Friday, December 28, 2007
I read
this article
about a 56 year old toaster that was purchased in 1951 and surprisingly
still works today. Mrs Lopes purchased the toaster as a present for her
parent’s silver wedding anniversary for £4 4s. Since then it has been
put to regular use and is still in perfect working order. It seems that
appliances used to be built to last whereas these days items are often
cheaply made and tend to only last a few years if you are lucky.
Thursday, December 27, 2007
I read
this article about a
website that has been set up to reunite people with their lost gloves. The website was set up by Jennifer Gooch and so far has reunited four gloves with their owners. She is now working on four similar sites for other cities as well as a book which will show the gloves she has found.
Friday, December 21, 2007
I came across this
odd article where a man has an implant added to his tattoo on his leg to make it look like it has breasts. Now that’s just crazy.
Wednesday, December 12, 2007
I read
this article about a restaurant in Ahmadabad in India that has graves between the tables. It was built over an old Muslim cemetery and has graves in the floor of the café. The graves are decorated daily with a dried flower and are scattered randomly throughout the restaurant.
Friday, December 07, 2007
A dog was blamed for
starting a house fire that caused $50,000 worth of damage. The women who owned the house had been frying fish on the stove when she took some garbage outside. Meanwhile her dog managed to shut the door behind her. Firefighters arrived in time to save both the dog and a pet bird.
Tuesday, December 04, 2007
The owner of an antique shop had his
life saved by his wedding ring when it blocked a bullet that had been fired at him. Two robbers had entered his shop and demanded money before firing at him. He put his hand up to block the shot which was deflected by his wedding ring. The bullet broke into two pieces with one part becoming stuck in his neck and the other part becoming lodged in his finger.