The 10 most unusual place names
January 20, 2007 by info · Leave a Comment
The 10 most unusual place names
*Pussy, France
The small village of Pussy (IPA: [pyˈsi]) is located in the commune of La Léchère in the Savoie département of France, not far from Moûtiers.
*Weed, California
Weed is a city located in Siskiyou County, California.
Thinking like a Genius
January 2, 2007 by info · Leave a Comment
Thinking like a Genius
“Even if you’re not a genius, you can use the same strategies as Aristotle and Einstein to harness the power of your creative mind and better manage your future.”
The following eight strategies encourage you to think productively, rather than reproductively, in order to arrive at solutions to problems. “These strategies are common to the thinking styles of creative geniuses in science, art, and industry throughout history.” Read more
Top 15 Strangest Coincidences in History
December 20, 2006 by info · Leave a Comment
It was written
# Mark Twain was born on the day of the appearance of Halley’s Comet in 1835, and died on the day of its next appearance in 1910. He himself predicted this in 1909, when he said: “I came in with Halley’s Comet in 1835. It is coming again next year, and I expect to go out with it.”
# Oregon’s Columbian newspaper announced the winning Pick 4 lottery numbers for June 28, 2000 in advance. The newspaper had intended to print the previous set of winning numbers but erroneously printed those for the state of Virginia, namely 6-8-5-5. In the next Oregon lottery, those same numbers were drawn. Read more
