150-200: number of birdshot pellets still lodged in Harry Whittington’s body

Bumper Cars, How fitting… Dick

Unlike Hollywood, Bollywood does not exist as a physical place

Nevermind the cat, let’s talk about noodles and how they compare to breathing. Vermicelli( شعريه ,面线, lit. little worm) is thinner than spaghetti and made from durum wheat. Cats love vermicelli. The first mention of vermicelli comes from a 15th

“They do a little time in jail and they don’t eat pork no more”

so says Wanda Cromtie, the sole sister of Mr. James Cromtie, 44, who is now in custody along with the other three stooges, David Williams, Onta Williams and Haitian assistant Laguerre Payen. These guys took the FBI bait and bit

More than a feeling: 3 unforgiving moments in the life of Maximilien Robespierre

To understand the madness of a man ruled by terror, consider 3 moments that molded him into legend. 1. Rejection in Youth / 1774- afternoon pep rally at the Lycée Louis-le-Grand A High School in downtown Paris. it’s raining. Everyone

From English direct to Language X and back to Engrish

I often think of the people who see Western culture through the haze of translation and then decide they hate it. Seinfeld is so confusing to people in Mongolia (via winterson.com)

A view from the Fifth Dimension with Peter Funch

Peter Funch has all the signs of becoming a superhero- a name that rhymes with lunch, an excellent use of lighting… and a superhuman photoshop ability to collate a multitude of photographs from time into one image. Go Funch!

Cassini-Huygens Descent to Titan in less than 5 minutes

Bells and whistles added for effect

War Pigs, Homemade Swine Flu and the Second Coming

PART I Non-edible pig application #432-Digging up undetonated WWII bombs that lie in wait near golf courses. Despite their lack of sweat glands, pigs in the Angleland are finding their special purpose by unearthing explosives of the English past. PART

caribbean amish ladies