Well, crud. (it's a dirt joke)

A bacterium found in dirt shows evidence of improving health, mood, and cognitive function. Apparently those kids who ate dirt in kindergarten were on to something.

http://www.healinglandscapes.org/blog/2011/01/its-in-the-dirt-bacteria-in-soil-makes-us-happier-smarter/?utm_source=Therapeutic+Landscapes+Network&utm_campaign=3cef02dcbf-Newsletter_6_106_9_2010&utm_medium=email

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Going on my list:
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B004KZQKAA/boingboing

"Then it opens its mouth, and the grin goes away, to be replaced by a black gullet as dark and profound as the entrance to the River Styx. Which, if you are not suitably aware and guarded, it very well might become."