EVENTS WE ALWAYS SEEM TO MISS
The Philadelphia Museum of Art featured 100 photographs of men's feet taken during orgasm. No thanks, we see enough of our own feet during sex.
ConFurence, the "original full-furry convention" held yearly in California for folks who are interested in "furry" characters. Here you really could wake up next to a dog.
The 1,600-person tug-of-war contest in Taiwan. Reportedly, two men had limbs torn off and 45 other people were injured, including a few ambassadors. You should have seen the three-legged race.
OUR KIND OF GUYS
Major General Perry Smith (retired), above left, military consultant to CNN, who quit after the network broadcast a shaky report that the United States had used lethal nerve gas against American defectors during the Vietnam War.
Alan Greenberg, an executive who donated $1 million to buy Viagra for impotent men who can't afford it.
Michael Collins, above center, Command Module Pilot of Apollo 11, who did his job, stayed in orbit while Nell and Buzz played golf, never complained, and as a result has been completely forgotten.
Katsuo Katugoru, a Tokyo problem-solver who designed rubber briefs that could inflate to 30 times their normal size as protection in case of a tidal wave. The underwear, it was reported, inflated in a crowded train, causing pandemonium.
Never one to shy away from a challenge, Jean-Noel Charolais of France, above right, broke the world record for resistance to cold and pain (narrowly beating Barbara Boxer's husband). Charolais spent 42 minutes and 31 seconds sitting in a small hole filled with ice and snow, lined at the bottom with ground glass.
NOT OUR KIND OF GUYS ANYMORE
David Hasselhoff dressed as a road warrior, still looking hopelessly geeky.
Sean Connery reportedly doing karaoke in Paris, forever shattering his cool image.
Best Health News
You can stop fretting about the undead. British researchers examined a handful of zombies in southern Haiti and found that they were actually mentally ill, wandering strangers who only resembled dead people. Couldn't the same be said about people at those Renaissance fairs?
Pork chops may hold the secret to a healthier, longer life. A common type of fat found in meat, called conjugated linoleic acid, may help prevent diabetes, according to Purdue and Penn State researchers. Their findings suggest that this fatty acid is as effective as some new drugs in preventing the disease. One researcher hopes that someday, "We'll have a value-added pork chop that could help fight cancer and diabetes." Pick it up in the meat section of your local pharmacy.
Ever wonder why tickling yourself doesn't work? You're not alone, strange one. With the help of magnetic resonance imaging, researchers found that the brain warns you beforehand when you try to tickle yourself.
Marijuana may help cure a stubborn case of hiccups, suggests a researcher writing in the Lancet, a medical journal. After hiccuping for nine days, a patient took a few tokes, and the spasms stopped permanently. Of course, now he can't stop giggling.
Omelets may prevent scrambled vision, Two key nutrients with hard-to-pronounce names (lutein and zeaxanthin) have been found in egg yolks. The nutrients may protect the eye from age-related damage that leads to vision loss.
Worst Health News
According to the USDA Livestock Behavior Research Unit at Purdue University, earlier castration reduces stress. We'll say!
Our brains apparently shrink more rapidly than women's do, according to researchers. We're happy to take that kind of shrinkage over others. yanzic0617.
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