Category: Weirdness

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Albert Hofmann, Inventor of LSD, Embarks on Final Trip: Swiss chemist Albert Hofmann, inventor of LSD, died yesterday at the age of 102, just 10 days after the 55th anniversary of his notorious bicycle trip while tripping on “acid”. Hofmann, who suffered a heart attack at home in Basel, Switzerland, was the first person to … Continue reading “Snuffed in the prime of life”

(via Captain Carl’s Daily Blarrrg) For your enjoyment and edification, here’s a list of fetishes: Pyrophilia – when a person gets sexually excited by watching fire or starting a fire. Taphephilia – sexual excitement from the thought of being buried alive or even getting excited by cemeteries. Necrophilia – attraction to dead people. And surprisingly, … Continue reading “Fetishes”

(via Captain Carl’s Daily Blarrrg) Top 10 interview gaffes : Candidate answered cell phone and asked the interviewer to leave her own office because it was a “private” conversation. Candidate told the interviewer he wouldn’t be able to stay with the job long because he thought he might get an inheritance if his uncle died … Continue reading “Top 10 job interview gaffes”

Don’t send in the clowns LONDON (Reuters) – Bad news for Coco and Blinko — children don’t like clowns and even older kids are scared of them. The news that will no doubt have clowns shedding tears was revealed in a poll of youngsters by researchers from the University of Sheffield who were examining how … Continue reading “Can’t sleep, clowns will eat me…”