Monthly Archives: July 2007

I’ve always wondered how century eggs are made. And finally there’s a good wikipedia entry of it here. I’ve even heard from multiple sources, that the process uses horse urine. But that’s a myth. And now I know! Incidentally, researching … Continue reading →

This should be standard equipment for every hospital ward, especially geriatric and terminal cases wards. A cat that can know ahead of time when a patient will breath his/her last. Read his story here, from the New England Journal of … Continue reading →

Was feeling a little disgusted at the 2007 Tour de France, so I went out to the nearby Borders, and flipped through a photo history of the Tour 1903-2006… Looking back from where we are, the early days of the … Continue reading →

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The 4th season of the series just started. The premise is that 4400 people throughout history had been abducted, and then suddenly returned to the present day with special abilities. Another X-Men type sci-fi. But with more of an X-files … Continue reading →