We live in a fascinating world… 9 out of 10 jaguars prefer Obsession for Men The most expensive bread in Britain, possibly the world What it really takes to walk on water Exactly what goes into a twinkie

First depiction of a cell phone found in a 1922 film clip Greece invaded by frogs – no clear connection with their economy but I’m suspicious A music video so bad, it’s actually kinda funny (but don’t blame me if you get nightmares…)

A new set of Olympic mascots is unleashed on the world every two years now. Regardless of what part of the world is playing host, the mascots seem to be universally ambiguous and not particularly liked.  But they sell out none-the-less because how else are you going to prove that you were really there after [...]

Seems that there’s been a banana museum out there for the last 30 years and now it’s been saved (‘course if it hadn’t would you have missed it?) More odd animal friends – let’s see how the tortoise feels about things when it’s a full grown chicken Bath bombs now come in actual bomb shapes [...]

Have you ever wondered what the aliens that make the crop circles do during the winter when there is blowing snow and no crops to disturb? I’m assuming you prefer the alien theory over drunken villagers but either will do as crop circles are most definitely seasonal. Apparently they (who ever they are) roll giant [...]

There are plenty of stories out there on the shocking, history making kinds of events that happened in the last year. Here are some of the things that you probably didn’t even notice where happening at the time – and isn’t that more interesting? According to Google NurdleNet now ranks #6 for the term “nurdle” [...]

Statistically speaking it’s easier to get a Congressional Medal of Honor than to have a muppet named after you, and I bet the muppet party is a lot more fun too.  I figure I got lucky by having a minor muppet with my first name in a few episodes – pale blue fur and a [...]

I’ve heard of pet therapy – usually when dogs, a few cats, and the occasional talking parrot visit hospitals and nursing homes.  I’ve also met llamas (with a fence between) and not cared to get much closer – they have BIG teeth and one I met liked to greet people by scraping those teeth down [...]

The old fashioned kind of dating when boy meets girl at the bus stop has been passe for quite awhile now.  News stories about speed dating are down, it’s also fallen into the old news category and even the dating sites have ads that feel last millennium.  So when I saw the news story about [...]

I really do love to treasure hunt.  I haven’t figured out how to make a living at it yet, but there are people out there that do.  And while there is probably a lot of money being made from things found in a quasi-legal setting, what could be worse than having to give back what [...]