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Sex serves two distinct purposes: pleasure and procreation. But there’s a third, less popular (at least depending on your religion) purpose: to break world records. While it may be nice to one day bounce a little baby on your knee and watch it grow into a responsible man or woman, it’s probably less nice to [...]
Posted by Ryan Thomas on Friday, May 18, 2012 at 12:01 am
Filed under Bizarre, History, People, Religion · Tagged British Columbia, Bureau of Customs, canada, Cecil Byran Jacobson, Christianity in the United States, Church of Latter-day Saints, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Filipino actor, Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, India, Islamic Republic of Iran, Ismail Ibn Sharif, Latter Day Saint movement, Meiji, Mormon fundamentalism, morocco, Ramon Revilla, Rulon Jeffs, Salt Lake City, Sargon, Sargon of Akkad, Secret Service Unit, Syria, Warren Jeffs, Winston Blackmore
The Celts are an often misunderstood people. Originating from Austria (circa 1200 BC), they spread across Europe as far as Britain and Spain-and even into Asia Minor, as seen with the Galatians. They were renowned warriors, noted in Greek and Roman literature. However, there is a bias against the Celts that continues into the modern [...]
Posted by Shell Harris on Friday, November 4, 2011 at 12:01 am
Filed under History, People, Religion · Tagged Aars, archaeology, artistic, Austin Mini, Austria, Baden-Wurttemberg, Britain, British Columbia, Bury St Edmunds, Cassius Dio, celt, Celtic art, Celtic chief, celtic history, Celtic Society, Celts, Cernunnos, Chelsea Bridge, Constable, culture defining site, denmark, Europe, Folio, France, functional metal, galatians, Germany, Glauberg, greece, historical artifacts, Hochdorf, Hochdorf,Baden-Württemberg,Germany, Iron Age Europe, Janiform head, La Tene, La Tène culture, London, London,Greater London,United Kingdom, Oxford University, Prehistoric art, prince, Roquepertuse sanctuary, statue of Tarasque de Noves, Thames, Torc, Vix Grave
Everyone is superstitious in one way or another. Whether you believe that Friday the 13th is an unlucky day or that an apple a day will keep the doctor away or if you never walk under ladders, there are superstitions all around us. Some of the most superstitious people around are hockey players. Here’s my [...]
Posted by Shell Harris on Friday, September 23, 2011 at 12:01 am
Filed under Bizarre, People, Sports · Tagged Alexander Ovechkin, anaheim ducks, Atlantic Division, Brendan Shanahan, British Columbia, Burnaby, Darren Pang, Glenn Hall, goalie, goalie equipment, hockey, Ice hockey, Joe Nieuwendyk, Karl Alzner, Montreal Canadiens, National Hockey League, NHL, Northeast Division, Patrick Roy, Pelle Lindbergh, Philadelphia Flyers, Sidney Crosby, Sports, Stanley Cups, Stephan Lebeau, stephane quintal, superstitious player, The NHL, the Stanley Cup, Washington, wayne gretzky
Eighteen is a special time in a person’s life. In most countries, 18-years-old is when an individual is legally considered an adult and can assume control over their actions and decisions. As we move into the 21st century, the age of maturity has risen. A 15-year-old boy living in the Middle Ages had greater responsibilities [...]
Posted by Bryan Johnson on Monday, September 19, 2011 at 12:01 am
Filed under History · Tagged Actor, advocate for AIDS research and public education, After You've Gone, AIDS, Akhenaten, Akhetaten, alabama, Alabama,United States, Alexander Severus, Allied Control Council, Antioch, artist, Aruba, BBC, Berlin, Berlin,Germany, Beths Grammar School, bishop, blood product, brain death, Britain, Britain's Got Talent, British Broadcasting Corporation, British Columbia, British Columbia,Canada, Caracalla, carpenter, Charles Carlton, Checkpoint Charlie, Chile, club Carlos'n Charlie, Colorado, Colorado,United States, Columbine High School, communist government, Cultural anthropology, denmark, Denver, Denver,Colorado,United States, Disappeared people, disease, disorder, Dylan Klebold, East Germany, Edmund, egypt, Elton John, Emaji, emperor, Eric Harris, Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold, Erich Schreiber, F-16, factor, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Flores Ramírez, Food and Drug Administration, France, gene therapy, George Herbert, Germany, Great Britain, Greta Van Susteren, Hamilton Heights High School, Harry Potter, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, head, Helmut Kulbeik, Hemophilia A, Henry Frederick, Henry Frederick Stuart, hereditary blood coagulation disorder, HIV, HIV/AIDS, Howard Carter, Ichinomiya Hospital, Ichinomiya Hospital in Japan, Inc., Indiana, Indiana,United States, injury, Ireland, ITV police, James M. Wilson, Jamie, Japan, Jesse Gelsinger, Joran van der Sloot, Jordan, Jordan van der Sloot, Julia Maesa, Julia Soaemias, Kansas, Kansas,United States, Karl Norman Bishop, Kent, Kevin, Kimberly Bergalis, King, King Arthur, Kinjirareta Mariko, Knowledge, Kokomo, Kokomo,Indiana,United States, lead researcher, Lima, Lima Superior Court, Lima,Lima Region,Peru, Littleton, Littleton,Colorado,United States, London, London,Greater London,United Kingdom, Magic Johnson, Malaria, manager, Marcus Belby, Marcus Opellius Macrinus, Mary, media coverage, Mercedes, Metro Bar, Michael Jackson, minor injuries, Mountain Brook, Mountain Brook High School, Mountain Brook,Alabama,United States, murder, musician, Natalee Holloway, New York, New York City, New York City,New York,United States, New York,United States, Nippon Television, Nippon Television Network Corporation, ornithine transcarbamylase deficiency, Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania,United States, peru, Peter Fechter, Peter-Fechter-Stelle memorial, pharaoh, Phil Donahue, phrase Yukko Syndrome, physician, Plattsburgh, Plattsburgh,New York,United States, pneumonia, Praetorian camp, Praetorian Guard, prince, Prince of Wales, prosecutor, queen, Queen of Scots, R&B musician, recently Filipino actor, reported missing in Lima, REpublic of Ireland, Rob Knox, Rolf Friedrich, Roman pantheon, Ronnie Caldwell, Rookie of the Year, Ryan White, Scotland, Second Presbyterian Church on Meridian Street in Indianapolis, services, severe disease, Singer, Sol Invictus, Soviet Union, spokesman for AIDS research, Stephany Tatiana Flores Ramírez, Sun Music, Sun Music Agency building, Sun Music building, teacher, teenage bricklayer, The Bill, the University of Pennsylvania, Third Legion, Tokyo, Tokyo,Japan, treatment for infants born with severe disease, Trevor McDonald, Trust, Tutankhamun, typhoid fever, U.S. Congress, United Kingdom, United States, University of Colorado, University of Pennsylvania, USA Today, wales, Wayne Harris, West Germany, Westminster Abbey, Wichita, Wichita,Kansas,United States, X-linked genetic disease, Yukiko Okada
Isn’t it scary how many people don’t know if Europe is a country or a continent? Wow… What kind of expectations should we have from the poor, ignorant people if even the president called Europe a country?! Now, let’s give the man the benefit of the doubt. Maybe he wanted to say “countries like in [...]
Posted by Timeea on Tuesday, September 13, 2011 at 12:01 am
Filed under Travel · Tagged Aeolian Islands, Agenor, Alexandre Gustave Eiffel, Asia, brazil, British Columbia, canada, Central Intelligence Agency, china, Church of St. Tysilio, craftsman, Decade Volcanoes, Eiffel Tower, engineer, Etna, Europa, Europe, Europe's Capital, European Union, Finland, France, Frédéric Bartholdi, G20 nations, geography, Geology, Iceland, Ioan Stan Patras, Ireland, Istanbul, Italy, Kenneth J. Hsu, King, king of Tyre, Mary's Church, Mediterranean, Mediterranean Sea, Merry Cemetery, Mount Etna, Mount Vesuvius, Napoleon Bonaparte, New Zealand, Paris, Poland, president, Princess, REpublic of Ireland, Rob Butler, Romania, Russia, Sicily, Statue of Liberty, steel framework, Strait of Bosphorus, Stratovolcanoes, Turkey, United Kingdom, United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization, United States, United States of America, Vatican City, volcano, Volcanoes of Italy, Volcanology, wales
The term Internet meme is used to describe a concept that spreads via the Internet. The idea may take the form of a video, picture, website, phrase or just a word. The meme will move from person to person via social networking websites, blogs, news sources and other web-based services. Internet memes can spread rapidly, [...]
Posted by Bryan Johnson on Monday, August 1, 2011 at 12:01 am
Filed under Internet, Photos · Tagged accidental Internet visits, advertising space, Ahmad Bhat, Alberta, Alexandra Thomas, ambassador, anti-genetics, BBC, Benedict, Boston Bruins, boxer, British Broadcasting Corporation, British Columbia, Caddyshack, canada, cancer, Charles Vacanti, china, cigar-smoking golf player, Clifford Coonan, CNN, CNN America, Crasher Squirrel, culture, Daily Mail, Daily Mail photographer, Dell, Dell Aktiebolag, Demand Media, Demand Media Sweden AB, Due, Dustin Steller, facebook, Facebook Inc, Food & Drug Administration, Forest Gump, France, Gateway, Getty Images, Hollywood actor, Homer Simpson, Inc., India, Indian Army, Internet bloggers, Internet campaign, Internet history, Internet hits, internet meme, Internet memes, Internet phenomenon, Internet showing Keanu Reeves, Internet trend, Internet video, Internet vigilantes, investment analyst, Israel, iStockphoto, iStockphoto Inc, Jackson, Jammu and Kashmir, Jennifer Chandra, Jinshan District, Joseph Vacanti, Kansas City, Kashmir, Keanu Reeves, kim jong il, Lake Minnewanka, large Internet meme, London, Mark Pain, Melissa Brandts, Middle East Times, Miguel Angel Jimenez, Minnesota, National Geographic, National Post, newfound Internet fame, oil paintings, online media, Ontario, Parker Ito, photojournalist, Poland, Popular culture, Qian Zhijun, Richard Lam, Ron Asadorian, Rupesh Shingadia, Ryder, Ryder System, Salman Rushdie, Saugeen-Maitland Hall, Scotland, Scott Jones, Sean G. McCormack, Shakeel Bhat, Shanghai, social networking websites, South Korea, Splash News photographer, Stanley Cup Championship, subway car, teacher, term Internet meme, the 2010 Ryder Cup, The Day the Earth Stood Still, The London Free Press, the National Geographic, The New York Times, The New York Times Co, the Splash News, THE TIMES HERALD COMPANY, the Times of India, tiger woods, Times of India, Times of India Group, Toronto Star, Toronto Star Newspapers Ltd, Turning Point, Turning Point Project, United Kingdom, United States, University of Western Ontario, University of Western Ontario in London, UWO's party, Vacanti mouse
Canada is the northern-most country in North America and is surrounded by three oceans (Pacific to the west, Arctic to the north and Atlantic to the east). With ten provinces and three territories, Canada is the world’s second largest country by total area (Russia is by far the largest). Canada’s border with the United States [...]
Posted by Shell Harris on Tuesday, June 7, 2011 at 12:01 am
Filed under Travel · Tagged Alaska, Alberta, alfred hitchcock, Banff, Banff National Park, Banff Springs Hotel, Barrack Hill, Basilica of Our Lady, Bay of Fundy, British Columbia, Cactus Club, canada, Canadian Pacific Railway, Canadian Pacific Railway Limited, Canadian Rockies, canoeing, Canton Tower, Centre Block, Centre of Gravity, Château Frontenac, Chateau Lake Louise, china, Christopher Reeve, CN Tower, Confederation Bridge, Côte d'Ivoire, Derby, Dubai, Edmonton, Edmonton Event Centre, Edward Island, Empire Ballroom, Fairmont Hotels and Resorts, Governor, Grace, Grand Hotel, Guangdong Province, Guangzhou, Hopewell Cape, Horseshoe Falls, hospitality_Recreation, I Confess, Ice Palace, ice skating, Italy, Jesus de Montreal, Lake Louise, Lawrence River, Le Chateau Frontenac, Louis de Baude, maid, Maid of the Mist, Marilyn Monroe, Moncton, Montreal, Mount Columbia, Mount Robson, New, New Brunswick, New Mexico, Niagara Falls, Niagara River, North America, Northumberland Strait, Ontario, Oratory’s dome, Ottawa, Ottawa River, Palace Casino, Parliament Hill, Peace Tower, photographed hotel, Prince Edward Island, Princess, Province of Rome, Provinces and territories of Canada, QC, Quebec, Quebec City, Rideau Canal, Rocky Mountains, rome, Russia, Saint Andre, Saint Peter’s Basilica, skiing, snowboarding, Supreme Court, Theodore Roosevelt, Toronto, United Arab Emirates, United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization, United States, West Edmonton Mall, winston churchill
Whether you’re barmy for Bratwurst or loopy for a Lincolnshire, the humble sausage has been a favourite for pork-lovers for centuries. However, the tasty pork parcels have not always been as easily accepted as they are today and history records sausages being at the centre of many bizarre and often controversial events. Here are 10 [...]
Posted by Shell Harris on Wednesday, March 23, 2011 at 12:01 am
Filed under Food · Tagged Adolph Luetgert, America, Breakfast foods, British Columbia, broker, Bucharest, canada, Chicago, comedian and businessman, Congress, Constantine, director, disease botulism, emperor, first baseman, food and drink, food stuff, Garde manger, Germany, Hassan, housekeeper, Illinois, Joseph Guillou, journalist, King, Louisa, Meat, Meat processing, meat processing facilities, Milwaukee Brewers, morocco, online writer, paralysis, Pittsburgh Pirates, pork product, Randall Simon, Roman Lupercalian, Romania, sausage, Sausage Software, Sausages, serious injuries, SMS Management & Technology Limited, Steve Vizard, tanker engineer, Telstra, Telstra Corporation Limited, Tom Parnell, United States, USD, Wildbad
By definition, a marathon is a long-distance running event that is officially listed at 26 miles long. The marathon dates back all the way to the time of the Greeks when a messenger named Pheidippides supposedly ran for miles and miles from a battlefield near the town of Marathon to Athens to announce the Persians [...]
Posted by Ash Grant on Tuesday, November 16, 2010 at 12:01 am
Filed under Bizarre · Tagged altitude sickness, Amman,Amman Governorate,Jordan, Arctic Circle, Association of International Marathons and Distance Races, Athens, Athens,Greece, average runner, Badwater, Badwater,California,United States, Boston Marathon, Boston,Massachusetts,United States, British Columbia, British Columbia,Canada, California, California,United States, Chicago,Illinois,United States, Devil’s Golf Course, Distance Races, famous marathons, greenland, hardest marathons, India, Indus Valley, Inez-Anne Haagen, Jan Turner, Marathons, Midnight Sun Marathon, Moroccan Desert, nepal, Netherlands, New York City,New York,United States, norway, olympic games, Olympic sports, Omsk,Russia, Qiang Tong, runner, Running, South Africa, Sports, St. George Marathon, Stockholm, Stockholm,Södermanland,Sweden, the Midnight Sun Marathon, The Netherlands, Tibetan Plateau, Tony Hunt, tough races, Tromsø Bridge, Ultramarathon
Okay, first of all… Happy Canada Day! Yes, July 1st is Canada Day and, whether you are Canadian or not, it’s a great excuse to crack an ice-cold brew and head outside. All over Canada there will be backyard get-togethers, camping trips, and outdoor concerts and almost all of them will have a few key [...]
Posted by Tanya Bennett on Thursday, July 1, 2010 at 12:01 am
Filed under People, Television · Tagged Actor, Alaska, Alberta, Bernard Renault, Bill Hickok, Bill Scott, Boston Bruins, Brendan Fraser, British Columbia, canada, Canada Day, Caroline Rhea, Cathal J. Dodd, Clay Wilcox, Cobie Smulders, comedy, Cynthia Geary, Dan Ackroyd, Dave Foley, Dave Nelson, David Lynch, Deadwood, Deadwood’s sheriff, Dudley Do Right, Eddie LeBec, Entertainment_Culture, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Gavan O'Herlihy, Guy Edouard Raymond, hockey player, Holling Vincoeur, Howie Mandel, Jacque Renault, Jacques Renault, James Howlett, Jay Thompson, Jean Renault, John Candy, John Cullum, John Roberts, Kevin Michael Richardson, Kevin Newman, Kraft, KRAFT Inc., Larry Sanders, Larry Sanders Show, Matt Stone (Terrance), Michael Parks, Montreal, Mordecai Richler, Nell Fenwick, Norm Macdonald, Ontario, Patrick Pinney, Peaks, Peter Jennings, Phil Hartman, Philip, Phillip Niles Argyle, Preston King, Pryde of the X-Men, Quebec, radio station manager, Renault, Renault S.A., Rene Levesque, Rhea Perlman, Richard Simmons, Robin Scherbatsky, Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Scott McNeil, Scott Thompson, Serial drama television series, Seth Bullock (Deadwood), Shelly Marie Tambo, South Dakota, Steve Blum, Tanya Bennett, Teddy Roosevelt, Television, Terence, Terrence Henry Stoot, TGS, The Kids in the Hall, The Larry Sanders Show, the Stanley Cup, Tim Horton, Timothy Olyphant, Tommy Chong, top 10 Canadians, top 10 fictional Canadians, top ten Canadian characters, TopTenz, TopTenz.net, Toronto, Travel, Trey Parker (Phillip), tv, Twin Peaks, United States, United States of America, Utah, Virginia, Walter Olkewicz, Washington, Wolverine and the X-Men, Yukon