I may have posted this before, but it’s still great fun to read. via Old Pics Archive.
Misc
Always Put a Comma Before “and” in a List
Do you go to the store for “cupcakes, vanilla, and chocolate” or “cupcakes, vanilla and chocolate”? There’s a long-running debate over whether it’s proper to include that last comma in a list. Well, forget proper. The comma makes things clearer,… Read More ›
The 1984 Chevrolet Corvette
Be honest, you would love to drive this for an hour.
Meet the internet hoax buster
On 13 May 2012, friends of Dana Dirr, a 35-year-old surgeon in Saskatchewan, were greeted with a distressing message when they logged into Facebook: “URGENT PRAYERS NEEDED.” A post written by Dirr’s father informed her friends that Dana was fighting… Read More ›
Is Your Boss a Psychopath?
In fact, the panel’s experts say there’s almost one psychopath for every 100 people, with rates shooting up in the workplace, especially in leadership, thanks to psychopaths’ ease with manipulation. Research finds that nearly 4 percent of corporate CEOs are… Read More ›
Can You Work Out When You’re Starting to Feel Sick?
Some gym rats have ignored the conventional wisdom that exercising too much, too hard can have a detrimental effect on the immune system. (At least, the gym rats who concede that too-much-too-hard even exists.) The idea is that a tough… Read More ›
The secret plan for the days after the Queen’s death
There will be bulletins from the palace – not many, but enough. “The Queen is suffering from great physical prostration, accompanied by symptoms which cause much anxiety,” announced Sir James Reid, Queen Victoria’s physician, two days before her death in… Read More ›
The Eadon Green ‘Black Cuillin’ Coupe
Designed for Eadon Green, a new British luxury brand focused on re-establishing the classic art of automotive coach-building, the Black Cuillin is their first model and was launched at the Geneva Auto Show in March 2017. Refined, elegant, powerful, and… Read More ›
John Oliver – Samsung Commercial
On the subject of Samsung, the above is a bit rude so be warned.
Russia is twice the size of the US
Some surprises there. tweeted by Amazing Maps.