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Posted by rappin in People and Society on 01 2nd, 2010 | No Comments
Sauna on Wheels in Winter
In the depths of the taiga businessman Sergey Behnke cut down the sauna on wheels, which are cleaned loggers, hunters, tourists and other residents of the north side.A pair in the bath on wheels, parked at our request on the very edge of a snow-covered taiga
Posted by rappin in People and Society on 12 18th, 2009 | No Comments
Worlds Most Dangereous Doctors
Doctor Zoidberg is one of the reasons I love Futurama. His constant failures at curing even basic illnesses due to an awful understanding of human anatomy make every episode all the better. This is a look at 10 real doctors that were just as bad, if not worse, than Zoidberg.
1. Galen
Galen caused millions...
Posted by rappin in People and Society on 11 4th, 2009 | No Comments
10 Cults for Apocalypse
Apocalypticism, the belief that the world will end soon, is found in practically every religion on the planet. The Romans were periodically gripped by panics involving the prophesied downfall of Rome throughout their history, and early Christians believed they were living in the End Times with as much...
Posted by rappin in People and Society on 10 6th, 2009 | 8 Comments
The 8 Scariest Houses on Earth
There was always that house at the end of the street that scared the crap out of you. The one on the hill with windows that looked like eyes and some creepy garden gnomes that appeared ready to spring to life and eat you. All around the world there is a house that was built to scare us (by Satan, we’re...
Posted by rappin in People and Society on 09 22nd, 2009 | 6 Comments
The Worlds Most Expensive Typos
When you think of typos, you think of grammar and poor middle school grades. It’s hard to imagine that in this day and age a typo of any serious consequence can make it through the cracks, with spell-check being an automatic feature in most email services and office software. However, some typos in...
Posted by rappin in People and Society on 09 17th, 2009 | 1 Comment
5 Things You Didnt Know about divorce
Divorce is popular – too popular. It’s like your favorite local band ruined by fame: once the masses first got their hands on the no-fault divorce in 1970s America, they abused it. Now, thanks to them, it’s primed for a major backlash.
This backlash doesn’t mean the public has...
Posted by rappin in People and Society on 08 25th, 2009 | 1 Comment
The 65 Most Annoying things about the Web Today
We’ve come a long way on the web today. Or have we? While we’ve innovated in many areas, we’ve also continued to disregard pre-existing issues. And in some cases, we have also created new ones. Here is my list of the top 65 most annoying things about the web today. They’re in no particular...
Posted by rappin in People and Society on 08 24th, 2009 | 3 Comments
The 10 mysteries of human behaviour that science can’t explain
The New Scientist magazine compiled a list of the everyday aspects of life which continue to confound the world’s greatest brains, including the reasons behind kissing, blushing and even picking your nose.
An editorial in the publication said: “There is nothing more fascinating...
Posted by rappin in People and Society on 08 20th, 2009 | No Comments
Anorexia – it’s terrifying!
Excellent anti-ad for anorexia, it would be great if such ads were shown more often.
Especially for young girls wishing to be extremely thin.
Posted by rappin in People and Society on 05 21st, 2009 | 1 Comment
5 Things You Didn’t Know about North Korea
When Ex President Bush vilified North Korea as part of the “Axis of Evil,” many Westerners needed no further convincing. What little we already thought we knew seemed plenty persuasive; North Korea — ruled in principle by a dead man and in practice by a character cartoonish enough for The Simpsons,...
