little cook My iPhone is absolutely filthy, and not because it’s clogged with frisky NSFW photos. The screen cover is coated with streaks of flour and butter and overlaid with a haze of anonymous kitchen grease. For the past couple of weeks, I’ve been trying to suss out whether the iPhone can earn a place [ Read More ]
Syzygy is the longest word in the English language the letters of which, used in any combination, do not form a single other word. {Via} 1. Astronomy a. Either of two points in the orbit of a celestial body where the body is in opposition to or in conjunction with the sun. b. Either of [ Read More ]
Image by Desirée Delgado via Flickr Which body parts do students pay attention to when they size up their rivals in romance? Pieternel Dijkstra and Bram Buunk went to a university library to find the answer. They handed out survey forms to students who were there studying books or studying each others’ body parts. A [ Read More ]
“After his speech in Normandy, a crush of people tried to get close to the President to shake his hand. I noticed this guy waiting patiently and then literally being pushed back into the crowd. I felt bad for him, and mentioned the incident to the President’s trip director, Marvin Nicholson. Marvin pulled the guy [ Read More ]