45 years ago today, the Khmer Rouge took over Cambodia. If you don’t know much about them (I certainly didn’t learn anything in school), imagine North Korea’s insane authoritarian fascism-masquerading-as-communism, minus the overblown god-emperor routine, and somehow an even more appalling disinterest in human rights. Between their fanatical and overly-idealistic poorly-implemented policies that led to …
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Skin Deep
The night was quiet, still as stone And in an estate most grand Lord Pennyworth of Lanshire Prepared to hatch his final plan. He stood atop society’s elite. A vast fortune, the finest house. His intellect was unparalleled, And yet he could not find a spouse. For although the debutantes Found Pennyworth satisfying, Anyone short …
The pinnacle of invention
Well. It’s about damn time. The final frontier of civilization has been crossed. Someone finally invented vegan Gogurt. For all you folks out there who have been trying to adopt a plant-based diet. Who have managed to swear off milk, and butter, and cheese, and ice cream, and eggs, and honey… but just can’t stand …
Latino vs Hispanic
I’ve always thought Hispanic and Latino were interchangeable, but apparently they’re different. Latino means “from a country Latin America,” whereas Hispanic means “from a country that primarily speaks Spanish.” The confusion is understandable, since most people that are one of these are also the other, but there are exceptions. Somebody from Brazil or Haiti would …
A Smash Hit
I was suddenly curious about how much a market there were for Donald Trump piñatas, so I looked it up. It turns out even Walmart is selling them. And they look… impressively unlike him. Mexican politicians also smashed a Trump piñata during a party last Christmas, and former president Vicente Fox wrecked one before …
Catching Alzheimer’s Early
One of the first things Alzheimer’s does is damage the part of the brain that processes the smell of lemons. So if someone can’t smell lemons, it could serve as an early warning sign. It also keeps a person from smelling other things, most notably natural gas (which is technically odorless, but a scent is …
4/20
April 20th isn’t just a stoner holiday. It’s also Adolf Hitler’s birthday. Which is ironic, because Hitler seems like exactly the sort of person who should have been celebrating April 20th…
Wish Granted
Ulysses S Grant was born Hiram Ulysses Grant. When he enrolled in West Point, his name was accidentally entered as Ulysses Simpson Grant. He just rolled with it because he had always hated the fact that his initials were HUG. Source: https://www.damninteresting.com/the-reconstruction-of-ulysses-s-grant/ The whole thing is a good read. Also of note: Grant blamed himself …
On Cat Calling
A Russian fella recently told me that over there, instead of saying “Heeeere, kitty kitty kitty!” they beckon cats by saying “kss kss kss” because that sounds more like the noises a cat makes. I tried it out today on a cat that didn’t want anything to do with me, and she never got within …
The Deal with Airline Food
Food doesn’t taste as good at extremely high altitudes because the lack of pressure and humidity dampen your senses of taste and smell. Your hearing also affects your sense of taste, so the loud hum of the jet engines aren’t doing you any favors either. Source: http://www.bbc.com/future/story/20150112-why-in-flight-food-tastes-weird
Adam Rinsky 