some Research..

I tend to enjoy any time I spend on wikipedia. Its usually my go-to source for anything of interest. I realize critics always say its not the most reliable site, but at the same time, I feel the things I'm researching will have accurate data for the most part. Here's the thing I love about wikipedia: Its a never-ending path to knowledge! More often than not, I go to look up one thing, then while reading I wonder about something else mildly related, click on the link, and I'm on a new topic.

Here's a good example:
-I started by looking up the Tibetan book of the Dead *inside joke at the bottom
-Then I wonder about the more famous Egyptian Book of the Dead
-Then I start thinking about how long ago Egyptians lived, and where exactly was that in the history of recorded time?
-Move to history of human evolution & various periods (Cretaceous, Paleolithic, etc.)
-A more closer look at the Pleistocene era and...

OMG THERE WERE ELEPHANT-SIZE GROUND SLOTHS!! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Megatherium

So to backtrack - I went from the Tibetan Book of the Dead to gigantic ground sloths. I consider that time well-spent.

*Now the inside joke: Last Christmas I had bought my 4 yr old niece a "fur-real" penguin that chirps, flaps its wings, and makes a gluggling sound when you feed it a bottle. I thought I'd find her a book to go along with it, so she could read about the behavior of penguins. I went on amazon and plugged in "penguin." One of the first books that came up in the list: "The Penguin edition: Tibetan Book of the Dead." Maybe not the best gift for a 4 yr old... However, my brother thought it would be QUITE interesting.