Ok, so I had a new look for this blog and then I decided I wanted to change it. Let’s be simple, really. I love minimalism (even for someone who has far too many possessions that clutter space). It’s almost a year since I last wrote on here and if I were to leave this [...]
Categories: Life,Random Facts,The Odd Spot,Tributes
Tagged: Benoit Mandlebrot, IgNobel, Mandlebrot, Nobel, Nobel Peace Prize
There are 3 plurals for the word octopus, as stated in the Oxford English Dictionary, which even the 8 legged mollusc might get confused with. The first is the natural English pluralisation, octopuses. Simple. The second, octopi, originates from the mistaken presumption that it’s a Latin word, and every public schoolboy who did elementary Latin [...]
Categories: Random Facts
Tagged: , octopus, Random Facts
Thought I’d create a new category in my blog, to finally release some of those useless facts I’ve collected in my head over the years. Now I’m not Stephen Fry nor one of his elves on Q.I. (though I do love that show!), but sometimes, my brain just needs to let go. So for our [...]
Categories: Random Facts
Tagged: hysteria, Random Facts