More than 46,000 Brits changed their name in the past 12 months in a bid to reinvent themselves. But while many changed their names for sensible reasons, others just wanted quirky and wacky monikers, like Mr Adjustable Spanners. In case you were wondering Adjustable Spanners is what the 27-year-old from Essex changed his name to, [...]
September 29, 2009
Don’t read left to right on this address sign or you’ll never find the house you are looking for. I’m a fan of expediency and efficiency, but this address sign in a rural Oregon town is the epitome of confusion. I was so certain that I had not seen what I thought I saw, that [...]
September 27, 2009
Talking to an attractive woman really can make a man lose his mind, according to a new study. The research shows men who spend even a few minutes in the company of an attractive woman perform less well in tests designed to measure brain function than those who chat to someone they do not find [...]
September 23, 2009
The infinite monkey theorem states that a monkey hitting keys at random on a typewriter keyboard for an infinite amount of time will almost surely type a given text, such as the complete works of William Shakespeare. In this context, “almost surely” is a mathematical term with a precise meaning, and the “monkey” is not [...]
September 22, 2009
Exploding head syndrome is a condition that causes the sufferer to occasionally experience a tremendously loud noise as originating from within his or her own head, usually described as the sound of an explosion, roar, waves crashing against rocks, loud voices or screams or a ringing noise. This noise usually occurs within an hour or [...]
September 21, 2009
I found the following “ad” on the web this morning and could not wait to get the information posted. As Mercury is only in retrograde through Sept. 29, it may still be possible to purchase in time. Apparently this spray will both counteract and enhance the effects, which seems to me to be the same [...]
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