“Kids eat and drink more things made with sugar than anybody. But how many fat kids do you see?” If you ever wondered why kids are obese today, look no further to ads from the past with blatant reverse psychology with the notion of skinny kids eat a lot of sugar and still remain fit. […]
England have the Rolling Stones and the Beatles. Canada gave the world Rush. Rush: Beyond the Lighted Stage is an in-depth look into Canada’s biggest musical export. You will be surprised at wealth of fan accolades from both musicians and ordinary people. The relentless trio just keep going and at the same time spawning new […]
How does one turn a Happy Meal into a grumpy meal? Simple you introduce cadmium to the equation. McDonald’s is recalling over 12 million Shrek 4 glasses due to small amounts of cadmium that can be harmful to young kids. China has 1/6 of the world’s calcium and industrially use it in many products including […]
Everyday live can be broken down by time zones in our lives. According to Professor Philip Zimbardo it can be broken down to six different zones. Which one are you? Take the survey to find out. The six different time zones are: – Past positive: focus is on the “good old days”, past successes, nostalgia, […]
http://media1.nfb.ca/medias/flash/ONFflvplayer-gama.swf Great little animation from 1966 by Les Drew & Kaj Pindal from the National Film Board of Canada. This animated short proposes what many earthlings have long feared – that the automobile has inherited the planet. When life on Earth is portrayed as one long, unending conga-line of cars, a crew of extra-terrestrial visitors […]
http://www.howcast.com/flash/howcast_player.swf?file=148706&theme=blackHow To Make Your Own Soda on Howcast If you ever wanted to make your own soda, you don’t have to go far. Most of the ingredients are in your kitchen. Make some of your favorite colas in your own home. Have a soda will travel with how to make your own soda video. Tony […]
The beauty of little things is a collection of pictures depicting miniature in a total different way. Size does not matter, Look at this Little Thing! is an exploration of the tiny. The blog offers daily visual dose of the world of the small. Tony M.If this article made you think, brought back a memory, […]
It’s amazing how far we have come in storage space for information. To think in the 80’s 100 MB was more than enough, and games ran on half of that or even smaller. Just how big is a Yottabyte? Here is an interesting chart from Backblaze visually explaining the grandeur of their available space. Tony […]
The tiger fish is a myth to some in the Congo. It was pulled from his aquatic murky domain for all to witness one of the world’s ten hardest fish to capture. The 32 razor-sharp teeth tiger fish is considered Africa’s piranha and is a media darling in viral circles for it’s grotesque appearance and […]
Like something out of a comic book, Guatemala experienced a giant sinkhole that just swallowed a whole building. The picture making the rounds on social and news sites and was discarded as a hoax, something photo-shopped but now turns out it is indeed real. Casualties are uncertain at the moment as what seems to be […]
Europe sent one Polo to the Orient, now Japan has 27,000 polo shirts to pay homage to Europe’s greatest artist Vincent Van Gogh. The polo shirt line Jean-Gabriel Causse line from Onward Kashiyama created a giant portrait based on 24 colors polo shirts derived from two of Vincent Van Gogh’s paintings. Who knew Van Gogh […]
Micro brewing is very popular in Canada and can coexist along side major North America and European brands on store shelves. From Heineken to Corona, there is enough room under the sun for all. Montreal is the proud host of the 17th annual Mondial de la bière (World Beer) festival that showcases some of the […]