Posted on Monday, 17th May 2010 by Interloper
Today, I had MSG for lunch. Labelled as “flavour enhancer (621)”, MSG (or monosodium glutamate) was a substance that I previously believed had been banned in Australia due to alleged health concerns.
But after a recent spate of television advertisements alerted me to the fact that many companies still make use of MSG in their food [...]
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Posted on Tuesday, 11th May 2010 by Interloper
In those so-called “early times”, when more ships were powered by wind than by steam and when the edges of maps were usually torn and had areas marked with cursive script that read things like “Here Be Dragons”, the Sargasso Sea was truly a place to be feared by sailors.
A 5th century BCE Carthaginian explorer, [...]
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Posted on Wednesday, 21st April 2010 by Interloper
Rock ‘n’ Roll Ralphs is an iconic supermarket on Sunset Boulevard in Hollywood.
Just one of a chain of “Ralphs”, the supermarket earned its title due to both its close proximity to sheet music and instrument stores, as well as for its reputation as a celebrity hotspot.
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Posted on Tuesday, 13th April 2010 by Interloper
A hochbunker was a particular type of German air-raid shelter constructed during World War II, in order to provide safety for civilians living in densely populated. Hochbunkers took a variety of different forms, but all were constructed above ground out of large concrete blocks.
The interior temperature of the bunkers was cool enough to allow them [...]
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Posted on Thursday, 1st April 2010 by Interloper
So it’s officially “Don’t Believe Anything You Hear Day” as for the next 24-hours or so the internet becomes awash with fake news stories about UFO invasions or unlikely new technological breakthroughs. It’s worse on the internet than anywhere else, as the difference in times and dates ensures that “April Fools” continues well after (or [...]
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Posted on Thursday, 25th February 2010 by Interloper
Kobolds are creatures of German folklore that are normally depicted as small humanoids.
Some legends claim that every house has a resident kobold, that is believed to bring good luck to the inhabitants of the home if they are treated kindly. If you anger or disrespect a kobold, however, you may quickly fine yourself prone to [...]
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Posted on Friday, 12th February 2010 by Interloper
In prehistoric times the Earth’s atmosphere is believed to have been much richer in oxygen than it is today, allowing exoskeletal creatures (including insects, spiders and crustaceans) to grow much larger than their modern-day counterparts. This information hasn’t stopped some creatures, namely the coconut crab, from growing larger than I consider reasonable for any creature [...]
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Posted on Tuesday, 2nd February 2010 by Interloper
The Canada Goose is a wild goose that’s native to the Arctic and temperate regions of North America. A member of the Branta species of geese, they possess mostly black plumage in contrast to geese belonging to the Anser genus, who are mostly grey.
Despite their name, Canada Geese are not only found in Canada, but [...]
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Posted on Thursday, 7th January 2010 by Interloper
Prometheus was the name of a Great Basin Bristlecone Pine tree as many as 5,000 years old when it was cut down in 1964.
The tree grew in Wheeler Peak, in eastern Nevada and was but one of a number of ancient bristlecone pines that grow in the area. Prometheus was cut down by researchers, who [...]
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Posted on Tuesday, 5th January 2010 by Interloper
Not only does the word “swath” refer to the path cut by a scythe or other blade, but it is also used to describe the area observed by orbiting satellites as they pass over the Earth.
I guess that means I’m in the swath of some satellites right now.
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