Archive for December, 2008

In the UK-of-the-day spirit … Motherlode, a New York Times blog, reports today that a 70-year-old woman has given birth in India. It only mentions in passing that her husband is even older: 72. The real story, of course, is the 70-year-old woman’s record age, and whether or not it’s irresponsible for her to...
Read more »

There is a large brass statue of Winnie-the-Pooh in Lima, Peru. See for yourself: http://www.amusingfacts.com/facts/Miscellaneous/
Read more »

The Statue of Liberty is actually a statue of two different people. The face was that of Charlotte Bartholdi, the mother of the designer Frederic Auguste Bartholdi. The sculptor’s girlfriend, Jeanne-Emilie, was the model for the statue’s arms and body. Who-da thunk it?
Read more »

In Tucson, Arizona, it is illegal for women to wear pants. Update:  No, it’s not.
Read more »

The Heard of Elephants are not ones to follow the pack. Preferring to push the boundaries as they create, they created a collective that sees no boundaries. Located in Highland Park, California, you will not find them on any tourist map. At least not yet… In other words, if your artistic philosophy matches theirs...
Read more »

The glue on Israeli postage is certified kosher.
Read more »

Useless knowledge of the day (UK of the day – catchy right?): The dot over the I is called the “tittle.” Okay…since it’s the first UK of the day i’ll give another one.. A “jiffy” is an actual unit of time for 1/100th of a second.
Read more »

Tremendously bad. A real waste of money. Makes your coffee taste like you put sour milk in it. I can’t recommend it.
Read more »

Well then … Hollywoodlife.net reports that Kirsten Dunst has a stalker. So unfair. I’ve never had a stalker. Nobody’s every cared enough to stalk me. I’m as captivating and good looking as Kirsten Dunst, in my own way. Don’t get me wrong. I know stalkers can go overboard and do crazy things. And even...
Read more »