Today I Learned Something New

That’s about 35 miles.

I watched this video and now I badly want to try this at home. Sadly, I don’t have a microwave. If you know why this happens, leave a comment.

Skip to 1:13 to see the action.

Apparently it’s quite easy to create fire from ice. Polished ice serves as a magnifier to convert sun beams into heat. Just as magnifying glass would do.

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Flu can make you sick for a week. You know how it feels. You get bored and spend most of your time at home alone watching movies or browsing websites. You need someone to cheer you up. I can not guarantee someone will cheer you up if you get sick, but you have an opportunity to do that to some of your sick friends.

If you know someone with flu, cheer them up using Lemsip app on Facebook. Simply open the app and choose a friend.

Your friend’s picture will be blended into James Brown’s hit song “It’s a Man’s, Man’s, Man’s World” reworked to “It’s a Man’s Flu”!

Do it now and have your friend stop moaning!

To create a Guinness record, Simon Elmore stuffed 400 drinking straws into his mouth.

I learned today that Savannah is the largest breed of domestic cats. It’s a cross between a large-eared wild African cat and a domestic cat.

According to their owners, they are quite intelligent. For example, they learn how to open refrigerators and high cabinets. They can walk on a leash and even play fetch.

Being also quite powerful, they can jump up on top of doors. Some Savannahs can jump about 2.5 m (8 feet) high from a standing position.

Because Savannahs are so badass, some countries including Australia ban them from entry fearing they will destroy native species through their enhanced hunting skills, intelligence and increased body size.

If I ever decide to get a cat, this would be my choice.

A hooker shared an interesting way to detect policemen among her clients. After inviting her clients into the room, the sex worker asks them to get completely naked while she prepares her paperwork and notes the start time. Unlike other clients, policemen leave their underwear on because they feel uncomfortable taking it off.

Bonus links:

Sold in South Africa, Pronto condoms take only a few seconds to put on because one does not need to open them in a traditional way.

There is a blog that is fully dedicated to text analysis on classroom blackboards shown in adult films.

One of the few videos on Youtube that shows a female vagina without getting banned.

Just another slide from a must-read presentation by Mary Meeker on the state of Internet in 2011.