Comments on: …well I thought it was interesting

By: Pittsburgh New Invention Services

Pittsburgh New Invention Services — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 21:11:35 +0000

What a fascinating read! I had no idea this guy was from my hometown…nor was I aware of all of the damage that lead has caused. Thanks for the post.

By: …well I thought it was interesting II at All that comes with it

…well I thought it was interesting II at All that comes with it — Sun, 14 Jan 2007 18:20:32 +0000

[...] Hot on the heels of my last attempt to convey some recently gleaned information that caught my interest, I bring you the second in the series which in the months to come will be cited as the reason the readership of this blog dropped to zero. [...]

By: bon bon

bon bon — Fri, 15 Dec 2006 15:28:05 +0000

thanks for the gift tip, Dan! although, my oldest son claims to know nearly everything already.

By: Dan

Dan — Thu, 14 Dec 2006 19:24:01 +0000

Yes, I must admit that the mighty Wikipeadia has had a few hits from me today. I originally became aware of Thomas Midgley Jr's existence from an episode of QI a few weeks ago. They managed to be a lot more entertaining about him than I did. I read A short history of nearly everything a couple of years ago, but I can't remember a thing now, I'll have to revisit it. I've got a thing for "interesting facts" at the moment. For example: Bill Bryson was given an OBE yesterday. Damn I'm good!

By: Sandip

Sandip — Thu, 14 Dec 2006 19:09:47 +0000

Also, this book “http://www.amazon.co.uk/Short-History-Nearly-Everything/dp/0552997048″ is really good if you’re interested in the explanation of everyday phenomenon in lay-scientific terms.

Although I find the manner of Mr Bryson deeply annoying, he can be a pretty good author.

By: Sandip

Sandip — Thu, 14 Dec 2006 19:04:09 +0000

You’ve been on Wikipedia, right?