Today is the anniversary of the Hindenburg disaster, which took place on this date in 1937. As impossible as it seems from footage of the accident, most of the passengers and crew actually survived the calamitous fire, which resulted in 36 fatalities. This put a quick end to dirigible travel, but the crash came not even two years before the first jet aircraft flight, so it seems doubtful it had much of a future anyway. But it did hold out long enough for the disaster, which is referenced in Mighty Mouse: The New Adventures: See You in the Funny Papers from 1987 as part of one of the funniest animated sequences I have ever seen.

Oh the Humanity's Round-up
Thanks Ant, Neutronbeam, and Max.

Science

• New quantum theory of gravity brings long-sought 'theory of everything' a crucial step closer - Phys.org.
• Giant Global Survey Identifies What Makes Humans Flourish - ScienceAlert.

Media

• Taken: The Musical. I have a very particular set of scales.
• When you’re running late to your tee time. Don't you hate when you overshoot the green and end up in the bunker? Thanks VideoSift.

Creature Features

• Parrot sings classic rock hits in awesome and hilarious style - Boing Boing.

Follow-up

• Washington Post Cartoonist Who Quit Over Bezos Cartoon Wins Pulitzer - TheWrap.

The Funnies

• xkcd- About 20 Pounds.