Surprising Diet Study Result: Red meat not the bad guy this time By Leo Kretzner, 1/30/2010 Many a medical study is done on diet and cancer. Some search for eating patterns among groups of people who do and don’t get cancer. Or they may determine if dietary changes made within the study have measurable positive […]
In Egypt, A Surprising New Import From China
While bleeding on the wedding night is still the proof of the bride’s honor in Egypt and Middle Eastern countries, Radio Netherlands broadcasted an Arabic translation of the Chinese advertisement of the Artificial Virginity Hymen kit. Youm7 newspaper announced that the product will be available on the Egyptian market for LE 83. Gigimo, a Chinese […]
The Sunday Soda Menace: The Surprisingly Controversial History of Ice Cream
Photograph of an Early 1900’s Soda Fountain, The Library of Congress As we move further into the dog days of summer, our thoughts return to the all too obvious pleasures of ice cream, which we first wrote about here. Surprisingly, the history of ice cream itself is fraught with debate and controversy. In […]
Obama Gets A Surprising Financial Boost From Former Bush Donors
In an interesting recent turn of events, there are many indications that US President George W. Bush continues to lose support and influence. At the same time, the GOP is losing its support, influence, and power. Overall, it is Democratic co-frontrunner Senator Barack Obama who is benefiting for these indications. Neither Democratic co-frontrunner Senator Hillary […]
Slide, Rocket and Roller coaster – Surprising
What are these? Slide, rocket and roller coaster – Disneyland rides? Most probably you are thinking so. But no, they are commonly used descriptions of price changes. The price of a mid performance computer took a dramatic slide from around $3000 in 2005 to around $1000 in 2006.Occasionally, a price will rocket .But a […]
Driving Across The United States Is Surprisingly Fun And Educational
Formerly being a airline travel enthousiast, I never considered driving across the United States until an infortunate incident forced my ex-fiance and I to change our travel plans. We had flown out to Las Vegas, to attend a business convention late one night. The next morning, I turned on the television, only to find that […]