Armistice Day – 11 November

11 November is a National Holiday in France. It is called the Armistice Day.
Armistice day is celebrated in France in memory. It commemorates the armistice signed between the Allies and Germany at Compiègne, France, for the cessation of hostilities on the Western Front, which took effect at eleven o’clock in the morning – the “eleventh [...]

Largest Swiss Army Knife

Plier, cock opener, alen key, scissocrs, nail cutter, compass, hook, different shapes of knife, filer, screwdriver, etc.
Dubbed the largest Swiss Army Knife of the world with 109 features and 85 gadgets…  *drumrole*
“The Wenger Giant Knife!!!”
One review said, ” This is simultaneouly awesome and retarded.”
Would you carry this huge thing around?

National Doughnut Day!

I cannot believe we have reserved a day in the year to celebrate donuts!
Yes, today is National Doughnut Day in the US. Here are some details from Wiki.
National Doughnut Day is on the first Friday of June each year. The holiday celebrates the doughnut, an edible, ring-shaped piece of dough which is deep-fried and sweetened.
National [...]

14 million dollar Car License Plate

Yes it is a true story. It is just an Aluminium plate (no diamond, no gold) with the number 1 on it.
UAE held an auction for “vanity car plates” to raise funds for a hospital. Saeed Khouri, a member of a wealthy Abu Dhabi family (Obviously), won the bid for this exclusive number ‘1′ plate for 14 [...]

Transgender Toilets

CNN Morning Express with Robin Meade today had a report on a group of law-makers discussing on a law regarding Transgender Toilets. This got my attention quite a bit. So, if we have a transgender, which toilet does he/she goto? Are the toilets today discrimination against (transgender) sex?
Looking from the perspective of a transgender, he/she [...]

16 January – National Nothing Day

Yes. I could not believe it myself. Today, Americans celebrate National Nothing Day.
Created by a newspaperman Harold Pullman Coffin in 1973, his goal for creating this day is “to provide Americans with one national day when they can just sit without celebrating, observing, or honoring anything.”
From the way Mr. Harold puts it, it seems like [...]

Will this ever save anyone’s Life?

Edison did WHAT???

I just read an article from reddit.com which changed my impression of Thomas Edison, the inventor of the light bulb and record holder of 1093 patents held in America.
What Happened?
AC power posed an immediate danger to Edison’s own invention: DC power distribution system. To demonstrate the ”dangers” of AC Power, Edison used a 6600V AC power to electrocute an [...]

Don’t Tase Me, Bro!!!

I cannot get these four words of my head, especially during this dry season when I keep getting static shocks from my car. Some of these shocks could really cause some pain, so much so that every time I get out of my car, Please Car, “Don’t Tase me Bro”. It is amazing how phrases [...]