September 2013

words

Hippopotomonstrosesquipedaliophobia

The other day I posted about a new phobia, Trypophobia and I linked to the site phobialist.com that features a list of 621 phobias, in case you needed one. Well, I couldn’t help myself. I just had to spend sometime reading what some people are afraid of. Hippopotomonstrosesquipedaliophobia is the irrational fear of long words – go […]

words

Hippopotomonstrosesquipedaliophobia

The other day I posted about a new phobia, Trypophobia and I linked to the site phobialist.com that features a list of 621 phobias, in case you needed one. Well, I couldn’t help myself. I just had to spend sometime reading what some people are afraid of. Hippopotomonstrosesquipedaliophobia is the irrational fear of long words – go

words

Trypophobia and the fear of swiss cheese

Most phobias are irrational fears that some people are born with or have developed over time. A classic is Claustrophobia – fear of enclosed spaces. I have a fear of heights which, I presume, a lot of people have because there are 5 names for it – Acrophobia, Altophobia, Batophobia, Hypsiphobia or Hyposophobia. Trypophobia is the fear of

words

Trypophobia and the fear of swiss cheese

Most phobias are irrational fears that some people are born with or have developed over time. A classic is Claustrophobia – fear of enclosed spaces. I have a fear of heights which, I presume, a lot of people have because there are 5 names for it – Acrophobia, Altophobia, Batophobia, Hypsiphobia or Hyposophobia. Trypophobia is the fear of

Food

10 Things Worth Knowing About Orange(s)

Well, I’m on a roll here. I’m not sure if the hits have increased, but definitely the requests for info have!! So, still on the theme of Orange, here are some other fun facts about the fruit and the colour 🙂 1. According to wikipedia there are over 50 types of oranges including varieties, such

Food

10 Things Worth Knowing About Orange(s)

Well, I’m on a roll here. I’m not sure if the hits have increased, but definitely the requests for info have!! So, still on the theme of Orange, here are some other fun facts about the fruit and the colour 🙂 1. According to wikipedia there are over 50 types of oranges including varieties, such

Food

10 Reasons To Love Carrots

Since so many popular blogs organize their posts with a number and a list, as in “10 ways to pretend that Monday doesn’t exist.” I decided to try a post or two using the same format. I’ll let you know, if it generates more hits. So here is – 10 Reasons To Love Carrots. 1. Carrots

Food

10 Reasons To Love Carrots

Since so many popular blogs organize their posts with a number and a list, as in “10 ways to pretend that Monday doesn’t exist.” I decided to try a post or two using the same format. I’ll let you know, if it generates more hits. So here is – 10 Reasons To Love Carrots. 1. Carrots

unicorns

What will you give me for…..

I mentioned in an earlier post that there was a story behind the paper clip, well, one paper clip in particular. It was a giant red paper clip which Kyle McDonald used to trade up to a house in Saskatchewan. Here is the story from Wikipedia. MacDonald made his first trade, a red paper clip

unicorns

What will you give me for…..

I mentioned in an earlier post that there was a story behind the paper clip, well, one paper clip in particular. It was a giant red paper clip which Kyle McDonald used to trade up to a house in Saskatchewan. Here is the story from Wikipedia. MacDonald made his first trade, a red paper clip

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