Category Archives: Just for fun

A speech-jamming gun that silences people mid-sentence?

Who would want one of those? Kazutaka Kurihara of the National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, and Koji Tsukada of Ochanomizu University, developed a portable “SpeechJammer” gun that can silence people more than 30 meters away. The device … Continue reading

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Walt Disney said Laughter is America’s most important export

So, go ahead, laugh Walt also said Mickey was just a little personality created for the purpose of laughter. And that’s exactly what this little post was created for. Just Sayin’ Related articles Singer Whitney Houston dies at 48 – … Continue reading

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I could’ve avoided the 4th quarter nail-biting

If I’d just listened to Princess the camel? Princess, the star of New Jersey‘s Popcorn Park Zoo, has correctly picked the winner of five of the last six Super Bowls. She went 14 and 6 predicting regular season and playoff … Continue reading

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If it looks like a rock, and feels like a rock…

It’s an alien spaceship? Apollo 16 astronauts found alien ship, psychics say A variety of “shipwreck elements” — described as “structures, people/aliens, biological technology, and their plight” — were reportedly seen through a psychic technique called remote viewing by six … Continue reading

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Another one of ‘those’ days?

Yeah. But this one was cool. Really cool! A picture is, as they say, worth 1000 words. Here’s a few thousand. Any questions? Just Sayin’

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Enough fooling around. It’s a geocache.

A geo-what? Geocache. There are more than 1.6 million of them hidden all over the world. Some are ammo cans like this one. Others are small, pill bottle-sized containers. Some contain ‘treasures’. Some just logs you sign to earn bragging … Continue reading

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So, what is that, anyway?

And who did put it there? Actually, why is a more interesting question. It was put there so it could be found. So far it’s been found 34 times. That we know of. Found by folks who went looking for … Continue reading

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Smart Unveils Petite Pickup Truck

 Petite? Talk about understatement.  Mercedes-Benz’ little sister brand smart (lowercase ‘s’ intended) will debut what may be the world’s smallest pickup truck at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit in January. Called the smart for-us, the tiny two … Continue reading

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“Brains, like computers, operate best when they are cool.”

Who knew? I thought I was just bored. Yawning isn’t triggered because you’re bored, tired or need oxygen. Rather, yawning helps regulate the brain’s temperature, according to Gary Hack, of the University of Maryland School of Dentistry, and Andrew Gallup, … Continue reading

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What’s so black about Black Friday?

If you’re standing in line or stuck in traffic, you might be wondering. The term Black Friday itself was originally used to describe something else entirely — the Sept. 24, 1864, stock-market panic set off by plunging gold prices. Newspapers … Continue reading

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