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Did you ever stop and wonder... Why the sun lightens our hair, but darkens our skin? Why women can't put on mascara with their mouth closed? Why toasters always have a setting so high that could burn the toast to a horrible crisp which no decent human being would eat?
A lady about 8 months pregnant got on a bus. She noticed the man opposite her was smiling at her. She immediately moved to another seat. This time the smile turned into a grin, so she moved again.
Whether or not you own an iPhone 4s you have undoubtedly heard about Siri. With some formidable technology behind the scenes, she makes for one of the most advanced personal assistants in the world. The thing that really makes her shine, however, is her apparent “personality”.
The "world's funniest joke" is a term used by Richard Wiseman of the University of Hertfordshire in 2002 to summarize one of the results of his research . For his experiment, named LaughLab , he created a website where people could rate and submit jokes. [ 1 ] Purposes of the research included discovering the joke that had the widest appeal and understanding among different cultures , demographics and countries. The History Channel eventually hosted a special on the subject. The jokes The winning joke, which was later found to be based on a 1951 Goon Show sketch by Spike Milligan , [ 2 ] was submitted by Gurpal Gosal of Manchester :