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Is Food For Thought Fulfilling?

November 29th, 2008. Published under Humor. No Comments.

U.S. sales of organic foods and beverages increased from $1 billion in 1990 to $20 billion in 2007. People are willing to pay more for organic products because they think they’re healthier. Researchers at Copenhagen University disagree. In a study that included apples, carrots, kale, peas and potatoes, the researchers found organic produce doesn’t contain […]

Is Food For Thought Fulfilling?

November 29th, 2008. Published under Humor. No Comments.

U.S. sales of organic foods and beverages increased from $1 billion in 1990 to $20 billion in 2007. People are willing to pay more for organic products because they think they’re healthier. Researchers at Copenhagen University disagree. In a study that included apples, carrots, kale, peas and potatoes, the researchers found organic produce doesn’t contain […]

Is It A Sign Of Things To Come?

November 23rd, 2008. Published under Humor. No Comments.

In 1953 Dick and Mac McDonald used golden arches for a sign. They put an arch on both sides of their first, walk-up hamburger stand in Oak Brook, Illinois. When viewed from an angle, the two arches looked like the letter “M”. Although McDonald’s stopped putting golden arches on most of their restaurants in the […]

How Embarrassing Was It?

November 22nd, 2008. Published under Humor. No Comments.

Embarrassment comes in all shapes and sizes. For example, police forces across the country use unmarked cars in undercover work. The Dallas police recently used a 2004 Infinity they’d seized in a drug raid. They used the car for 2 months before discovering $400,000 worth of cocaine hidden in hydraulically controlled compartments of the car. […]

Discover a Great Reason to Laugh Out Loud Now

November 22nd, 2008. Published under Humor. No Comments.

Serious people Beware! You are entering an area where your seriousness is under threat.
If seriousness is your forte, be alert to the symptoms of laughter that’s contagious. Run for cover as you feel your mouth corners twitch and unexpected giggles push themselves up continuously - sure signs you’re becoming addicted to laughter.
No! The laughter […]

How Can We Cut Costs Without Bleeding?

November 21st, 2008. Published under Humor. No Comments.

One way to cut the cost of living is to cut the amount of electricity we use. A brick, the box that’s attached to a power cord, consumes electricity even when the laptop, cell phone or other piece of electronics isn’t plugged into it. Televisions and cable boxes use power even when they are turned […]

Who Rules The Animal Kingdom?

November 20th, 2008. Published under Humor. No Comments.

It used to be thought that only chimpanzees, dolphins, elephants and humans could recognize their reflection in a mirror. Now German scientists have added magpies to that list. When magpies were marked with a red or yellow dot that was visible to the birds only in a mirror, they scratched the dot. To prove the […]

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