What a cute Pepsi ad! (1mb mpg)
Mzansi Afrika tells of The Hidden Health Trauma of Child SoldiersA new Belgian study reveals that children abducted or recruited to fight in wars suffer horrific atrocities and many are beaten and sexually abused. Young soldiers are forced to kill other children or even members of their own family, and girls are given to senior
Toilet seats ‘cleaner’ than office desksAccording to a US study, KEYBOARDS, computer mice and telephone dials are more infested with microbes than toilet seats. Office workstations should be regularly disinfected since they can on average contain 400 times as many germs as a toilet seat. Telephones harbour up to 25,127 germs a square inch, keyboards
Bathroom ManiaAn illustrative new line of sanitary products by Dutch illustrator and designer Meike van Schijndel.
brainFART Intelligence… “I just heard about a patient who is an intravenous drug user and was high on heroin. After being unable to obtain any more of the illicit substance, he drew blood from another user that was high on heroin and then proceeded to inject himself with it. Now’s he septic and almost dead.
One of the many great things about living in South Africa is how a lot of emerging technology is tested there first. Internet Banking was going for a few years there before it even started emerging in the UK, and even today Internet banking in the UK is limited. Microchipped Bank Cards were used instead
FCS (Feline Confusion System)Have you confused your cat recently? Chances are you have not. Most people don’t realise that they must confuse their cats regularly. (found on caiterwauling)
George W. Bush rubs man’s head for “luck” in display of apparent racist ignorance (photo) Before speaking to a March 3rd Los Angeles audience at the White House Conference on Faith-Based and Community Initiatives, Mr Bush was introduced by an African-American male, whose head Mr Bush proceeded to rub while grinning and smirking. Full story…