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I hope I'm the only sideshow-school casualty out there. I spent a month or so in the hospital after my own act went horribly awry... in sword-swallowing, everyone gets hurt eventually. Transmissions From Vrillon shares first-person experience in the post on Sword Swallowing And Its Side Effects.

Pursuit of Vikings by Artiom Ponkratenko (cc by)

In your job, where are you a Viking? This member-sponsored Ask Mefi post asks "What task or part of your work day ... do you really enjoy, to the point of thinking, yeah, this is it, this is where I fit?"

Starred by kevin dooley (cc by)

storybored posts about Trabian Shorters and "Asset Framing," a cognitive skill to magnify humanity.

Listen by ky_olsen (cc by)

Lyn Never had very good advice about how to listen for someone who wants to become less condescending.

Fart by Pochestorie (cc by)

Ask Metafilter answers the burning question: Is silent farting a skill everyone can pick up?

fly with me by maxelman (cc by-nc-nd)

In search of the fine art of the pastime, recently in AskMe:

holmesian wants to know: What is the critical book for your hobby/passion?

dearleader asks, What New Tricks Should This Old Dog Learn?

widdershins is organizing a Skill of the Month project for the fam

Dog Intelligence by alicejamieson (cc by-nc-nd)

Learning a thing or two, recently in Ask:

How can I improve my vocabulary?

What are some self-help, therapy-ish books that have really helped you?

Where do I learn how to give an injection?

I need to improve my skills at making mobile apps (and websites) usable and beautiful.

What puzzles, games or new activities can I do to keep improving my critical thinking, analytical, and logical abilities?

In 140 characters or less, tell me one tip/trick/event that helped you understand how to use and/or like Twitter.

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