March 12, 2012

today I learned that "nothing" in the title of the shakespearean play "much ado about nothing" is elizabethan slang for vagina. hahaha. also, pre-employment and random drug screenings are illegal in canada as they are seen as a form of discrimination. finally, playing tetris after a traumatic event reduces the occurrence of negative flashbacks. DULY NOTED.

March 9th, 2012

today I learned: under the higher education act (in the states..), a prior conviction for marijuana possession will make you ineligible for federal student loans, whereas convictions for rape or murder have no impact on eligibility (uhhh..). also, nearly every page we print contains an invisible serial number used to trace douments back to the printer used. FINALLY, darrell from "storage wars" once found a dead body in a unit :| BONUS FACT: you CAN overdose on marijuana. ....by consuming 1,500 pounds of it in 15 minutes

March 6th, 2012

today I learned: "anonymous" has become a child pornography task force, removing more than 40 child porn websites last fall. also, in the 1500s, mapuche warrier galvario had both hands cut off for defying the spanish.. he returned home, raised an army and faught the spanish with blades tied to his nubs. finally, in the states, more men are reportedly raped than women due to prison rape. bonus fact: mullets are banned in iran :)

March 4th, 2012

today I learned: stephen hawking married the ex-wife of the guy who designed his speech synthesizer (hahah). also, there is a mutation that causes your bones to become so dense that those suffering with it sink like rocks in water and walk away from car accidents without a single fracture. finally, bruce lee could snatch a dime off a person's open palm before they could close it AND leave a penny behind. :)

February 28th, 2012

Today I learned: redheads require up to 20% more anesthesia to be knocked up than people with other hair colours. Also, at the premiere of beethoven's 9th, police had to break up the applause, as the amount he was receiving was considered inappropriate for a private citizen. Fiiinally, mr rogers' car was stolen and then returned with a note that read "if we knew it was your car, we never would've taken it" :)