Statistics And Other Lies
Internet Addiction So Rampant In South Korea, They Create Boot Camp Cure for Web Obsession
MOKCHEON, South Korea — The compound — part boot camp, part rehab center — resembles programs around the world for troubled youths. Drill instructors drive young men through military-style obstacle courses, counselors lead group sessions, and there are even therapeutic workshops on pottery and drumming.
But these young people are not battling alcohol or drugs. Rather, they have severe cases of what many in this country believe is a new and potentially deadly addiction: cyberspace.
Researchers Discover That Name Initials Predict Academic Performance
Certain initials may look better than others as monograms but they can also have an impact on how well a person performs in a sport or at school, according to a new study.
Researchers who studied the impact of initials found that baseballs players whose first or last name starts with the letter K, which signifies a strikeout, tended to strike out more often than other players.
And students whose names start with the letters C or D, which denote mediocre marks in some grading systems, did not perform as well as other pupils with different initials.
Homeless Man In LA Gets His Own Brand
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The newest sensation at the center of Hollywood's fashion scene isn't a famous designer or starlet. It's a 56-year-old homeless man who spends his days dancing on roller skates.
San Francisco entrepreneur Bob Pritikin Buys Hitler's Globe For $100,000
SAN FRANCISCO - A globe that once belonged to Adolf Hitler has sold at auction for $100,000 -- more than five times the expected amount.
American soldier John Barsamian found the globe in the ruins of Hitler's Eagle's Nest retreat in the Bavarian Alps in May 1945.
Barsamian, now 91, of Oakland, recently decided to sell it while he is alive so he can personally tell the story behind it, said his son, Barry Barsamian. Both Barsamians watched the bidding Tuesday at Greg Martin Auctions.
Seattle Company Starts Making Ham Flavored Soda
SEATTLE -- Coming soon next to the Coke and Pepsi in a store near you: ham-and latke-flavored soda to make your holiday feast complete. It even will be kosher, the company making it says - including the ham.
Jones Soda Co., the Seattle-based purveyor of offbeat fizzy water, is selling holiday-themed limited-edition packs of flavored sodas.
The Christmas pack will feature such flavors as Sugar Plum, Christmas Tree, Egg Nog and Christmas Ham. The Hanukkah pack will have Jelly Doughnut, Apple Sauce, Chocolate Coins and Latkes sodas.
Top 10 Facts About Top 10 Facts
1. Most of the times at least one fact is made up to make sure there are really ten facts.
2. Regardless of how stupid these Top 10 are, those posts quickly rise to the top of Reddit, Digg, Mixx, StumpleUpon, Delicious and other social bookmarking sites. Just because it’s Top 10.
The $1000 Bagel
Do Republicans Eat Sushi Or How Political Beliefs Affect Eating Patterns
I love a juicy steak, but I get withdrawal pangs if I can't have sushi at least once every couple of weeks.
The other day we were sitting around Urbanspoon World Headquarters discussing the relative merits of these two wonderful cuisines, and we began to wonder if what we eat relates to the way we vote.
Naturally, as scientists, we had to dig deeper. After careful and extensive investigation it appears there is in fact a strong correlation between politics and food.*
Free Condoms
One of my favorite pranks is sending free condoms to my buddies. Where to get them? Here, of course.
I love their copywriters as well. I think the text is funny as hell
Dog, Cat Honored for Saving Masters
NEW YORK (AP) — When Debbie Parkhurst choked on a piece of apple at her Maryland home, her dog jumped in, landing hard on her chest and forcing the morsel to pop out of her throat. When the Keesling family of Indiana was about to be overcome by carbon monoxide, their cat clawed at wife Cathy's hair until she woke up and called for help.
For their nick-of-time acts, Toby, a 2 1/2-year-old golden retriever, and Winnie, a gray-eyed American shorthair, were named Dog and Cat of the Year by the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.
