Some things I've been wasting my time with

[RaspberrySwirl 20]

Kaleidoscope stuff

Dots

Dollar shirt

Random Trivia

Engrish

Stupid Videos

[Fandango 1,439]

The random trivia one is really quite interesting.

Some were really intriguing:

On 15 April 1912 the SS Titanic sunk on her maiden voyage and over 1,500 people died. Fourteen years earlier a novel was published by Morgan Robertson which seemed to foretell the disaster. The book described a ship the same size as the Titanic which crashes into an iceberg on its maiden voyage on a misty April night. The name of Robertson's fictional ship was the Titan.

It was the custom in Ancient Rome for the men to place their right hand on their testicles when taking an oath. The modern term 'testimony' is derived from this tradition.

Atilla the Hun is thought to have been a dwarf.

In parts of Malaya, the women keep harems of men.

The two highest IQ's ever recorded (on a standard test) both belong to women.

George Washington grew marijuana in his garden

I thought they were talking about Hartlepool here

A South African monkey was once awarded a medal and promoted to the rank of corporal during World War I.

And not to go on a rant (ok maybe a mini one) but I absolutely abhor misplaced apostrophes. I'm not a spelling/grammar nazi or anything, but just because there's an s on something doesn't mean it needs an apostrophe!!!

The Turk's consider it considered unlucky to step on a piece of bread....

Before it was stopped by the British, it was the not uncommon for women in some area's of India to choose to be burnt alive on their husband's funeral pyre.

argh! my head! area's!!?!?!?!? come on now...that even beats the worst I've ever seen: Potatoe's. Ok, maybe not, but it's close!

Anyways, those were cool!

Edited February 12, 2006 by LisaD

[RaspberrySwirl 20]

And not to go on a rant (ok maybe a mini one) but I absolutely abhor misplaced apostrophes. I'm not a spelling/grammar nazi or anything, but just because there's an s on something doesn't mean it needs an apostrophe!!!

The Turk's consider it considered unlucky to step on a piece of bread....

Before it was stopped by the British, it was the not uncommon for women in some area's of India to choose to be burnt alive on their husband's funeral pyre.

argh! my head! area's!!?!?!?!? come on now...that even beats the worst I've ever seen: Potatoe's. Ok, maybe not, but it's close!

Anyways, those were cool!

Then you'll like this website: http://www.apostrophe.fsnet.co.uk/

Edited February 12, 2006 by RaspberrySwirl

[Fandango 1,439]

And not to go on a rant (ok maybe a mini one) but I absolutely abhor misplaced apostrophes. I'm not a spelling/grammar nazi or anything, but just because there's an s on something doesn't mean it needs an apostrophe!!!

The Turk's consider it considered unlucky to step on a piece of bread....

Before it was stopped by the British, it was the not uncommon for women in some area's of India to choose to be burnt alive on their husband's funeral pyre.

argh! my head! area's!!?!?!?!? come on now...that even beats the worst I've ever seen: Potatoe's. Ok, maybe not, but it's close!

Anyways, those were cool!

Then you'll like this website: http://www.apostrophe.fsnet.co.uk/

hahahahahahah!! An actual society! omG, my sides hurt!

btw, I love this pic you posted....hilarious!

And just a little from the site: