Why Do Racists Have Low IQs?
Studies going back over 50 years have repeatedly arrived at the same conclusion — racists have lower IQs than non-racists. Interesting list of works cited.
The crazy world of viral videos?
By now you’ve heard of the trick of putting Mentos into a 2 litre of Diet Coke? You’ve most likely seen the video below of 2 guys and their Venitian-esqe water show (you should have, it’s been viwed over 10 million times).
The cool thing about this video, is that it has boosted the sales of Mento’s by 15%. The Mento’s people couldn’t be happier and have in fact hired these guys to do more videos, and placed them on their website. They see the benefit of viral videos and are using it to their advantage. On the flip side, Coke put out some boring corprate speak press release that said something to the effect of “We encourage people to use our products responsibly and in the intended manner.”… blah blah blah – you get the point.
Although coke dosen’t necessarily need this video to boost it’s brand awareness, and some might even argue that it could hurt it, the fact is that viral videos are now having huge impacts on marketing and advertising campaigns.
Just last week there was another you tube video that had become viral.
I gotta admit that I was fooled on this. Even though I thought it was a bit fishy (mostly because I couldn’t believe there are people this materialistic), I chalked it up as genuine and just a poor reflection on our youth.
Then I find out this weekend that it’s part of a new promotion for Domino’s “$9.99 Anything Goes” promotion. They are offering any topping pizzas for $9.99 and giving away cars and other stuff through a partnership with ebay.
Well, strictly speaking, the only way to not have an accent is to not speak. If you’re from anywhere in the USA you have an accent (which may or may not be the accent of the place you’re from). Take this short quiz and you’ll find out just which accent that is.
A dog may be man’s best friend. But one dog, Lady, decided she needed more friends — and she found plenty in the knot of toads living at the local pond. A suburban family’s secret struggle with an uncommon addiction comes to light in this personal essay by NPR’s Laura Mirsch.
Lady “was really perky, and happy, and generally excited to see you when you came in the door every day,” recalls Andrew Mirsch.
But that was before the Mirsch family moved into a new house.
“We noticed Lady spending an awful lot of time down by the pond in our backyard,” Laura Mirsch recalls.
It turned out the toads were toxic — and, if licked, the fluids on their skin provided a hallucinogenic effect.
What followed was the Mirsch family’s quest to stop their cocker spaniel from indulging herself. But it wasn’t easy. Lady was persistent, and resourceful.
But when they returned, so did Lady — and with a vengeance.
Click here to hear the whole thing.
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