Chinese Coexistence

With ongoing negotiation between the USA and China on the trade and tariff issues, it’s interesting to observe the positions that both countries are coming from. The following are statements made by ambassadors both nations appointed to each other, and sheds a lot of light on each nation’s perspective: This explains a lot of the … More Chinese Coexistence

American Baby Cage

A rather strange bit of history that’s almost lost to the passage of time. Back in 1884, an American pediatrician by the name of Luther Emmett Holt advocated for babies to be “aired”, i.e, brought outside the house to breathe the outside air, improve their immunity and generally toughen them up. The exact description of … More American Baby Cage

Road Rage Diarrhea

A woman from Pennsylvania experiences road rage, and proceeds to defecate on another driver’s vehicle: … The incident occurred on 4th Street and Madison Avenue in Prospect Park, Pennsylvania, on Tuesday, April 29. Police said a woman – later identified as 44-year-old Christina Solometo of Ridley Park – defecated on another driver’s car in a … More Road Rage Diarrhea

Summoning Failure

A woman calls out for a stray tabby cat she saw, only for the cat to ignore her and for a whole host of other different animals to answer her call: One can see in the video that the woman’s call of “pssst psst psst” made absolutely no difference on the cat, but called forth … More Summoning Failure

Meowing Seagulls

A tourist comes across a vending machine in Istanbul that dispenses food for the local stray cats, only to hear a strange, throaty meowing sound near the machine when there were no cats around. Taking a closer look, he realizes that the local seagulls have learned to meow, perhaps to better beg for food from … More Meowing Seagulls