What’s Your Shirt Made Of?

By  Natasha Abrahams

Formal dressing is delicate business. Just focusing on dress shirts, there are so many details that it’s hard to get right, with a fabric for every occasion. There are a shirtload of fabrics and weaves which dress shirts can be made from- here are the main ones you should know.

10 Things You May Not Know About Sleep

Sleep is absolutely essential for human being. Good night’s sleep is one of the most important things you can do for your overall health and well-being. It gives your body time and energy to recover from the day’s stresses, and to stay sharp and focused each day. Despite scientists still not figuring out the process entirely, we still do not know a lot about this daily activity. Every mammal, bird and most reptiles, amphibians and fish require sleep to function. Good sleep strategies are essential to deep, restorative sleep.

Here are 10 Things You May Not Know About Sleep.

The 10 Strangest Stories Of 2010; DAFTAS Award Winners Announced

The DAFTAS Winners have been announced for 2010. Don’t know the DAFTAS? “It’s the award for everything as daft as…” Celebrating the strange, weird, abnormal, funny, and ludicrous, the DAFTAS awards have just announced the 10 strangest stories of 2010. DAFTAS Awards organizer Simon Crisp said:

“At the end of a year it’s all too easy to look back and remember only the biggest and most important events. We wanted to celebrate the lighter side of the news, the things which barely qualify as news but are the stories people like to talk about at the pub or when they should be working.”

Here are the 2010 DAFTAS Award Winners.

10 Worst Effects Of Fast Food

Fast food is the term given to food that can be prepared and served very quickly. Fast food can also be defined as any food that contributes little or no nutrient value to the diet, but instead provides excess calories and fat. Fast food can be a good way to save time, but it is not the proper way for nutrition. Some of these foods that are of little nutritional value and often high in fat, sugar and calories. Common foods include salted snack foods, gum, candy, sweet desserts, fried fast food, and carbonated beverages. Fast food may includes chips, hot pies, pasties, sandwiches, burgers, croissants, kebabs, pizzas, chicken, soups, and salads. It also includes drinks for instance, milkshakes and soft drinks.

Dog Walker Finds Smelly Lump Of Whale Vomit On Beach That's Worth £100,000

By Paul Byrne

31 January 2013

A dog walker who spotted a smelly yellow rock on a beach says discovering it as whale vomit was like finding a “bag of cash”. Ken Wilman said his boxer dog Madge found the 6lb lump, which could be worth £100,000, in Morecambe, Lancashire. Ken only realised its potential value after an online search revealed the substance was ambergris, an ingredient used in the manufacture of perfume. A French dealer has offered £43,000 but experts say the lump of hardened intestinal slurry from a sperm whale could be worth twice as much.

What Is Ambergris?

Johnna Rizzo

National Geographic News

Published August 30, 2012

Sperm whales eject an intestinal slurry called ambergris into the ocean, where the substance hardens as it bobs along. Eventually it gets collected along shores - most often as sheer happenstance, as in the case of eight-year-old Charlie Naysmith in the U.K. a few days ago. Walking along the beach in Dorset with his dad, the boy found what looked to be a very odd rock. He and his dad used Google to help identify it as ambergris. Weighing more than a pound, it is said to be worth up to U.S. $63,000.

The 5 Most Outrageous Bluffs In the History of War

By Alex Hanton

The pen is mightier than the sword, especially if said pen is writing bullshit. For instance, every good military strategist knows that a well-constructed bluff can overcome almost any odds. You just have to really sell it, that's all. And sometimes, it's the most ridiculous lies that are the most effective ...

Not Even Good At Crime: 3 Hilarious Criminal Fails

By Damien

Some people just aren’t meant to assimilate properly into modern day society. These people usually turn to crime… and sometimes they’re not even good at that. Check out these hilarious criminal fails.

Top 10 Bizarre University Courses

Are you one of those who always wanted to be different from others? If you want to be someone unique, then why go for the usual boring and monotonous English and Mathematics courses? Read on to find out some of the most ridiculous courses you can opt for. Here, for you a list of Top 10 Bizarre University Courses.

13 Vanity Plates That Know Exactly What You're Thinking

Ever look at a license plate and think, "Yes, my thoughts exactly,"? Us, too.

While you can't deny the charm of a vanity plate that catches you completely off guard with something accidentally inappropriate, it's nice to occasionally come across one that simply gets it right (intentionally or not). It seems to say, "Hey, we're all in this great big world together and we've got a lot in common. For example, I, too, think my driver is terrible at parking." So as a salute to aptness, here are 13 vanity plates that know exactly what you're thinking... moreover, they concur.

10 Most Disturbing ‘Pokémon’

By andrew_dyce

'If it ain't broke, don't fix it'; a sentiment that no video game franchise embodies as succinctly as Pokemon. That shouldn't be taken as an insult, since even the people developing the series maintain that like any lasting sport or game, Pokemon doesn't need to change to stay relevant. Instead, the developers at Game Freak simply iterate upon each element of gameplay, introduce new creatures for players to collect, and let marketing take care of the rest. As the franchise closes in on twenty years - and prepares to add yet another Nintendo console to its resume - we thought we'd look back; not on the games or creatures that we most treasure, but the ones that keep us up at night.
Here are the 10 Most Disturbing Pokemon Facts.

10 Best Foods That Cut Fat From Body

It’s not just exercise that will help you cut your body’s fat and get in better shape like other smart ones. Foods that are high in protein and fiber will help you to get rid off your body fat. These foods will help you burn fat around your midsection and also takes more energy to digest protein.  Here are 10 best foods that can help you lose weight and gain health.