Random links
- Fashionista has leg amputated so she can wear high heels
- High heels have always seemed silly to me to begin with but this seems to be taking things to a whole new level.
- Cinnamon rolls under threat from EU legislation
- "Cinnamon rolls are under threat following an EU directive limiting how much of the spice can be used in baked goods. Cinnamon contains the chemical coumarin, which is moderately toxic to the liver and kidneys. ... 'Most can tolerate the higher threshold [of coumarin] but there are others who can’t,' Fødevarestyrelsen spokesperson Birgit Bønsager told DR." I almost feel like I have to make a protest batch of cinnamon buns. I wonder what percent of the population can't tolerate the cinnamon in a cinnamon bun - higher or lower than the percentage of the population allergic to peanuts?
- For Nearly Two Decades the Nuclear Launch Code at all Minuteman Silos in the United States Was 00000000
- A lot of people tend to use fairly weak passwords for their accounts, but I would have hoped there'd have been somewhat better security for nuclear missles.
- The Dirty Secret of Black Friday 'Discounts': How Retailers Concoct 'Bargains' for the Holidays and Beyond
- "The number of deals offered by 31 major department store and apparel retailers increased 63% between 2009 to 2012, and the average discount jumped to 36% from 25%, according to Savings.com, a website that tracks online coupons. Over the same period, the gross margins of the same retailers—the difference between what they paid for goods and the price at which they sold them—were flat at 27.9%, according to FactSet."