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November 10, 4004 BC –Are you having that , “Gee, I’m feeling rather shamed about my engorged genitals today“, here’s the reason why: Adam and Eve, all our forebearers, were driven from Paradise on this date, according to our good old friend Rev. Ussher. For some reason, the first Gideon Bibles were put in hotelContinue reading “So that’s why”

Before you go – In a truly British fashion the sports wear company Barbour has somehow tied Paddington Bear, re-waxing of a coat (apparently the key to the entry into British aristocracy) and Christmas into a 90 second commercial – It’s cute and all, but our English cousins are weeping into their spotted dick overContinue reading “Begin thinking about your Christmas card list”

November 10, 1973 –Elton John hit No.1 on the Billboard album chart for the third time with his seventh LP, Goodbye Yellow Brick Road, on this date. The double disk set became his best selling studio album with worldwide sales of over 15 million copies, certified 8× platinum. Elton and his songwriting partner Bernie TaupinContinue reading “Goodbye Yellow Brick Road”

Banging your head against a wall for one hour burns 150 calories. Alternatively, you can walk your dog for 45 minutes, which also burns 150 calories – and is much less painful. Or you burn about 200 calories during 30 minutes of active sex. You decide.

Some crematoria in Sweden and Denmark have begun selling surplus heat from their furnaces for use in houses. Many see this as entirely sensible, avoiding the need for crematoria to have expensive and energy-hungry cooling towers. But others wonder if it breaches an ethical code drawn up the International Cremation Federation, a body set upContinue reading “Is it hot in here?”

November 9, 1906 –Teddy Roosevelt went against more than a century of tradition and became the first American president ever to leave the country while in office, on this date. He went to view the construction site of the Panama Canal. Before Roosevelt, it was assumed that a President of the United States couldn’t overseeContinue reading “Bully, bully!!!”

In Germany so many significant events in history have happened on November 9, that historians have called the date Schicksalstag (Fateful Day). It was the day that Robert Blum was executed in 1848, After Germany’s defeat in the First World War, the emperor Wilhelm II lost the support of the German army. He abdicated onContinue reading “If you’re in Germany, maybe you want to stay indoors today”

Before you go – Amazon has kickstarted its Christmas campaign (in the UK) with the voice of Adele helping to promote the kindness of strangers amid the annual consumer frenzy. So class, what does this commercial tell us – you can help teens with their social anxiety by buying them gifts – from Amazon. DemandContinue reading “Start thinking about side dishes”

November 9, 1934–We have also arranged things so that almost no one understands science and technology. This is a prescription for disaster. We might get away with it for a while, but sooner or later this combustible mixture of ignorance and power is going to blow up in our faces. Carl Edward Sagan scientist, author,Continue reading “Carl Sagan Day –”

November 9, 1946 – Another classic, yet surprisingly controversial Bugs Bunny outing, Rhapsody Rabbit, premiered on this date (We’ll talk about the controversy later.) Franz Liszt’s 2nd Hungarian Rhapsody music was first used in 1941’s Rhapsody in Rivets. A long-standing controversy exists between the previous cartoon and the Tom and Jerry short, The Cat Concerto.Continue reading “Rhapsody Rabbit”