January 2010
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Hair products (like shampoo, and conditioner) are...
The hair that is visible on the human body is dead hair – when hair is alive it is still beneath the surface of the skin. Nothing you add to the hair can make it healthier – it can merely add shine or color. Once the hair is out, there is nothing you can do to make it healthier.
Each member of Monty Python has an asteroid named...
50 interesting facts. Worth a read, I bolded the...
1. If you are right handed, you will tend to chew your food on your right side. If you are left handed, you will tend to chew your food on your left side.
2. If you stop getting thirsty, you need to drink more water. For when a human body is dehydrated, its thirst mechanism shuts off.
3. Chewing gum while peeling onions will keep you from crying.
4. Your tongue is germ free only if it is pink....
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“Look deep into nature, and then you will understand everything better.”
– Albert Einstein
J.D. Salinger dies at 91 →
Only one murder out of 100 is committee by a...
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The oldest recipe in existance is the the recipe...
There is a bar in London that sells vaporized...
(The Best Book of Useless Information Ever)
Chimpanzees will hunt ducks if given the...
(The Best Book of Useless Information Ever)
37 Things You Should Never Apologize For (And Why) →
1. Never apologize for acting on your instincts. Listening to your body – then taking action on what you hear – is the hallmark of heroic people.
2. Never apologize for all the tears you’ve cried. Crying cleanses the soul. Shoot for once a month. Even if it’s just a brief mist at a tender moment in a sad movie. 3. Never apologize for anything in your portfolio. If you feel the need to do so, it...
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“If you’re looking for sympathy you’ll find it between shit and syphilis in the...”
– David Sedaris
Most supermarkets place their bakery areas near...
“Anyone can become angry—that is easy. But to be angry with the right person, to...”
– Aristotle
Believing you can be smarter can actually make you...
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Martin Luther King Jr.
I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character. I have a dream that one day every valley shall be exalted, every hill and mountain shall be made low, the rough places will be made straight and the glory of the Lord shall be revealed and all flesh shall see it together.I have a...
“Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive...”
– Martin Luther King, Jr.
“A riot is at bottom the language of the unheard.”
– Martin Luther King, Jr.
“A man who won’t die for something is not fit to live.”
– Martin Luther King, Jr.
“A genuine leader is not a searcher for consensus but a molder of consensus.”
– Martin Luther King, Jr.
HAPPY MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. DAY
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“Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter”
– Martin Luther King
Cruise ships still find a Haitian berth →
Luxury liners are still docking at private beaches near Haiti’s devastated earthquake zone for holidaymakers to enjoy the water.
Sixty miles from Haiti’s devastated earthquake zone, luxury liners dock at private beaches where passengers enjoy jet ski rides, parasailing and rum cocktails delivered to their hammocks.
During the reign of Elizabeth I, there was a tax...
Symphony of Science →
The Symphony of Science is a musical project headed by John Boswell designed to deliver scientific knowledge and philosophy in musical form. Here you can watch music videos, download songs, read lyrics and find links relating to the messages conveyed by the music.
Most Haitians live on less than $2 a day, and 80%...
Which makes what happened yesterday all the more terrible. If you have anything to spare, please help out.