JosiasJessop - Many years ago, I read that some American rocket scientists thought that: "The dirty bird flys best." By which they meant that the rockets that had the most failures in their… (View Post)

I found that William Howard Taft story in Bob Dole's "Great Political Wit" collection. Turns out the former majority leader and presidential candidate, often described as "dour&qu… (View Post)

I love this William Howard Taft story: Taft was giving a speech, when a man in the crowd threw a head of cabbage at him. He missed, which wasn't easy given Taft's size. Taft looked at the c… (View Post)

There is another possible advantage to modular homes, assuming they are designed correctly. It should be possible to make homes that are almost as easy to move as the trailers so common in the US. (T… (View Post)

There is a problem for some vegans and vegetarians in the US: "Nearly 40% of girls and young women in the U.S. may have iron deficiency, which can lead to fatigue and increase the risk of many h… (View Post)