Quote from Cheryl Strayed

 Let yourself be gutted.Let it open you.Start here.-Cheryl Strayed

Quote on dreaming

 Dreaming,after all,is a form of planning.-Gloria Steinem

Before elevators were invented

 Before elevators were invented,and even for many years after,the lowest floor of a building was for the rich and the upper floors for servants,warehouses,or the poor.

Hand gestures

 A person usually makes a lot of hand gestures when telling a true story.When telling a lie,a person's hands will stay noticeably still.

Carpet alarm clocks

 There are "carpet alarm clocks" that won't turn off unless you get up and stand on them.

Great smell of books

 Bibliosmia-The smell and aroma of old or good books.

A hangover cure

 A banana milkshake sweetened with honey is one of the best ways to cure a hangover.The banana helps calm the stomach and the honey builds up the depleted blood sugar levels.

More about bluefin tuna

 Bluefin tuna are top predators.Juveniles eat fish,squid,and crustaceans,and adults feed mainly on bait fish such as herring,bluefish and mackerel.

                    Juvenile and adult bluefin tuna are opportunistic feeders( as are most predators), and their diet can include jellyfish and salps ,as well as demersal and sessile species such as octopus,crabs and sponges.

Quote from Greg Correll

 Poetry is what language does when it reaches the age of consent.-Greg Correll

Quote from Anais Nin

 It is a sign of great inner insecurity to be hostile to the unfamiliar.-Anais Nin,1949.

Pacific bluefin tuna

 Pacific bluefin tunas are predatory and mainly eat squids and fish, such as sardines and anchovies,saury,herring,pompanos,mackerel,hake,other tunas and occasionally red crabs and krill.

Wolf spiders

 Wolf spiders will hunt and eat brown recluse spiders(fiddlebacks to some),in addition to black widow spiders,cockroaches,crickets,beetles and silverfish.Please do not squish them.

Rain in Dubai

 In Dubai,artificial rain is regilarly created through cloud seeding,as natural rainfall is rare.Rains are announced a day in advance.

Yellowfin tuns

 In New Caledonia,yellowfin tuna prey on surface fish such as flying fish or skipjack,and also deep-sea fish such as lancet fish and other fish of the tuna family.

Quote from Nina Simone

 What kept me sane was knowing that things would change,and it was a question of keeping myself together until they did.-Nina Simone

Quote from Robert Greene

 Always stick to what makes you weird,odd,strange,different.That's your source of power.-Robert Greene

Avoiding feeling sleepy

 How do I stop feeling sleepy after eating?

Rather than eating big meals,eat smaller meals and snacks every few hours to keep up energy levels.A piece of fruit or a handful of nuts should be enough to cure an energy dip.Get good-quality sleep.A person who gets enough sleep at night is less likely to experience a significant post-lunch energy dip.

Megalophobia

 People with megalophobia have an intense fear of large objects such as skyscrapers,airplanes and big statues.

Good fortune

 Some people rub their good fortune in your face.

Tight smiles

 People have tight smiles on their faces sometimes.

Feeling sleepy after lunch

 Why do I feel so sleepy after lunch?

After lunch,your circulation shifts to accommodate more blood flow to the digestive system,meaning less blood goes to your brain,which could trigger more tiredness.

Enochlophobia

 Enochlophobia refers to a fear of crowds.

Fear of underwater creatures

 Megalohydrothalassophobia-Fear of underwater creatures or objects.

Fear of being stared at

 Scopophobia is excessive fear of being stared at.It is often associated with other social anxieties.During an episode of scopophobia,you may feel your face flush or your heart race. 

      In New York city many people hate being stared at; it makes them feel paranoid.

Lifespan of bluefin tuna

 Able to survive up to 20 years in the wild,bluefin tuna have only a few natural predators including killer whales,sharks and a handful of other big fish.

Barbaric zoos in the 18th century

 During the 18th century,you could pay your admission ticket to the zoo in London by bringing a cat or dog to feed the lions.

Quote on the future

 The future isn't just something that happens.It's a brutal force,with a great sense of humor,that'll steamroll you if you're not watching..-Cameron Crowe

Quote from Brene Brown

 A good life happens when you stop and are grateful for the ordinary moments that so many of us just steamroll over to try to find those extraordinary moments.-Brene Brown

Quote from Walter Lippmann

 You cannot endow even the best machine with initiative;the jolliest steamroller will not plant flowers.-Walter Lippmann

Quote from Bill Hybels

 Don't steamroll your way into a conversation before establishing any relational credibility.-Bill Hybels

Litter on the moon

 Humans have already left around 200 tons of garbage on the moon,including many spaceship backpacks and around 96 bags with urine and vomit as well as old boots.

Unique dog breed

 Basenji is the only dog breed in the world that doesn't bark.

A beautiful doo wop song from 1959 that I love

 Babalu's Wedding Day(1959)-song by The Eternals.

A truly obscure song from 1959 that I love

 Chinese Junk(1959)-song by Lenny Troy.

Quote on love

 Love is a form of direct action.-Lidia Yuknavitch

Quote from Keith Spicer

 Our hearts beat in closer harmony than we dare to hear.-Keith Spicer

Another word for collecting books

 In Japan,there is a word "Tsundoku",which means collecting books that you will never read.

Forest therapy

In Japan,doctors would prescribe"Forest Therapy" to treat depression and anxiety.The scent of the trees increases activity of the natural killer cells that enhances your immune system which boosts resistance against stress.

To prevent theft of beer glasses

 To prevent tourists from stealing their beer glasses,some bars in Belgium require people to hand over one of their shoes as a deposit which is then put in a basket and hung from the ceiling.These shoe baskets have also become an attraction.

Watching favorite movies many times

 Watching your favorite movies over and over is good for you.The repetition calms you because knowing the outcome of a story helps you feel safe in an unpredictable world,and it comforts you by recapturing lost feelings.

Thanking Jonas Salk

 Jonas Salk chose not to patent his 1955 polio vaccine,making it more  affordable for the millions of people who needed it.As a result,he missed out on earning an estimated $7 billion.Thank you Dr.Salk(1914-1995).

Quote from Kahlil Gibran

 Out of suffering have emerged the strongest souls;the most massive characters are seared with scars.-Kahlil Gibran

Quote from Jilia Kristeva

 Writing is impossible without some kind of exile.-Julia Kristeva

Quote from John Steinbeck

 To be slive at all is to have scars.-John Steinbeck

Popular television host sadly dies

 Bob Barker,the popular,long-time host of the TV host 'THE PRICE IS RIGHT' very  sadly died in August 2023 at his home in Hollywood Hills,California of natural causes at the age of 99.

                  Animals were his other passion.He promoted animal rights alongside PETA ;he also promoted a vegetarian diet like his.He said'To protect your memory eat vegetarian and keep your wits about you into a ripe old age."

Lupin beans growing more popular in Canada

 Lupin is a pulse crop high in protein and fibre;it is increasingly being marketed as a dairy alternative.

           The bean called sweet lupin has been used in the Mediterranean for centuries;now in 2023 it is increasingly being used in Canada for high protein-based plant food and to make vegan desserts.

               A lupin bean icecream cone tastes delicious and has a nutty taste.

How memory changes with age

 Before the age of seven,you can remember plenty from before you were three.But at around age seven,you start to forget those memories.

An obscure song from 1963 that I like

 Moonlight And Music(1963)-song by Ruby and The Romantics.

A bouncy song that I love

 Jump Around-song by House of Pain.

Quote from Jeff Foster

 Love breaks down the non-existent walls of separation.-Jeff Foster

Giraffe tongues

 Giraffe tongues are nearly two feet long.

Bicycles

 There are more bicycles in the Netherlands than people.

A long word

 The longest word that can be typed with the top row of the keyboard  in English is " typewriter."

Oniomania

 Oniomania is a word that means an uncontrollable desire to buy things.

Kangaroos

 A kangaroo can't jump until its tail is touching the ground.

Hippos

 Hippos often enjoy licking massive crocodiles.

Antarctica

 Antarctica is the only continent on the planet without bees or wasps.

Ties

 People who like collecting ties are known as grabatologists.

The brain

 Your brain begins to feed on its own neurons when it doesn't get enough sleep.

Pirates

 Pirates wore eye patches to increase night vision,not to cover a missing eye.

Quote from Max Ritvo

 We're always so close to living.-Max Ritvo

Quote from Viktor Frankl

 An abnormal reaction to an abnormal situation is normal behavior.-Viktor Frankl

Quote from Tony Robbins

 The past does not equal the future unless you live there.-Tony Robbins

The unexplored ocean

 More than 80% of the ocean has never been mapped,explored,or otherwise seen by humans.We ultimately know more about the surface of Mars than the earth.

Bananas

 When bananas were introduced to the United States in 1876,they were considered a delicacy and often wrapped in tinfoil and eaten with a knife and fork.

Pineapples as status symbols

 Pineapples were such a status symbol in 18th century England that you could rent one for the evening to take to a party.

A song from 1957 that I love

 Rainbow(1957)-song by Russ Hamilton.

                    This song contains the lines'I'm saving my money to buy you a rainbow,A rainbow to fit on your finger.'

Why Mother's Day was banned in North Korea

 In 2017,Mother's Day was banned in North Korea because it was distracting citizens from their love for their dear leader.

The world's first billionaire

 John D.Rockefeller was the world's first billionaire and was worth about 2% of the national economy.

The genius did not have a driving license

 Despite his vast intellect and his ground-breaking work in physics,Albert Einstein never obtained a driver's license and was known to have a poor sense of direction.

Vegetarians

 The term vegetarian was invented in 1847.Before that,people that eat meatless diets were called Pythagoreans.

Philomath

 Philomath-A person who loves learning and has a strong passion for knowledge.

Texas

 The state of Texas is larger than any country in Europe other than Russia.

Textrovert

 A textrovert is someone who is expressive and funny in text but shy in person.

Quote on abolition

 Abolition is also about grappling with defending the humanity of people you are scared of.-Olivia Gatwood,THE OVERSHARING INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX.

An obscure song from the sixties that I love

 Una Bella Brazilian Melody-song by Ruby and the Romantics.

An obscure song from 1964 that I love

 Every Day's A Holiday(1964)-song by Ruby and The Romantics.

The owner of Macy's died on the Titanic

 The owner of Macy's,Isidor Straus(1845-1912) died on the Titanic.He refused to get in a lifeboat before women and children,and his wife Ida Straus refused to leave without him.She said"I will not be separated from my husband.As we have lived so will we die,together."They were last seen on the deck ,arm in arm as the Titanic went down.

Quote from Elizabeth Hardwick

 Adversity is a great teacher,but this teacher makes us pay dearly for its instruction.-Elizabeth Hardwick

Quote from Laura Jaworski

 In a burst of gold,comes autumn.-Laura Jaworski

Illegally demolished pub rebuilt

 A 100-year -old London pub was illegally demolished in 2015 by greedy developers who wanted the land.They were ordered to rebuild it exactly as it was,brick by brick.The Carlton Tavern was the only building on the street that wasn't destroyed during the Blitz in World War II.

                       This pub was thankfully rebuilt and reopened its doors to the public in 2021.

                       Developers who illegally demolish historic buildings or heritage buildings elsewhere must similarly be forced to rebuild them.

Quote from Joni Mitchell

 My heart is broken in the face of the stupidity of my species.-Joni Mitchell

Short-lived website created in 2003

 Did you know?Before Facebook,Mark Zuckerberg created a website called "Facemash" in 2003,which allowed users to compare the attractiveness of their classmates by putting their photos side by side.This project was short-lived due to privacy and ethical concerns.

He has the largest car collection in the card

 The Sultan of Brunei has the largest car collection in the world in 2023,consisting of  approximately 7,00  0  cars ,worth more than $5 billion.

            How great for the environment!

Rebounding from a tragedy

 Lori and Chris Cobel lost their three children,two girls and a boy in a car accident in California in May 2007.

             After a year,Lori gave birth to a triplet,two girls and a boy.

Giraffes

 Humans and giraffes have the same number of vertebrae-seven.

Successful trick used by Indonesian farmers

 Indonesian farmers introduce fish into their water-laden rice fields in a process called rice-fish culture.The fish droppings act as fertiliser,while the fish eat any insect pest and improve oxygen circulation around the field,increasing rice yields by up to 10%.

Fact about polar bears

 Under their white fur,polar bears have black skin to help absorb heat from the sun.

Quote from Leonard Bernstein

 To achieve great things,two things are needed;a plan and not quite enough time.-Leonard Bernstein

Quote from Albert Camus

 There is no greatness without a little stubbornness----Works of art are not born in flashes of inspiration but in a daily fidelity.-Albert Camus

Alleged secret of champion swimmer

 9-time Olympic champion swimmer Mark Spitz won 7 gold medals in the 1972 summer Olympics in Munich and jokingly told the Russian swim team coach in 1972 that his moustache increased his speed in the water.The next year,every Russian swimmer was sporting a moustache.

How daring they are

 Honey badgers eat porcupines and poisonous snakes,raid beehives for honey,kidnap baby cheetahs,and steal food from hungry lions.

The Goliath Tigerfish

 The Goliath Tigerfish is a very large African predator that eats crocodiles.

A frightening visit to Scotland

 In 1972,Neil Armstrong visited the town of Langholm,Scotland.In which he was read a 400 year old law declaring any Armstrong found in the town should be hanged.

Coca Cola

 Coca-Cola is often associated with the color red. but its original color was actually green.The red color scheme came later and has become iconic.

Bushy beards

 A study found that men have evolved bushy beards to soften the impact of punches and protect their jaws.Having a beard absorbed 37 percent more energy from a punch compared to a shaved face.

Quote from Hubert Reeves

 Man is the most insane species.He worships an invisible God and destroys a visible Nature,unaware that this Nature he's destroying is this God he's worshipping.-Hubert Reeves,Canadian French astrophysicist.

A song from 1957 that I like

 We Will Make Love(1957)-song by Russ Hamilton

Frogs

 Did you know?Frogs don't drink water using their mouths.They absorb water through their skin through a process called osmosis.

A newer song from Cults that I like

 Bumper-song by Cults.

Two more songs from Buzz Clifford that I like

 1.Three Little Fishes-Buzz Clifford.

2.Moving Day-Buzz Clifford

Quote from Anton Chekhov

 People don't notice whether it's winter or summer when they're happy.-Anton Chekhov

Quote from Emile Zola

 We are like books.Most people only see our cover,the minority read only the introduction,many people believe the critics.Few will know our content.-Emile Zola

An old song from Buzz Clifford that I love

 Magic Circle-song by Mike Clifford.

Quote from Iris Apfel

 More is more,and less is a bore.-Iris Apfel(born 1921),famous interior designer,fashion tastemaker and unabashed maximalist.

Quote from Albert Camus

 The only way to deal with an unfree world is to become so absolutely free that your very existence is an act of rebellion.-Albert Camus

A lesser known song from 1961 that I love

 Mary Mary(1961)-song by Mike Clifford

Quote from Dolly Parton

 The way I see it,if you want the rainbow you gotta put up with the rain.-Dolly Parton

Quote from Betsy Hodges

 We can only have true public safety with public trust.-Betsy Hodges

An unsual robber

 One of the most infamous bank robbers in South Africa's history,Andre Strander,who robbed about 30 banks,was actually a policeman himself who robbed banks on his lunch break and returned to scene as an investigating officer.

A song from The Tragically Hip that I love

 Blow at High Dough-song by The Tragically Hip.

Quote from.Anais Nin

 You cannot save people.You can only love them.-Anais Nin

Quote from Christa Wolf

 I had gone back to being myself.But my self did not exist.-Christa Wolf

Quote from Rick Rubin

 The work reveals itself as you go.It tells you what it wants yo be.-Rick Rubin

He died so strangely

 Bobby Leach(born 1858),the first man to survive the Niagara Falls barrel plunge,strangely died later in 1926 in New Zealand due to slipping over an orange peel.

Quote from Sheila Ostrander

 True hospitality is a delicate balance of warmth and form.-Sheila Ostrander

Quote from Cory Booker

 The right attitude can transform a barrier into a blessing,an obstacle into an opportunity or a stumbling block into a stepping stone.-Cory Booker

Quote on successful people

 Successful people see adversity as a stepping stone rather than a stumbling block.-Shawn Achor

Quote on hospitality

 Hospitality is simply love on the loose.-Joan D.Chittister

Quote from Beau Taplin

 I desire very little,but the things I do consume me.-Beau Taplin

Quote from Ogden Nash

 Every New Year is the direct descendant,isn't it,of a long line of proven criminals?-Ogden Nash

Two old songs that I like

 1.Don't Make Her Cry(1964)-Mike Clifford

2.Uh Huh-Mike Clifford

An old song from Mike Clifford that I love

 When We Marry-song by Mike Clifford.

Quote from James Baldwin

 In order to have a conversation with someone,you must reveal yourself.-James Baldwin

Quote from Brene Brown

 Of all the things trauma takes away from us,the worst is our willingness ,or even our ability,to be vulnerable.There's a reclaiming that has to happen.-Brene Brown,RISING STRONG.

Ants have superpowers

 An ant can lift 20 times its body weight.

A song from Mike Clifford that I love

 Here's To My Lover-song by Mike Clifford.

A remarkable nurse

 Mary Ann Bevan (1874-1933) was a British nurse who developed acromegaly.After the death of her husband,Mary Ann Bevan had no income to support herself and her children.She then decided to enter a contest where she won the title of "Ugliest Woman" and was later hired by a circus.She performed in circus sideshows.She endured this ridicule from the world to provide for her family.

An underrated song from 1963 that I find beautiful

 It Had Better Be Tonight(Meglio Stasera)(1963)-song by Mike Clifford.

They have two stomachs

 Ants have two stomachs,one of their stomachs is for holding food for their own consumption and the second one is to hold food to be shared with other ants.

An obscure song from 1962 that I love

 Danny's Dream(1962)-song by Mike Clifford

Odd coincidence with Tom Cruise

 Tom Cruise divorced all three of his ex-wives when they turned 33(Mimi Rogers,Nicole Kidman ,Katie Holman) and each is 11 years younger than the last.

A little-known song from Mike Clifford that I love

 Nest Egg-song by Mike Clifford.

Great tweet on the end of the world

 The end of the world happened with the dinosaurs,we're the post apocalyptic monsters.-Weird Howard @WeirdHowardProd,12 November 2019,8:19 AM,Twitter for Android.

Quote from Patti Smith

 No one expected me.Everything awaited me.-Patti Smith

A song from 1964 that I like

 One By One The Roses Died(1964)-song by Mike Clifford.

An obscure song from 1963 that I like

 Cotton Dresses(1963)-song by Mike Clifford.

Quote from Anne Sexton

 Poetry is prayer to me.-Anne Sexton

Quote from Karen Salmansohn

 Don't wait until you reach your goal to be proud of yourself.Be proud of every step you take.-Karen Salmansohn

Quote from Julia Child

 The only real stumbling block is fear of failure.In cooking you've got to have a what-the-hell attitude.-Julia Child

An old song from Mike Clifford that I like

 Stranger-song by Mike Clifford.

Quote on reason

 Reason?That dreary shed,that hutch for grubby schoolboys.-Theodore Roethke

An obscure song from 1963 that I like

 All The Colors of The Rainbow(Turn to Blue)-song by Mike Clifford.

An obscure song from Buzz Clifford that I like

 Hello Mr.Moonlight-song by Buzz Clifford.

Quote from Gina Bellman

 I love those connections that make this big old world feel like a little village.-Gina Bellman,New Zealand actress.

He holds the Guinness book of records for the world's largest private comic book collection

 Did you know?

An American guy named Bob Bretall (born 1962) holds the world's largest private comic book collection in 2023,according to the Guinness Book of Records.He owns over 138,000 comic books(duplicates not included).

An obscure old song that I love

 More Dead Than Alive-song by Buzz Clifford.

An obscure song from 1961 that I like

 Driftwood-song by Buzz Clifford.

A song from Mike Clifford that I like

 Lavender Dreams-song by Mike Clifford.

The crocodile is not mean with this bird

 The bird called the Egyptian Plover bird,eats food stuck between the crocodile's teeth,so the teeth are cleaned and the crocodile doesn't eat this bird.

An obscure song from 1968 that I love

 The Golden Breed(1968)-song by Mike Clifford from the 1968 film THE GOLDEN BREED.

Spiders in disguise

 Some spiders disguise themselves as ants by pretending their two front legs are antennae.More than 300 species of spiders are known to mimic outward appearance of ants,a phenomenon called myrmecomorphy.

Quote from Mary Shelley

 I have love in me the likes of which you can scarcely imagine and rage the likes of which you would not believe.If I cannot satisfy the one,I will indulge the other.-Mary Shelley,FRANKENSTEIN.

Quote from Brene Brown

 The dark does not destroy the light;it defines it.It's our fear of the dark that casts our joy into the shadows.-Brene Brown

Cheetahs

 Cheetahs can't roar.They can only meow like domestic house cats.

Quote from Anne Tyler

 The unsatisfying thing about practicing restraint was that nobody knew you were practicing it.-Anne Tyler

Quote on observation

 Observation is a dying art.-Stanley Kubrick

An obscure song from 1965 that I find intriguing

 How To Murder Your Wife(1965)-song by Mike Clifford.

               This song is the theme song from the 1965 movie'HOW TO MURDER YOUR WIFE.'

                Strangely this song was a big hit in Japan.

Accessory

 Originally they were called food accessory factors.Today they are called vitamins.

Another song from 1961 that I love

 Pretty Little Girl In The Yellow Dress(1961)-song by Mike Clifford.

                    This film is from the 1961 Universal Films'THE LAST SUNSET'.

A song from 1961 that I like

 Joanna(1961)-song by Mike Clifford.

Two songs from 1962 that I like

 1.What To Do With Laurie(1962)-Mike Clifford.

2.One Boy Too Late(1962)-Mike Clifford.

A little-known song from Dean Martin that I love

 La Giostra(The Merry-Go-Round)-song by Dean Martin.

A song from 1959 that I love

 I'm Afraid To Say I Love You(1959)-song by Mike Clifford.

Quote from David J.Lieberman

 At the root of fear is low self-esteem.This explains why angry people have low self-esteem,are argumentative,stubborn and quick to flare up,yet slow to forgive.Those behaviors are defenses against the underlying fear.-David J.Lieberman

A hiphop song from 1989 from Canada that I love

 Let Your Backbone Slide(1989)-song by Maestro Fresh Wes.

Quote from Peter Hammill

 I do flip between being chatty and argumentative- and being a psycho loner werewolf.-Peter Hammill

Quote from Les Brown

 Don't waste another minute dealing with a toxic,negative,energy-draining person.Some people are wired for negativity.They love being argumentative,combative and abusive.Run for your life as quickly as possible.-Les Brown

Quote on dwarfs

 Dwarfs are very argumentative,sir.Of course,many wouldn't agree.-Terry Pratchett

Quote from Peter Brook

 There are prophets,there are guides,and there are argumentative people with theories,and one must be careful to discriminate between them.-Peter Brook

Quote from Donald A.Wolheim

 Human nature is violent,argumentative,fallible and given to endless fantasizing.-Donald A.Wolheim

Quote on idealism

 Idealism is guilty middle-class bullshit.-Eric Bogosian

Quote from Tasha Turner

 The more passionate and argumentative I get the more followers and friends I make online.-Tasha Turner

Quote from Nelson DeMille

 Confrontational is when I pull my gun.Argumentative is when I pull the trigger.-Nelson DeMille

Quote from Mandy Hale

 The less you respond to rude,critical,argumentative people--  the more peaceful your life will become.-Mandy Hale

Quote from Martha Graham

 We learn by practice.Whether it means to learn to dance by practising dancing or to learn to live by practising living,the principles are the same.-Martha Graham

Talent

 There is too much talent trapped in poverty.-from the Facebook page of Robert Kaplan,August 12,2023

Seed and tree

 A seed grows with no sound,but a tree falls with huge noise.Destruction has noise,but creation is quiet.This is the power of silence.Grow silently.

Quote from Margaret Atwood

 The answers you get from literature depend on the questions you pose.-Margaret Atwood

Quote from Andy Warhol

 I never think that people die.They just go to department stores.-Andy Warhol

Quote from Ralph Waldo Emerson

 Commerce is of trivial import;love,faith,truth of character,the aspiration of man,these are sacred.-Ralph Waldo Emerson

Quote from John Dryden

 Shame on the body for breaking down while the spirit perseveres.-John Dryden

Quote from Holly Valance

 I never kill insects.If I see ants or spiders in the room,I pick them up and take them outside.Karma is everything.-Holly Valance

Ignoring visitors

 In Japan,people commonly practice the act of pretending not to be home when an unwanted visitor knocks at the door so much so they even have a word for it 'IRUSU.'

Returning wallets

 People are more likely to return a missing wallet if money is found inside.

Prolific Barbara Cartland

 Barbara Cartland wrote 723 novels-an average of more than 9 a year over her career.In 1976 she wrote 23-still a world record.

Edible dinnerware

 Did you know?

A company in Taiwan makes dinnerware out of wheat,so you can eat your plate after you're done with your meal.

Cotton candy

 Cotton candy was invented by a dentist.

MRI scans

MRI scans of dog brains show that they see their owner as family and prioritize the smell of humans over anything else.

The color of blood

 The blood of mammals is red,the blood of insects is yellow in colour,and the blood of lobsters is blue.

An obscure song from 1961 that I love

 Bombay(1961)-song by Mike Clifford.

                     This song was a big hit in Venezuela.

Napping at work

 Napping at work is viewed favorably in Japan.It is considered a sign that you are working so hard that you have exhausted yourself.

Quote from Noam Chomsky

 The smart way to keep people passive and obedient is to strictly limit the spectrum of acceptable opinion,but allow very lively debate within that spectrum.That gives people the sense that there's free thinking going on,while all the time the presuppositions of the system are being reinforced by the limits put on the range of the debate.-Noam Chomsky

Quote from Percy Bysshe Shelley

Love withers under constraints :its essence is liberty: it is compatible neither with obedience,jealousy nor fear.-Percy Bysshe Shelley

Limelight

 Before electricity,theaters would use heated calcium oxide(commonly known as quick lime),to illuminate their stages.This is where the phrase " in the limelight" comes from.

Quote from Aldous Huxley

 The greater part of the population is not very intelligent,dreads responsibility,and desires nothing better than to be told what to do.Provided the rulers do not interfere with its material comforts and its cherished beliefs,it is perfectly happy to let itself be ruled.-Aldous Huxley

Quote from Sebastian Thrun

 It's sad that we never get trained to leave assumptions behind.-Sebastian Thrun

Whale oil

 Did you know?

Until 1973,whale oil was used in automobile transmissions.

Quote from David Gemmell

 Do not speak badly of yourself-for the warrior within hears your words and is lessened by them.-David Gemmell

Hypocupremia

 Hypocupremia-Copper deficiency.

Hypercupremia

 Hypercupremia-Elevated copper levels in the body.

Quote from Michelle Wu

 There's magic in seeing slightly familiar faces become new neighbourhood friends over ice cream and cold drinks.-Michelle Wu

Before trees were common

 About 400 million years ago,before trees were common,the earth was covered with giant mushrooms.

Overhydration

 Overhydration due to drinking too much water causes water toxicity,an electrolyte imbalance that can cause symptoms ranging from nausea and headache to unconsciousness and coma.To avoid overhydrating,try to drink no more than 9-13 cups of fluids per day.

Hypermagnesemia

 Hypermagnesemia is a rare condition.It happens when there's too much magnesiun in your blood.Magnesium is a mineral that helps your bones,heart and other body functions work well.When you have levels that are very high,it can be a sign of kidney failure.

Hyperphosphatemia

 High phosphorus,also called hyperphosphatemia,means you have extra phosphorus in your blood.High phosphorus is often a sign of kidney damage.

Hypophosphatemia

 Hypophosphatemia is a short-term or chronic condition that happens when you have a low level of phosphate in your blood.

Symptoms of overhydration

 The symptoms of overhydration can look like those of dehydration.When you have too much water in the body,the kidneys can't remove the excess liquid.It starts collecting in the body,leading to nausea,vomiting,and diarrhea.Throbbing headaches throughout the day.

Hyperdoxy

 Hyperdoxy is when you see married converts attempt to live as monks.

Drinking too much water

 Drinking too much water can result in a condition called hyponatremia,which is a dangerous drop in blood sodium levels.

Hypokalemia

 Hypokalemia(low potassium) refers to a lower than normal potassium level in your bloodstream.

Hyperkalemia

 Hyperkalemia-High potassium in blood.

70% of people

 70% of people pretend to be okay because they don't want to annoy others with their problems.

Adidas

 Did you know?Adidas is making shoes from recycled ocean plastic.In 2018 it sold over  1 million pairs of these shoes.Each pair takes 11 plastic bottles  to make.

A song by The Band that I love

 Acadian Driftwood-song by The Band.

Pierre Polievre

 Pierre Polievre has a well-earned reputation as a prickly political pugilist.

Packaging

 The packaging may have been changed sometimes but the contents remain the same.

Monachopsis

 Monachopsis(noun)-The subtle but persistent feeling of being out of place.

Quote from Robert Breault

 You can accept a falling out that changes your plans,but it's hard to accept a betrayal that changes your memories.-Robert Breault

Great quote from Tony Bennett

 If you are creative,you get busier as you get older.-Tony Bennett,crooner.

The changing nature of the call centre industry

 The call centre industry is changing in 2022 and 2023 and it is being increasingly automated.

                There are less and less call centre agents being hired;instead of mass layoffs there are often job losses due to attrition and employees voluntarily accepting retirement packages.

                Many companies are more focused on the bottomline than customer service.Replacing jobs with automation is an easy way to cut costs.

                However,many customers are dissatisfied with automation because machines can't replace the human connection.

Hosting the Olympic games

 Many cities are not eager any more to spend money on hosting the Olympic games,the Commonwealth Games and other major sporting events because of cost overruns and the fear of spending money on white elephants.

                         Since 9/11 security costs have soared.Sporting events are places where a lot of people congregate at once and they become targets for terrorist attacks.

Goat

 A goat squeezes through a fence sometimes.

Hypercortisolism

 Hypercortisolism-When the body produces too much cortisol,it is called hypercortisolism.Cortisol is a steroid produced by the adrenal glands in response to corticotropin-releasing factor(RH) and adrenocorticotropic hormone(ACTH),both of which are produced in the brain.

Hypercapnia

 Hypercapnia(hypercarbia) is when you have high levels of carbon dioxide in your blood.Carbon dioxide is a waste product that your body gets rid of when you exhale.If you can't get rid of it,it can build up in your blood.

Hypoxemia

 Hypoxemia is when oxygen levels in the blood are lower than normal.If blood oxygen levels are too low,your body may not work properly.Someone with low blood oxygen is called hypoxemic.Oxygen gets to your blood through your lungs.

Hypoplasia

 Hypoplasia is the incomplete development or underdevelopment of an organ or tissue.Hence,organs or tissue affected by hypoplasia have a below average number of cells.

Hypocalcemia

 Hypocalcemia is a treatable condition that happens when the levels of calcium in your blood are too low.

Adipsia

 Adipsia,also known as hypodipsia,is a symptom of inappropriately decreased or absent feelings of thirst.

Icebergs

 Icebergs are large chunks of ice that breaks off from glaciers.This process is called calving.Icebergs float in the ocean but are made of frozen freshwater,not saltwater.

The power of music

 Did you know?

Music has the ability to repair brain damage as well as return lost memories.

Hyperpraxia

 Hyperpraxia-Abnormal activity;restlessness.

                     Excessive motor activity,such as seen in mania and attention-deficit /hyperactivity disorder.

Magnesium and cortisol

 Does magnesium reduce cortisol?

Frequent awakenings during the night can be a sign of extreme magnesium deficiency.Remember magnesium will help lower cortisol.If you fo not have adequate levels of magnesium your body cannot relax and remove cortisol.

The four main types of serial killers

 The four main types of serial killers based on the type of crime they commit are as follows:thrill seekers,missionary-oriented,visionary killers and power/control seekers.

                   Thrill seekers are serial killers that see outsmarting the law as some sort of amusement.

Reducing cortisol

 Does walking reduce cortisol?

One great reason to turn to walking is it reduces cortisol levels.

Poison dart frogs

 Did you know?Poison dart frogs don't make their own poison.They get it from eating alkaloid-rich mites and ants,and they will become less toxic if their diet is changed.

Aplasia

 Aplasia-Means there is no tissue or organ at all.

Hypotonia

 Hypotonia-Decreased muscle tone.

Quote from Frantz Fanon

 Today I believe in the possibility of love;that is why I endeavor to trace its imperfections,its perversions.-Frantz Fanon

Quote from Neal Shusterman

 Sometimes though,you make a pact with yourself.I'll pretend there's nothing wrong if  you pretend there's nothing wrong.It's called denial,and it's one of the strongest pacts in the world.Just ask all those people who were still drinking champagne while the Titanic went down.-Neal Shusterman

Quote on the two-party system

 Saying we should keep the two-party system simply because it is working is like saying the Titanic voyage was a success because a few people survived on life rafts.-Eugene McCarthy

Tweet on gyms

 Going to the gym gives you energy but you need energy to go the gym.Sounds like a pyramid scheme to me.-Steffan-Chad@IamSteffandchad

Quote from Ken Poirot

 A job is the ultimate pyramid scheme.-Ken Poirot

Quote from Jack Gilbert

 Poetry helps us suffer more efficiently.-Jack Gilbert in conversation with C.D.Wright

Quote on organized religion

 Organized religion:The world's largest pyramid scheme.-Bernard Katz

Quote on teachers

 Teachers who make physics boring are criminals.-Walter Lewin

Death row prisoners in Japan

 Did you know?

Death row prisoners in Japan are kept in solitary confinement and learn that they are to be hanged just hours before they are to be executed.Their families are notified only after their execution.

When dogs sneeze

 Dogs will sneeze to tell other dogs that they're playing,so when they're playing rough it doesn't turn into a fight.

Quote from Rudyard Kipling

 Beware of overconcern for money,or position,or glory.Someday you will meet a man who cares for none of these things.Then you will know how poor you are.-Rudyard Kipling

Quote from D.H.Lawrence

 What I want is life and trust;trust is the highest form of independence.-D.H.Lawrence

Quote from Adrienne Rich

 Without tenderness,we are all in hell.-Adrienne Rich

Quote on detail

 Detail is the heart of realism,and the fatty degeneration of art.-Clive Bell

Quote from Justin Trudeau

 Living your life in the public eye is a greater burden than most people can imagine.-Justin Trudeau

A song from Slim Gaillard that I love

 Communication-song by Slim Gaillard.

Why the cops do it

 Police officers often touch the taillights of cars they pull over so that their fingerprints are on the vehicle if anything happens to the officer during the traffic stop.

Quote from Heath Ledger

 Your biggest supporter is a stranger.Your biggest hater is someone you know.-Heath Ledger

A monster serial killer

 Joe Metheny(1955-2017),the infamous serial killer from Baltimore not only cooked his victims to eat himself,he also made burgers with their remains and sold them to unsuspecting customers from a roadside food stand.

              His father was an alcoholic who was killed in a car accident when he was young.His mother worked double shifts to support her six children.

             What a monster!

Justice for murderer

 In 2022,a 60 year-old US man Joseph Anthony Mckinnon died of a heart attack in South Carolina while burying the body of his girlfriend in the backyard after he strangled her to death.

Hyperthymia

 Hyperthymia means you have high-energy,talkative and overactive personality traits.

Hypomnesia

 Hypomnesia-Abnormally poor memory of the past.A general weakening of memory.

Lypophrenia

 Lypophrenia-A vague feeling of sorrow or sadness.

A song from 1952 that I love

 Potato Chips(1952)-song by Slim Gaillard

Warriors

 Some people are keyboard warriors,promoting and fighting for their cause on the internet.

Blue roads

 Qatar is the only country in the world to have blue coloured roads.

Tomato

 In the late 1700s,a large percentage of Europeans feared the tomato.A nickname for the fruit was'Poison Apple' because it was thought that aristocrats got sick and died after eating them.

Your ears

 Your ears are cockroach heaven for them to eat or rest.The smell that emanates from the ear is attractive to the cockroach,according to an entomologist at North Carolina State University.

No blood

 The only part of the body that has no blood is the cornea of the eye.It receives oxygen directly from the air.

Death from eating liver

 If you ate a polar bear's liver,you would die.Humans can't handle that much Vitamin A at once.

The Golden Turtle

 The Golden Turtle often rides on the top of jellyfish to conserve energy while traveling in the vast ocean.

A song from Buffy Sainte Marie that I love

 The Big Ones Get Away-song by Buffy Sainte Marie.

Drinking seawater

 Did you know? 

Cats can hydrate by drinking seawater,due to their extremely efficient kidneys.

Habit

 It takes approximately 66 days for a new behavior to become a habit.

A song from 1992 that I love

 Bury My Heart At Wounded Knee(1992)-song by Buffy Sainte Marie.

When snakes sleep

 Snakes are unable to close their eyes.They can't blink and they must sleep with eyes open.

A great conservationist

 In 1962,Brendon Grimshaw of Britain purchased Moyenne Island in Seychelles for $8,000 .He planted 16,000 trees on the island,brought and bred giant tortoises,and introduced a variety of bird life.He was the sole inhabitant of the island until his death in 2012 at the age of 87 years.Instead of selling it,he declared the island a national park.

The brain

 Your brain is 73% water.It takes only 2% dehydration to affect your attention,memory and other cognitive skills.

Great quote on foreign aid

 Foreign aid might be defined as a transfer of money from poor people in rich countries to rich people in poor countries.-Douglas Casey,classmate of Bill Clinton at Georgetown University.

Australia's first cops

 Australia's first cops were all criminals,their first police force was made up of 12 of the best behaved convicts.

Tom and Jerry

 Tom and Jerry were originally named Jasper and Jinx.

The value of books

 In The Middle Ages,books were so valuable that libraries would chain them to the bookcase.This was widely practised until the 18th century.