And in a tangentially related way, but also to be handled with care, this site can prove interesting: http://deletionpedia.dbatley.com Strangely fascinating. Got lost in the Es particularly: Elvis sightings and Echidnas (Sonic the Hedgehog) But thought the list of movies …
In a similar vein, this can be a helpful site: http://wikileaks.org/wiki/Wikileaks To be handled with care.
Following on from yesterday’s scam site, impossible to over-recommned: www.snopes.com for finding out if the latest email you’ve been sent is genuine or not. Either browse or use the search box on some keywords from the email: e.g. ‘craig shergold’ …
TOTD is just old enough to remember having used some of these, but it’s a tough quiz nevertheless: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/7671677.stm
One weirdness of the universe can be found in Sweden and Germany (and possibly other places as well – let us know if you know) around Christmas time. Apparently their tv networks have a habit around that time of year …
And whilst on the theme of anniversaries (see Friday), it is of course Paddington’s 50th birthday. He’s wearing well… http://www.paddingtonbear.com/ He has his own wikipedia entry: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paddington_Bear The Times wrote about him back in May: http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/visual_arts/article3881646.ece Google is celebrating with …
We’re a year old today. Trust you’ve been enjoying the last 245 postings. Here are some highlights(?) from the past year: October 2007 and a blog from Stephen Fry: http://stephenfry.com/blog/ November saw our posting which has received the largest number of …
Can you remember the periodic table? This fantastic site from the University of Nottingham will certainly make it a whole lot easier. Clicking on an element in the periodic table well launch a video explanation of that element which includes …
Discover the wonder of the world’s caves. No need to don a headlamp and squeeze into dank, dark and scary places. You can experience the beauty and mystery of solution caves, lava tubes and sea caves through the amazing photography …
Of course, Cluedo (see the posts from Wednesday and Thursday) is directly inspired by Agatha Christie’s stock characters and situations in her detective novels. There’s a web site devoted to her and her work here: http://www.agathachristie.com/ And yes, wikipedia has an …
