archives: Weird Stuff
Happy Geography Awareness Week!
A little bird over at National Geographic’s Intelligent Travel Blog tells me that this week is Geography Awareness Week. This excites me, becau [...]
Planning a Trip to Vancouver? Keep an Eye on Your Feet
A few weeks back, I wrote about the “Montauk Monster,” a scary looking creature that allegedly washed up on the shores of Montauk in Long [...]
How many playing cards does it take to build Beijing’s Bird’s Nest?
Actually, make that the Bird’s Nest, plus the rest of Beijing’s flashiest Olympic venues. Yup, in playing cards. The answer? 140,000. Che [...]
Engrish Spoken Here
Some of our favorite Engrish signs found at home and abroad… Photo: Augapfel (creative commons) Photo: Shamam (creative commons) Photo: Stard [...]
