Archive for September, 2007

Can return deposits in Michigan are 10 cents as everyone who watched Seinfeld knows. However, bringing in cans from other states is illegal. Michigan claims they loose $13 million a year to this type of fraud.

The person who took this photo claims its real and if so, this is the relaxing-est lizard ever.

To solve the problem of facing Mecca for muslim prayers in space, a document entitled “A Guideline of Performing Ibadah (worship) at the International Space Station (ISS)” was recently approved by a council in Malaysia to help their country’s astronaut.

You might have already seen artist Charley Harper’s work which simplified wildlife. This talented designer passed away earlier this year. Click on the ‘Play Slideshow’ link to see his work on the page.

In the old days food was colored using other food items, today its colored with chemicals with numbers for names.

ask.com has a special search page where you can enter either the bride or grooms name and see all the places they have registered for the wedding.

If you are a fan of typography, this article on ‘Type in the Toronto subway’ is an interesting read.

The BBC reports of a strange (but true) coalition between Hitler and the Indian army during the British rule.

10 tips for a great grilled cheese sandwich.

This site has a collection of some very clever video and print ads for Guinness beer such as this weird ‘dream’ video or these videos about how pool was invented or this print ad that ties the beer to rugby.

A cool mug for coffee and tes drinkers that shows shades of brown for reference.

Who knew brussel sprouts took 4 hours to register? Here is a list of foods with the digestion times.

Countries around the world have their own methods of preparing and eating food. Here are 5 nutritional habits gathered together.

Although it is illegal, you never know when you might need to launder some money.

Here are tips for cleaning your place in just minutes a day with detailed instructions for every room.