April 4th, 2012

TODAY I LEARNED: after germany surrendered in WWII, everyone in moscow partied until the entire city actually ran out of vodka. also, stephen king once called glenn beck "satan's mentally challenged younger brother". finally, jim carrey turned down the then-record-setting offer of $10 million to star in the mask 2, because it wouldn't have been a challenge to play. BIRTHDAY BONUS FACTS: (and my all-time favourite), canada has specifically banned members of the westboro baptist church from entering the country. GO. CANADA.

April 2nd, 2012

hello all you lovely people :) TIME TO LEARN! the delorean is returning in 2013 as an electric vehicle (guess who's gonna try to get oneeee..). also, "jack and jill" won all ten categories at the razzies this year, with adam sandler winning the award for both "worst actor" and "worst actress" (hahah). finally, a man from india started planting trees when he was 16- he is now 47 and lives in his own forest of 1,360 acres housing rhinos, tigers, and elephants. INCREDIBLE.

April 1st, 2012

today I learned: sweden created "condom ambulances" to deliver condoms to people in "promising situations" to combat rising rates of chalmydia. also, bananas can reduce the swelling and irritation of mosquito bites, help with nicotine withdrawal, and provide temperature control in expectant mothers. finally, in liechtenstein's last military engagement in 1886, none of the 80 soldiers sent were injured, and in fact 81 returned, including a new italian "friend". BONUS: a boy from iceland got george bush's private number, pretended to be the icelandic president, passing through several levels of security by answering questions he easily answered by consulting wikipedia. hahaha.

March 28th, 2012

good morning, all you beautiful people. today I learned: the 'north face' clothing company sued a clothing company called the 'south butt'. also, the smell of freshly cut grass is actually a plant distress call. finally, maurice sendak originally wanted to write a book called "where the wild horses are" but changed it to "where the wild things are" when he discovered he couldn't draw horses (hahah).

March 26th, 2012

today I learned: the 'black' in 'blacksmith' distinguishes them from 'whitesmiths', who work with the lighter coloured metals such as tin and pewter. also, tim burton was originally uncomfortable with casting christopher walken in batman returns, on the basis that the actor "scared him". finally, mountain dew's original slogan was "it'll tickle your innards". BONUS FACT!! you can grow a bonsai orange tree that will actually fruit miniature oranges. want!

March 25th, 2012

today I learned: the security team for a canadian nuclear power plant has won the worldwide SWAT competition for 4 years in a row. awww yeahhh. also, nescafe used muse's "feeling good" in a commercial without permission; muse then gave the settlement money to charity :) finally, salvador dali would put a tin plate on the floor and then sit in a chair beside it, holding a spoon over the plate. the moment he began to doze, the spoon would slip from his fingers and clang on the plate, immediately waking him to capture the surreal dream images. incredible. I'm now ready for this day :)

March 23rd, 2012

:) today I learned: the hamsterdance song is a sped up version of the intro to the disney robin hood movie (1973). also, the "refractory period" men require between sex sessions only applies if he's going back to the same person (DON'T GET ANY IDEAS!). finally, brian may, the guitarist from queen, has a phd in astrophysics!! wild!!