Statistics And Other Lies
Why Do Blacks Come Up With Funky Names For Their Children?
Until the early 1970s, there was a great overlap between black and white names. The typical baby girl born in a black neighborhood in 1970s was given a name that was only twice as common among blacks than whites. By 1980s she received a name that was TWENTY times more common among blacks (boys names moved in the same direction, but less aggressively).
Santa As Business Engine
Children look for reasons to believe. This is what makes these letters from Santa Claus so magical. These letters remove any doubt if there really is a Santa Claus.
The MailBySanta Letters are both personalized and addressed to a child. Imagine the thrill as a child receives a letter from Santa Clause addressed to them.
Free T-Shirt - How To Get One
So you want a free t-shirt? Here is where you can get one. Better yet, you can pick a color and have custom text imprinted. Great for political statements and gifts. Also, this site has a lot more cool freebies.
Success Magazine Has Been A Total Failure For Over 100 Years
http://www.successmagazine.com/
Surely no publication has struggled to follow its own advice more than Success, the small-business magazine that has failed repeatedly since it was founded in 1891.
In 2006, after ceasing publication for five years, it was purchased by a group whose publisher, Joseph Guerriero, told the magazine Publishing Executive, “We feel very, very bullish about the long-term success of Success.”
Weird Records - World's Longest Fingernails
Lee Redmond, a 66-year-old great grandmother from Utah, currently holds the Guinness World Record for longest fingernails.
More Odd Things:
Australian Santas Not Allowed To Say “Ho Ho Ho”, Because It Might Offend Women
SYDNEY (AFP) - Santas in Australia's largest city have been told not to use Father Christmas's traditional "ho ho ho" greeting because it may be offensive to women, it was reported Thursday.
Sydney's Santa Clauses have instead been instructed to say "ha ha ha" instead, the Daily Telegraph reported.
One disgruntled Santa told the newspaper a recruitment firm warned him not to use "ho ho ho" because it could frighten children and was too close to "ho", a US slang term for prostitute.
Why Bad News May Be Good For Your Traffic
http://www.badcyclopedia.com/
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
http://www.thecrazyrobertson.com/
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.
