Phew, what a scorcher: The world's hottest chilli pepper

Its lethal effects include burning eyes, streaming nose, uncontrollable hiccups and much, much worse. And it is about to be sold at Tesco. The world's hottest chilli pepper, the Dorset Naga, will be available in 10g sachets containing up to three tiny fruits, at a price of 89p.

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16 of the Most Timeless Catchphrases of Television History

Every TV show wants one, but few achieve it: a catchphrase. The best ones not only propel their show into the limelight, but eventually take a life of their own, sometimes getting into the dictionary, sometimes even electing a president. Here are the stories behind some of the most memorable ones from the history of television ...

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How hotels help themselves to your money

If you think your hotel is done with you when you check out, think again. It might just be getting started.

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Happy New Year...AGAIN !

An amazing return to the world of blogs has me posting on New Year's opening, another day, another year.

Still thinking of how useful blogs are in Secondary School and obviously for upper Intermediates too (Gr 6 & 7). It's the old chestnut about leading a horse to water though.

Long time no see...

So amazing that I could even log in--remembering password and all--.
Facebook seems to be taking up everyone's time these days rather than blogging.
Remedies need to surface for that particular ebola. LOL. (as opposed to Hollywood Ebola, recently in jail)

Happy New Year!

The slideshow below contains an amazing assortment of winter photographs. I'm not advertising the service provider (you can see the name below the slides in the frame) or the photographer but whoever he/she is, what an amazing talent!

This could be very useful: sharing presentations! Students and teachers alike.

Learn Languages For FREE (Cantonese, Chinese, French, German... etc)

Learn languages for free. This site is dedicated to making these language courses freely available in an electronic format. It is an independent effort to foster the learning of worldwide languages. Text & audio materials used by the government to teach Cantonese, Chinese (Standard), French, German, Greek, Portuguese, Serbo-Croatian, Spanish, & Tur

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50 Common Interview Questions

Collections of Questions.

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Eat These Specific Foods To Raise Your Metabolism and Help Burn Body Fat

Good list of Thermogenic Foods.

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Ancient whale broke all the rules

A bizarre whale fossil found on a beach in southern Australia suggests that baleen whales, the filter-feeding gentle giants of the sea, were not always gentle, or giants, a researcher says.

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40 Percent of Players Are Addicted to World of Warcraft

An expert in computer, Internet and video game addiction believes that 40 percent of the more than 6 million subscribers suffer from a clinical addiction to the game and wants warning labels on the game boxes similar to the Surgeon General's warnings on cigarettes. TwitchGuru has the interview.

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Time Magazine's 50 Coolest Websites

Time Magazine has put together a list of 50 coolest websites from six different categories. Many of them are Web 2.0 sites, others aren't. There's no surprise Digg is one of the websites, but many lesser-known sites made the list too.

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Top 10 Websites for Students

"You've checked the course schedules, bought your sheets and towels, shopped for a laptop, gotten in touch with your new roommate--you're all ready for college, right? Wrong. Your campus orientation isn't complete until you get a little Internet orientation, too."

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Linux Command Line Cheatsheet

A list of linux commands for common operations including: file searching, networking, directory navagation, etc.

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How To Beat a Lie Detector

Good how-to about cheating on a polygraph test.

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Amazing Retro 1950's Ads (Really Cool)

The Ad*Access project consists of hundreds of retro ads from the 1950's. They are grouped into five categories: Beauty & Hygiene, Radio, Television, Transportation & World War II. These subjects were chosen for their broad popular appeal and proven interest to students, faculty and researchers.

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Canadian Nat'l Film Board Puts 50 Classic Animation Shorts Online

The National Film Board of Canada has put 50 of their brilliant animated short films on line for free viewing. Many Canadians will recall such classics as "The Sweater".

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Top 10 most expensive cars in the world

Check out the list of 10 most expensive cars in the world. At the top of the list is the legendary Bugatti Veyron, most expensive, most powerful, and fastest car in the world.


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Full-length streaming video: 'Super Size Me'

If you haven't seen this great documentary, go see it now. You can watch the full-length, 100-minute award-winning film for free online.

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