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Showing posts with label lists. Show all posts

20070717

Sleep position gives personality clue


"If you want an insight into somebody's true personality, then try to catch a glimpse of the way they sleep.

Scientists believe the position in which a person goes to sleep provides an important clue about the kind of person they are."

20070716

The Top 10 Weirdest and Funniest Japanese Condoms

"Condoms have a long history in Japan, beginning with the earliest versions which were made from leather (!), tortoise shells (!!) or even horns (!!!)... is this where the expression 'are you horny?' came from?

Thankfully, condom technology has advanced to the point where 580 million condoms are sold each year in Japan and competition within the industry is, er, stiff. Indeed, Japan boasts more condoms used per person per year than any other country. To get ahead in the race for safe sex supremacy, Japanese consumers are being treated to innovative market thrusts that are by turns interesting, unusual and downright weird. So, leave that poor turtle alone and come with us (ahem), as we count down The Top 10 Weirdest Japanese Condoms!"

20070715

How to Describe Medical Symptoms to Your Doctor

Visiting the doctor for a new, undiagnosed medical problem can be daunting. Patients often struggle to try to get their symptoms across to the doctor in an effective manner, and the physician needs to gather the information they need from a patient without overlooking anything important. All this must be done during a medical interview which, on average, will be shorter than 10 minutes. Here's how you can maximize the appointment by giving the doctor the information they are looking for in the same format they learned in medical school.

20070714

The ROCKLOPEDIA FAKEBANDICA

"Behold the glory that is the ROCKLOPEDIA FAKEBANDICA, umpteenth (I got sick of counting) revised, unabridged edition! Finally, all the fictional bands and singers from TV and movies listed in one convenient, scarily obsessive place. Why? It's the Internet, stupid! The Internet was created for such things as this!"

20070713

MOJO's Top 100 Soundtracks of All Time

MOJO music magazine's list of the Top 100 Soundtracks of All Time. "Again, shamelessly stealing a page from the erlend playbook with a topic near and dear to moi."