When I was young there was in my class a girl named Ann Teak and we all considered this to be highly amusing. Then many years later I worked with a gentleman named Richard Head (everyone called him Dick) but other than that I have never came across what could be considered to...
created by infomatique | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago 229 views | 2 recommendations | 1 comment
" An unexpected decline in puffin numbers on one of their most successful breeding colonies has raised fears that the birds are the victims of a North Sea fish famine. To the puzzlement of ornithologists,...
"On receiving a paypacket, how good a man feels depends on how much his colleague earns in comparison, scientists say.
Scans reveal that being paid more than a co-worker stimulates the "reward centre" in the male brain.
Traditional economic theory assumes the only important...
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OK, this almost never happens."A burglar broke into a house in Queenstown, New Zealand, twice in a day - the second time to return his loot and leave a heartfelt letter of apology.
The intruder smashed a window to...
created by Jordan Yerman | 2 years ago | updated 2 years ago 542 views | 0 recommendations | 0 comments
"A vulnerable bird is experiencing an extraordinary population revival in the UK, RSPB figures have indicated.
The latest survey of Dartford warblers shows that numbers have soared by 70% since the last count in...
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From the "weird fetishes" department:"WAUKESHA, Wis. (AP) -- Police seized more than 1,500 pairs of girls' shoes from the home and storage unit of a man arrested for breaking into a high school, police said...
created by Dave Ward | 2 years ago | updated 2 years ago 839 views | 10 recommendations | 1 comment
From the "weird fetishes" department:"WAUKESHA, Wis. (AP) -- Police seized more than 1,500 pairs of girls' shoes from the home and storage unit of a man arrested for breaking into a high school, police said Tuesday. "He liked to smell them," said Lt. William H. Graham."Pretty...
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"The smallest collection of genes ever found for a cellular organism comes from tiny symbiotic bacteria that live inside special cells inside a small insect.
The bacteria Carsonella ruddii has the fewest genes of any cell. The bacteria's newly sequenced genome, the complete...
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