If you look at a lot of the fear-mongering stories about children and video games, one of the big ones is the idea that kids are just sitting around getting fat playing video games, rather than going outside and getting some exercise by playing. Of course, it might make you wonder why the same fear [...]
The local library system has a Friends of the Library and every few months they hold a book sale. During this multi-week (weekend) book sale they have a bag of book sale. So for $3 you can fill a bag up as much as possible with books and at the same time add [...]
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I was forwarded this in my email, I don’t know who did it, but its a definite thought, discussion provoker. I’m letting this be one of those, view it if you want to watch it.
Most patients who believe they have had their drinks spiked test negative for drugs, research at Wrexham Maelor Hospital has found.
The study aimed to assess the scale of drink-spiking in the area and identify problems at specific clubs and pubs.
But the year-long investigation of hospital patients found fewer than one in five showed any [...]
What’s in a name? A lot, if you’re a celebrity. This slideshow reveals the names with which your favorite living celebrities were born. Tom Cruise is a superstar. “Tom Cruise” is also not this particular superstar’s real name. What is it? Look through the following images to find out, and to discover the real names of [...]
“Doomsday” vault design unveiled
The final design for a “doomsday” vault that will house seeds from all known varieties of food crops has been unveiled by the Norwegian government.
The Svalbard International Seed Vault will be built into a mountainside on a remote island near the North Pole.
The vault aims to safeguard the world’s agriculture from future [...]
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Tucked into cool recesses of erosion-carved caves high above Arizona’s Tonto Basin stand long deserted cliff dwellings of the ancient Salado people. From about A.D. 1050 until approximately 1450, the Salado culture thrived in this valley where the Tonto Creek joins the Salt River. Around 1300, people of the Salado culture spread out from the [...]
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As what seems always I ran across some interesting information. Most seems solid, has been talked about before elsewhere, but some makes me wonder. Over all an entertaining piece.
Did you know?
“Ithyphallophobia” is a morbid fear of seeing, thinking about, or having an erect penis.
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According to a survey of sex shop owners, [...]
Disney has it’s fingers in a lot of pies. But I would never of guessed it owned a radio station that has its claim to fame as “Hate Radio.” When one person spoke up and decided to hit the radio station where it hurts by asking why they supported hate radio the advertisers [...]
I’ve read the Zeitgeist reports each year and found them sometime boring and sometimes intersting/boring. Well this year they posted on the Official Google Blog on how they come up with the idea. And made a little more sense on why some search results made #1. So go ahead and continue reading [...]
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