Aluminium Foil Hat Would Be Cheaper (31 January)

A former Russian KGB agent has revealed the bizarre news that former Russian president Boris Yeltsin surrounded himself by a special 'Psychic Security Force' in order to protect him from evil scientists or extrasensory individuals who might try to control his mind with sinister psychological influence. Yuri Malin claims the Russian Secret Service still maintains the special force to protect top officials, although current president Vladimir Putin has chosen NOT to be protected.
- "MOS News"

More Psychic Foil News (31 January)

If you haven't seen the 'Aluminium Foil Deflector Beanie' Website yet, you just gotta check it out. Otherwise, what will you use to combat mind-control? The 'Maintenance' section is especially illuminating.
For more info check out the AFDB website.

Global Dimming (31 January)

A decade ago, British scientist Gerry Stanhill compared Israeli sunlight records from the 1950s with up-to-date readings and found a staggering 22% drop in sunlight. Now he's checked records in other countries and found similar drops. Overall, there's been a 1-to-2% worldwide decline in sunlight in each decade since the 1950s. Australian scientists have confirmed this 'global dimming' and suggest that burning fossil fuels not only produces greenhouse gases but also tiny airborne particles of soot, ash, sulphur compounds and other pollutants that are progressively blocking out the Sun.
- BBC News

A Century Of Less Shut-Eye (28 January)

Stats from the National Center for Health Statistics show the average night's sleep in 1905 lasted 9 hours, while these days we average just 7 hours in the sack.
- "Science"

Don't Skip The Skippy (28 January)

A new study conducted by scientists at the University of Florida suggests that peanuts, long considered high in fat and best avoided, can rival fruit as a healthy snack. Researchers have found that peanuts are right up there with strawberries when it comes to antioxidant content. Antioxidants protect key cell components by neutralizing the damaging effects of 'free radicals'.
- "Daily Mail"

Warm Warning (28 January)

A study by the Flinders Institute for Atmospheric & Marine Sciences in Adelaide, Australia says the Northern Hemisphere is warmer on weekdays than weekends because of industry and commuting. The average temperature difference is about - one-thirtieth of a degree Fahrenheit.
- "Herald Tribune"

Drinking Problems (27 January)

• Packaged fruit juices may not be as good for your health as you think. Nutritionists say their high sugar content outweighs any benefits if they're consumed to excess. ("The Telegraph")
• A new study by Washington University School of Medicine in St Louis MO suggests that instant ice tea mixes may contain potentially harmful levels of fluoride. Researchers have found that some commercial brands contain far more than is allowed in drinking water. (ANI)

It's A Wacky World (27 January)

• A team of Spanish neuro-scientists has found that a well-trained rat may be able to determine what language you are speaking. In the University of Barcelona study, researchers found that rats trained in either Dutch or Japanese appeared to be able to distinguish between the 2 languages.
• A Newport Beach CA man is suing MGM Mirage for 'preying on his gambling addiction' and 'inducing him to borrow and lose millions of dollars' in its Las Vegas casinos.
• A UK man trying to sell a Soviet-era missile on eBay has been forced to delete the ad - not because it's a weapon - but because it was listed alongside a launcher, which should have appeared as a separate item according to eBay regs.

Amazing Fact (27 January)

Only 11 people have reached the top of the world's 14 tallest mountains, all of which are over 26,000 feet (8,000 m). More people (12) have landed on the Moon.
- "Times of London"

Buzzwords (26 January)

New cutting-edge vocab ...

• 'Experimental Travel' - A new trend in which travellers impose odd challenges on themselves to add fun and frivolity to their trip, ie: hitchhiking in wedding outfits.
• 'Golf Cars' - Luxury golf carts that are based on full-size vehicles like Lincoln Navigators, Humvees and Lamborghinis. And for the truly status-conscious, there are custom-built models.
• 'Drunk Shaming' - Decorating someone who has drunk himself into a stupor with markers, makeup, or food.

Extra Zs If You Please (26 January)

Many of us hit the snooze bar in the morning for an extra 9 minutes of Z-time simply because - well, it feels good. Now sleep researchers think they've found why - it seems snooze-bar users often slip away into one last dream. Studies show these last-minute dreams are easiest to remember, which psychologists say helps us start the day with a clearer sense of what's really bothering us or what brings us joy.
- "Baltimore Sun"

Real Designer Jeans (25 January)

The world of fashion is set to go hi-tech with the introduction of 'Bodymetrics', a state-of-the-art body-mapping system that, in theory, should allow designers to create perfect-fitting clothes. Suran Goonatilake, who created the technology, says his machine calculates the perfect measurements by scanning a body and using numerous data points to calculate the exact measurement of the person. British designer Tristan Webber is one of the first to use the new technology, releasing a new line of 'Digital Couture' jeans. They are said to be so tailored to the wearer's body shape that they even feature the owner's name and scan date on the label.
- "Independent Magazine"/CNN

Why Women Can't Read Maps (25 January)

A new University of New Mexico study finds that men typically use 6.5 times as much of the brain's grey matter as women, but women use 9 times as much white matter. Grey matter is brain tissue crucial to processing information and plays a vital role in math, map-reading and intellectual thought. White matter, on the other hand, is central to emotional thinking, use of language and the ability to do more than one thing at once.
- "Daily Telegraph"

Happy Slappings Lead To Victims Crapping (24 January)

A violent craze in which thugs slap strangers across the face and record it on video cell phones is sweeping Britain. The so-called 'Happy Slappers' attack while an accomplice captures it digitally to post on the Internet or send to another cell phone. But what started as a school kids' prank has escalated into more serious assaults and robberies; there have been about 100 incidents in London alone, leading to 8 charges.
- "Sun"

Relax, Live Longer (24 January)

A new book by German doctors Peter Axt & Michaela Axt-Gadermann called "The Joy of Laziness: How to Slow Down & Live Longer" suggests that each of us has a limited amount of life energy and the speed at which this energy is used up determines how long we live. The authors are both 'reformed long-distance runners', but now claim that high-energy activities actually accelerate the aging process and make the body more susceptible to illness. They also claim that laughing is healthier than running and laziness is good for the brain. The book also concludes that early risers are more prone to stress and that people who sleep in longer live longer because they are conserving life energy.
- "Telegraph"

Please Sir, I Want More (21 January)

Porridge might not be your idea of an exciting breakfast, but it's now being recommended as a healthy choice after being proven to help reduce the risk of a heart attack. Nutritionists say it's an ideal meal for dieters because it's high in fibre yet low in sugar, salt, and fat. It also releases carbohydrates slowly into the body, an essential requirement for the new 'GI (Glycemic Index) Diet'. The toughest battle for porridge - it was considered 'uncool' for a long time.
- "Daily Mail"

A Very Cool 4-Letter Word (20 January)

University of Pittsburgh linguist Scott Kiesling has just published a scholarly paper - on the word 'dude' (and yes, he got paid to do it). He says the word is much more than a simple catchall for lazy, inarticulate surfers, skaters, slackers and teens. Its ability to morph into multiple meanings and uses has ensured its place in the lexicon of old and young alike. Kiesling says 'dude' first became a 'cool' word back in the 1930s and an important part of teen vocabulary after the 1982 movie "Fast Times at Ridgemont High", thanks to Sean Penn who played 'Jeff Spicoli', a perpetually stoned surfer dude. Here are some of his findings for the many uses of the word ...

• As a greeting ... "What's up, dude?"
• As an exclamation ... "Whoa, dude!"
• As commiseration ... "Dude, I'm so sorry."
• To one-up someone ... "That's so lame, dude."
• To show agreement, surprise, and/or disgust (depending on tone) ... "Dude."

Weapons Of Mass Jealousy (20 January)

Newly-declassified documents reveal that in 1994 the US military toyed with the idea of an aphrodisiac chemical weapon that would make enemy soldiers irresistible ... to each other! The idea was to deal a quote - 'distasteful but completely non-lethal' - blow to enemy morale.
- "New Scientist"

Buzzwords (19 January)

New cutting-edge vocab ...

• 'Playlistism' - The discrimination of others based on their iTunes playlist. (Not to be confused with 'iPod Envy'.)
• 'Perma-youth' - An appearance of youthfulness maintained by using cosmetic surgery. It could also refer to the person who maintains such an appearance. ("Dude, did you see that perma-youth Teri Hatcher at the Golden Globes? She's a hottie!")
• 'Adora ' - A new breed of low-carb potato. Testing shows the Adora potato contains a third fewer carbohydrates and a quarter less calories.

Making Jumbo Look Shrimpy (19 January)

This week French airplane-maker Airbus has unveiled the biggest airliner ever built - the A-380 double-decker, a 555-seat monster that can accommodate over 800 passengers if all-economy seating is used. The plane completely dwarfs Boeing's 416-seat 747, which for 4 decades has been the reigning heavyweight plane. Airbus is betting their really big bus will reshape the airline industry.
- CNN

Scientists Say (19 January)

A compendium of recent 'discoveries' ...

• Scientists say ... it's normal to smell your partner's clothing for comfort. According to "Psychology Today", preserving, smelling and/or wearing the clothes of a partner while separated is common. In fact, nearly 90% of women polled confirm they have intentionally sniffed their partners' shirt.
• Scientists say ... concentrated grape juice is an effective repellent to keep Canada Geese from messing up public areas, because it tastes like 'hot sauce' to the feathered fowlers.
• Scientists say ... smoking marijuana can cause coughing, phlegm production, shortness of breath, and wheezing, according to a new study at Yale University.
• Scientists say ... if you want to eat a breakfast that will help you feel full longer so you eat fewer calories all day long, you should eat eggs. That's the word from researchers at the Rochester Center for Obesity Research who focused on 'satiety' - the feeling of fullness - instead of fat, protein, carbs or cholesterol.

Weird World Of Noos (18 January)

• A dentist in Littleton CO has found the source of his patient's toothache - a 4-inch nail the construction worker had unknowingly embedded in his skull 6 days earlier!
• It's unlikely management consultant William Fried will be asked back to a Palo Alto middle school to speak on 'Career Day' again. Seems more than a few are upset he advised 8th-grade girls that exotic dancing can pay $250,000 or more per year - depending on bust size.
• Police are investigating a food-tampering incident at a Binghamton NY-area high school. It appears that someone kept a piece of sheep's brain from anatomy class and placed it in the school cafeteria's salad dressing.
• The mayor of Prague, Czech Republic has found out tourist complaints about overcharging taxi drivers are well-founded after he donned sunglasses, a fake goatee and a moustache, then posed as a tourist and hailed a cab. The fare for a 2-mile ride - $34!
• After stealing a truck the driver had momentarily left with the motor running in Vancouver WA, a 26-year-old high jacker took a couple swigs from a cup he thought contained soda, only to discover it was actually - the driver's tobacco spit! Choking, he pulled over to dial 911 for help and was busted by the cops.
• Thanks to endless red tape, 45-year-old Romanian Constantin Putica says he's given up changing his last name, even though people constantly laugh at it. You see, in Romanian his last name means - 'little prick'.

Poor Little Rich Girl (18 January)

19-year-old heiress Athina Onassis-Roussel, is said to be moving to Greece to lay claim to her full share of grandpa Aristotle Onassis's fortune. Athina, the only child of the late Christina Onassis' marriage to Frenchman Thierry Roussel, received $1 billion when she turned 18 in 2003, but the Onassis Foundation trustees have insisted she must learn Greek before she can claim another $2 billion she has coming. Athina reportedly fought the decision at first but has now decided not only to move to Athens but to compete for Greece in show-jumping at the Olympics. Speculation is she'll eventually get her revenge - when she turns 21, she'll become the foundation president and will likely fire the trustees who made her life difficult.
- "London Telegraph"

Virtual Hit-Picker (18 January)

Spanish company Polyphonic HMI has developed software it claims can accurately predict the chances of a music track becoming a hit. 'Hit Song Science' (or 'HSS') isolates and analyzes some 20 aspects of song construction, including melody, harmony, chord progression, beat, tempo and pitch and identifies recurrent patterns in a song, before matching it up against a database of 30 years of "Billboard" hit singles. The program then accords the song a score on a scale from 1-10. Does it work? When run through the system, 95% of hit songs from the past 50 years are high scorers. But hi-tech hit-picking doesn't come cheap - submitting a single tune will set you back a little over 5-grand.
- "The Guardian"

Amazing Fact (17 January)

Dom Perignon, the Benedictine monk, was originally employed by his abbey to get the bubbles OUT of champagne.

This Company Stinks (17 January)

Britain's Dale Air Co is in the business of creating - smells. Among their past odorific creations - 'Egyptian Mummy' for a Stockholm museum, 'Eau De Latrine' for the UK's Imperial War Museum, 'Sports Changing Room' and 'Dragon Breath'. Now the company is offering sophisticated consumers looking to stage successful dinner parties a new 'Air-Flavouring System'. You just press a button on the electric, wall-mounted dispenser and it releases the essence you choose, which might include 'Fresh Coriander', 'Roast Chicken' or 'Mixed Spices' for the first part of the meal, then 'Virtual Chocolate' for dessert. Despite the release of these mouth-watering new scents, the company's best seller is still - 'Flatulence'.
For more info check out the Dale Air website.
- "Weekend Telegraph"

Pass The Cow (17 January)

19-year-old college student Kate Stelnick of Princeton NJ has become the first to meet the challenge of Denny's Beer Barrel Pub in Clearfield PA - down the restaurant's 6-pound hamburger along with its 5 pounds of fixin's within 3 hours. She decided to give it a shot after seeing the monster burger, dubbed 'Ye Old 96er', on the Food Network. She managed to down the big burg in 2 hours, 54 minutes after not eating for 2 days in preparation. Oh yeah ... big-eatin' Kate weighs a whopping - 100 lbs!
For more info check out the Dennys Beer Barrel Pub website.
- AP

The Heart Of The Matter (14 January)

Scientists at the UK's Liverpool John Moores University have found that men's hearts lose up to a quarter of their pumping power between the ages of 18 and 70. On the other hand, the study shows there's little change in women's hearts during the same time-frame. Researchers say the difference may help to explain why women live up to 5 years longer than men on average.
- BBC News

Designer Johns (14 January)

Swiss authorities are bringing Geneva's public conveniences up to scratch - at a cost of $13 million for just 35 new toilets. Each spanking new facility is designed by a different architect at a cost of $313,000 - about the same as a 1-bedroom, city center apartment. On the outside, each public toilet is different and adapted to its surroundings. Patrons will be charged about 50 cents for each visit to a self-cleaning toilet, where they'll be accompanied by music.
- "Le Matin"

Worldwide Noos (13 January)

• A museum in Frankfurt, Germany is offering free 'Art Appreciation Lessons' to the city's sanitation department, after garbage collectors accidentally lugged away a public art sculpture and sent it to the incinerator.
• An Australian study seeking to find the best position for women to use when urinating has been cancelled because it was determined that Westerners cannot squat for more than 30 seconds - without tipping over.
• While vacationing in Costa Rica, a concerned 50-year-old German tourist went to a doctor after his leg swelled up. The next thing he remembers is waking up in an airport lounge to find his leg amputated - and $375 missing from his wallet! It seems the doc doped him up, cut off his leg, then left him at the airport for a return flight to Germany - with a receipt for the cost of the operation. Not surprisingly, the man is planning to sue.
• North Korea has launched a campaign urging men to get a proper short-back-and-sides haircut. The campaign, entitled 'Let Us Trim Our Hair in Accordance With Socialist Lifestyle', recommends that men get a haircut every 15 days.
• A 78-year-old Australian granny got into a sticky situation when she confused her eye-drops with - yikes! - Super Glue. Fortunately, nurses at a hospital in Wurtulla managed to use vegetable oil to successfully remove the glue.

Beer's Bad Buzz (13 January)

New stats show that wines and distilled spirits continue to gain a bigger share of the alcohol market at the expense of the beer industry. It's a trend that's been developing since the late 1990s and analysts who follow the booze biz don't see it stopping anytime soon. So what's the prob? Some say it's an overall image crisis with beer. A recent survey finds that beer has lost its 'sexiness' and 'appeal to young consumers'. But don't cry in your beer just yet - it's still #1, although trade publication "Beer Marketer's Insights" estimates beer's share of total alcohol sales has fallen to about 57%.
- ABC News

Coming Soon - Real Hot Pants (12 January)

Researchers at the University of Toronto have invented an infrared-sensitive material that could soon be used for a variety of purposes: 'smart walls' that monitor and respond to the environment in a room; digital cameras sensitive enough to work in the dark; and clothing with the capacity to turn the Sun's power into electrical energy.
- ANI

Don't Forget The Curry (12 January)

Bright yellow curry spice not only may treat Alzheimer's disease, but also lower your risk of ever getting it. The same pigment that makes the spice yellow may help prevent Alzheimer's by breaking up the 'plaque' that marks the brains of Alzheimer's disease patients. UCLA researchers have found that the magic ingredient seems to be 'curcumin', a component of the yellow curry spice turmeric. Studies have found that in India, where curry spice is a dietary staple, the rate of Alzheimer's disease among elderly adults is very low.
- "Journal of Biological Chemistry"

Protecting Your Pod (12 January)

So you finally got a coveted iPod, for which you spent hundreds of dollars and carefully uploaded with thousands of your fave tunes. Now you better watch out! Word is there's been a rapid increase in the number of iPod thefts right out in the open on the street and it's for a very simple reason - robbers can easily spot people wearing an iPod by the distinctive white plastic headphones that come as standard equipment. So if you want to protect your investment, it's as simple as switching the earphones for a different color. That way, you could be listening to any cheapo personal disc player.
- "The Examiner"

Hired Muscle (11 January)

In March, university researchers will meet in San Diego CA for an unusual arm-wrestling match between a human being and - an artificial arm made from electro-active synthetics. Scientists working on artificial muscles hope such muscles will eventually take their place inside human bodies, where they could enable extraordinary athleticism. Futurists say that within the next few decades, both athletes and soldiers will be able to use artificial muscles to lift heavier loads and run faster.
- "Electronic Engineering Times"

Discrimination Against [Really] White Folk? (11 January)

An activist group called the National Organization for Albinism & Hypopigmentation (NOAH) has been writing letters to producer/director Ron Howard pleading that he Not typecast the evil monk 'Silas' in the upcoming movie version of mega-selling novel "The Da Vinci Code". You see, 'Silas' is described in the book as an albino and the group claims people with the pigmentation disorder are always portrayed as bad guys in films, a stereotype they say that's become tired. The book also indicates 'Silas' has pink eyes, another untruth about those suffering from 'albinism'.
- "The Scoop"

Too Stupid For Us To Make Up (11 January)

• Just hours after he addressed a conference on ethics, a French prosecutor has been charged with paying a prostitute ... using a stolen credit card.
• A chicken farm in Germany is claiming a new world record after a hen laid a gigantic egg weighing 6 ounces.
• A snake measuring over 19-feet-long has been found inside a factory in Brazil.
• Amazing Facts - In Britain, cocaine now costs less than a cup of coffee

Thanks For The Inferiority Complex (10 January)

Astronomer Charles Lineweaver of Australia's University of New South Wales speculates that the reason aliens haven't contacted us is that ... Earthlings are just too boring! He estimates that Earth-like planets around other stars would be an average 1.8 billion years older than Earth, so any intelligent beings on those planets would be so advanced that they would think of us as nothing more than bacteria.
- "New Scientist"

2005 Consumer Electronics Show (7 January)

The world's largest consumer technology show winds up This Weekend in Las Vegas where some 2,400 exhibitors and 120,000 attendees have converged to show off the latest in electronic gizmos and gadgets. This is the show where many of the devices we now use were introduced (VCR in 1970, DVD in 1996, HDTV in 1998, Xbox in 2001). Among this year's innovations ...

• Samsung is exhibiting the world's biggest flat-panel TV, with a 102-inch plasma screen.
• TiVo is introducing 'TiVoToGo', a new service that lets users transfer recorded TV shows onto laptops, DVDs and other portable media players.
• Sling Media is displaying the 'SlingBox Personal Broadcaster', a device that lets users watch regular TV on any Internet-connected gadget, including laptops, PDAs and cell phones.
• And Sony has unwrapped its revolutionary 'PlayStation Portable' (to be called 'PSP'), which not only plays sophisticated games, but also music, movies, video and photos. It's expected to be priced at less than $200 when it hits the market in late March.

See Junior Smile (7 January)

Expectant parents will soon be able to see 3-dimensional footage of their unborn babies smiling and yawning ... and take it home on DVD! British company RSG 4D Baby Imaging has developed the new technology which offers a real-time moving image of the unborn child which can be recorded as a keepsake. It differs from a regular ultrasound scan in that the baby can be seen smiling, yawning, sucking its thumb and actually moving around.
- ANI

Mansion For A Knockdown Price (6 January)

Steve Jobs, billionaire co-founder of Apple computer, is offering a 17,000-sq-ft home for free! The downside is - you have to dismantle the 35-room mansion and remove it from his San Francisco estate. It seems Jobs wants to tear down the red tile & stucco house to make room for a new structure, but conservationists have lobbied to save it. So Jobs has struck a deal with planning officials whereby he can demolish it, but only if he first tries to entice someone to relocate it. So far, more than 100 people have applied!
- "The Scotsman"

Noos From Around-The-World (6 January)

• Radical Muslim cleric Abu Hamza al-Masri failed to appear before a British court this week. His excuse? His toenails were so long ... he couldn't walk.
• A Serbian woman has been jailed for marrying ... a dead guy. The 32-year-old bride-to-be was angry when her wealthy 68-year-old fiancé died before they could wed, so she bribed a registrar to sign a marriage certificate anyway. The scam was uncovered when she tried to get her hands on the dead man's fortune and his signature was found to be forged.
• A Granby, Massachusetts woman is seriously considering becoming a vegetarian after she went to stuff her holiday turkey and found ... a dead rat inside. The US Department of Agriculture is investigating.

Time-Savers Waste Time (5 January)

Todd Duncan, author of the new book "Time Traps" says we're wasting our time on time-saving devices. Thanks to BlackBerrys, e-mail, instant messaging and cell phones, today's office environment is much more interruption-prone than ever. With people trying to reach us at all times, we're swamped. In fact, Duncan says, we average just 3.5 minutes to focus on any one thing before being interrupted by something else. His bottom line - we simply have way too much going on for the amount of time we have to do it.
- "Washington Post"

You Watch Your Asteroid (5 January)

NASA has issued its highest-ever threat warning by giving asteroid 2004 MN4 a rating of 4 on the 10-point Torino Scale used to rate intergalactic threats. The highest previous rating was 1. The rating for 2004 MN4 means there is a 1.6% chance that it and Earth will collide when they cross paths April 13, 2029.
- "Herald Sun"

Goofy New Gizmos (5 January)

• The new 'Liv-a-Littles' dog treats are made with ingredients that are approved for human consumption. That's why they're touted as 'a low-carb snack that you and your pup can chew on'.
• Cars have turn signals, so why not humans? The new 'Pedestrian Turn Signals' have snug, thin wires that fit around your earlobe. Use the attached remote to choose which ear you want to light up, or light up both to show that you're braking.

2004's Greatest Goofs (4 January)

Screen errors Website MovieMistakes.com has named its top movie continuity goofs of 2004. Among them ...

• "Spider-Man 2" - Spider-Man's mask gets blackened during the train scene but somehow mysteriously becomes clean in a shot soon after.
• "Harry Potter & the Prisoner of Azkaban" - The room containing the 'Monster Book of Monsters' seems to change proportions in order to accommodate the action.
• "Kill Bill - Volume 2" - A sandwich seems to have multiplying crusts as they disappear then reappear.
• "The Bourne Supremacy" - A car damaged in one of the many chases scenes seems to heal itself and return to normal in a later shot.
• "Troy" - In one scene, the sun rises in the west.

Stuff We Didn't Know (4 January)

Each week the BBC's "Magazine" uncovers '10 Things We Didn't Know This Time Last Week'. Here's a sampling of the unusual things it uncovered in the past year ...

• Brussels sprouts have 3 times as much vitamin C as oranges.
• 52% of households now have 5 or more remote controls.
• Brazilians are the nationality most likely to read spam.
• Osama Bin Laden refers to 9/11 as 'Manhattan'.
• The word 'sex', used to mean sexual intercourse, was first used in 1929.
• Plastic surgery dates back to 600 BC and the first nose job was in 1000 AD.
• Reports of UFOs have dwindled to almost zero since the late 1990s.
• While he was US President, Bill Clinton sent just 2 e-mails.

Peelable Paint (4 January)

International coatings and chemicals company Akzo Nobel has developed a unique temporary paint system which can peeled off after use. Known as 'Maskin', the product can be applied to any non-porous surface, such as a vehicle body or windows, without risk of damage to the original finish. 'Maskin' (a combination of the words 'mask' and 'skin') is available in 8 basic colors, plus one transparent film, and can be mixed to create a wide spectrum of shades. When no longer required, the film can be peeled and disposed of using standard paint waste removal methods.
- Slashdot

Psyched Out In 2004 (3 January)

A group called the Committee for the Scientific Investigation of Claims of the Paranormal tracks published predictions made by so-called 'psychics' in order to debunk their credibility. CSICOP lists the following 'hot' predictions for 2004 that never happened ...

• Osama bin Laden would die of kidney disease.
• Saddam Hussein would be shot to death.
• Fidel Castro would die.
• A live dinosaur thousands of years-old would be captured.
• The Hoover Dam would collapse.
• Rosie O'Donnell would adopt Siamese twin girls.

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