Remember back when the exchange rate was .8 Euros to the dollar? Or when a dollar would buy almost two Canadian dollars and four kiwi dollars? Well…those days are gone…you should have gotten rid of your cash then…now it’s like trying to sell the house you thought was worth half a million for $350K, it’s…
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One in five American children is overweight.
(From the picture below I think it must be two out of three) ———————————– (Thanks Mark!) Americans who live in sprawling towns where the car is the only reliable form of transport are up to six pounds heavier than those who live in cities.
Leonardo Da Vinci Sceintific Library going online
from Wired The tiny brick library in Leonardo Da Vinci’s hometown is putting 3,000 pages of the genius’ work online in a high-resolution, searchable archive. The Leonardian Library in Vinci, Tuscany, is making the Madrid Codices and the Codex Atlanticus — two collections of scientific and technical drawings — available as a free digital archive…
You know it's 2007 when…
1. You accidentally enter your password on the microwave. 2. You haven’t played Solitaire with real cards in years. 3. You have a list of 15 phone numbers to reach your family of 3. 4. You e-mail the person who works at the desk next to you. 5. Your reason for not staying in touch…
25 bizarre dog facts
#1 – A one year old dog is as mature, physically, as a 15 year old human. #2 – The average “city dog” lives 3 years longer than “country dogs”. #3 – 87% of dog owners say their dog curls up beside them or at their feet while they watch T.V. (in an independent survey)…
The Newest Thing…Craigslist meets Youtube
There’s a new Web site called Real People Real Stuff where anyone can post a classified video. As expected, there are plenty of bad quality clips and boring infomercial-type stuff, selling real estate, cars, even Shih Tzu puppies. But there are also some hidden gems. For instance, some guy in Alexandria, Virginia, wrote a song…
Citizen Kane Greatest American Movie
It’s official: Citizen Kane is the greatest US movie of all time, pipping The Godfather into second spot. That’s according to the American Film Institute (AFI), which has just released its latest list of the top 100 American flicks, selected by “1,500 ballots sent to film-makers, actors, writers and other Hollywood players, who chose from…
More Unemployed this Week than Last
WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of newly laid off workers filing claims for unemployment benefits shot up unexpectedly last week, rising to the highest level in two months. The Labor Department reported that unemployment claims totaled 324,000 last week, up 10,000 from the previous week, to the highest level since mid-April. While the big increase…
1st Graders Finish Common Proverbs
(Thanks Amy!) A teacher collected well known proverbs. She gave each child in her class the first half of a proverb and asked them to come up with the remainder of the proverb. It’s hard to believe these were actually done by grade one kids (“6” year-olds), because the last one is classic! Strike while…
What really happened? 911 Al Quaida and Osama Bin Laden
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