There are books that are good and books that are bad. Then you have the delightfully atrocious English As She Is Spoke — a book that is so bad that it is […]
The Best Disqualification for Political Office
“The desire to be a politician should bar you for life from ever being one.” — Billy Connolly
The Crazy Marketing Plan to Bomb Cities With Perfume
Angelique and Company, Inc. very well may have been America’s first independent microperfumery. The below article entitled “How to Sell a Smell” from… Angelique Perfumes and the Perfume Bombing of Los Angeles
The Audacious Heist of Colonel Blood: How a Rogue Mastermind Stole the Crown Jewels
For the aspiring criminal mastermind, few objects hold greater allure than the British Crown Jewels. The intrinsic and symbolic value make the jewels a great prize. The world-class security guarding the relics […]
The Unlikely Quest to Destroy His Hero’s Reputation
The specific relevant content for this request, if necessary, delimited with characters: Jean-Eugène Robert-Houdin was a fraud, and Erik was determined to prove it. The whole world might think that Robert-Houdin was […]
The Friendship Paradox — Why Your Friends Have More Friends Than You Do
Remember what it was like in junior high? That’s when life became a lot more complicated. Low self-esteem… Negative body image… Recognizing the development of a social hierarchy that unfairly elevated those […]
Long Life vs Getting Old
Could You Bear Being Married By the Cocaine Bear?
We are told that every girl dreams about the perfect wedding and begins planning it long before meeting Mr. Right. We are led to understand that such plans typically include a beautiful […]
Feeling a Bit Sluggish? Try This 17th Century Remedy for Lethargy
Who hasn’t experienced times of sluggishness? All of us have those days when we just want to shut off the alarm clock, roll over, and not have to worry about getting out […]
When Waiters Went on Strike Over the Right to Wear a Mustache
Protests. What a great way to express disapproval and raise public awareness about society’s most significant evils. For that matter, it’s a great way to waste a lot of time making a […]
When a Scot Asks if Your Cat Died, It Has Nothing to Do With Your Cat
If a person from Scotland asks, “Has yer cat died?” he or she is showing concern — but not about your pet. The phrase is a peculiarly-Scottish way of pointing out that […]
Bad Weather Really Does Make the Days Longer
Every child knows instinctively what science has only recently confirmed: the days are longer when the weather is miserable. Those sunny, beautiful days fly by way too fast. The rainy days, when […]
Dead Man’s Fingers: The Creepiest Fungus Among Us
It’s a beautiful day for a stroll through nature. You marvel at the exquisite diversity of Creation as your eyes feast upon the sights all kinds of flora and fauna. Nothing could […]
The Doomsday Vault to Save Oreos
We have reported on various initiatives to preserve humanity if we should encounter an apocalyptic event. Among these have been the government doomsday shelter hidden in plain sight, the global seed vault, […]
The Sinister Connection to Lefties
You know, of course, that the vast majority of people are right-handed. Only about ten percent of your fellow humans have a natural predisposition toward the left. That makes them different, for […]