Category: Misc

In summary, the popular-er you are, the sicker-er you get. Don’t think I fell sick much in school, so that doesn’t say much for my social life…

Study: Popular people get flu first – CNN.com.

Maybe you can try some of these out. (and let me know how they turn out for you)

20 Secret Household Cleaners You Already Own – Yahoo! Shopping.

That harmless looking plastic container may be more dangerous than you think…

Is That Plastic Container Safe?.

To paraphrase a popular song, “they call her Ms Congeniality, because she’s so…”

I don’t think she “lost” because she wouldn’t have “won” in the first place.

And just in case she decides to point her fingers again, no, Ms. Mexico and Ms Phillipines didn’t ask me to post this. 😉

Miss Universe Contestant Claims “Sabotage” Led to Her Loss – Yahoo! TV Blog.

Don’t think this is a good idea as it might get people used to driving over children? Think seeing this too often will wear down the brain’s shock response at seeing a child in the middle of the road.

Canada unveils new speed bump: optical illusion of a child | The Upshot Yahoo! News – Yahoo! News.

With a giant fish like that, there’s NO WAY he can be holding it up so easily. Man, I was having trouble carrying a table just the other day, and it isn’t a living thing that will move and struggle…

In Photos: A goldfish as big as a (big) dog – Yahoo! News.

Some good and interesting food tips here.

25 Best Nutrition Secrets.

But thankfully this time with no reported oil leak nor loss of lives…

Oil platform explodes off La. coast; crew rescued – Yahoo! News.

You might be unintentionally wasting food if you don’t really know what the dates mean on perishables you buy.

Food expiration dates: What do they really mean? | Yahoo! Green.

You know, Harry Potter’s world had to deal with “He who cannot be named,” but now an entire muggle village has to deal with “name that cannot be typed!”

I tried to find out which “Shan” was the problem world but apparently no one could type it out on blogs… 😉

Chinese villagers forced to change untypable name – Yahoo! News.