A whole cornucopia of interesting factoids that challenge what you think is going to happen just around the corner.

Innerestin. Via Blame it on the Voices.

Could happen to anyone! (Dangerous things these Wii - as evidenced by this other Wii moment here.)

Via Nothing to do with Arbroath (and a very interesting blog it is too)

Saw this at Design You Trust. A new brand/packaging of condom from Sundhed. Really simple message delivered cleverly.

It's true: Evidence here. Send your wife or girlfriend this link.

From My Pointless

Cool

Spotted this at Likecool described as "The Chair for Man". It's actually a barstool designed for Scottish men who wear the kilt. Traditionally - they claim - Scottish Kilt wearers don't wear any undergarments. Hence the placement of these dimples for a chaps dingly-danglies. Thought I could file this under "Health", "Science" and "Techy and Gadgets".

 Guessed yet? Same as this. From here.

Things are a little bit different in Scotland.

Instead of wasting money on expensive breathaliser kits and blood or urine tests, a new trial by Scottish Borders Police is to be extended throughout Scotland. This provides a quicker road-side test, proven 100% accuracy while reducing antagonism from the public.

Breaking News: Heddlu De Cymru (South Wales Police) are to adopt a similar scheme using Gwyneth.

Here's a publicity shot of Gwyneth:

Don't mix a glass of Warm Milk and Red Bull. Why? Because it creates one holy mess of strange liquid*. Might want to do this on a beer tray. No vodka.

That occassional barman "W" at The George Stephenson in Leathertown is bound to give this a bar demonstration. Pete, tell him "No!"

*The citrus in the Red Bull instantly curdles the milk.

Filed under "OddTube" and Science.

Now this is the real truth about where they get the info on global  warming...

It was April and the Aborigines in a remote part of Northern Australia asked their new elder if the coming winter was going to be cold or mild.

Since he was an elder in a modern community he had never been taught the old secrets.

When he looked at the sky he couldn't tell what the winter was going to be like.

Nevertheless, to be on the safe side, he told his tribe that the winter was indeed going to be cold and that the members of the tribe should collect firewood to be prepared.

But being a practical leader, after several days he had an idea.

He walked out to the telephone booth on the highway, called the Bureau of Meteorology and asked, 'Is the coming winter in this area going to be cold?'

The meteorologist responded, 'It looks like this winter is going to be quite Cold.'

So the elder went back to his people and told them to collect even more wood in order to be prepared.

A week later he called the Bureau of Meteorology again. 'Does it still look like it is going to be a very cold winter?'

The meteorologist again replied, 'Yes, it's going to be a very cold winter.'

The elder again went back to his community and ordered them to collect every scrap of firewood they could find.

Two weeks later the elder called the Bureau again.
'Are you absolutely sure that the winter is going to be very cold?' he asked.

'Absolutely,' the man replied.
'It's looking more and more like it is going to be one of the coldest winters ever.'

'How can you be so sure?' the elder asked.

The weatherman replied,

'Our satellites have reported that the Aborigines in the north are collecting firewood like crazy, and that's always a sure sign.'

H/T John W