New Anti-Smoking Ads Warn Teens ‘It’s Gay To Smoke’
October 8, 2009
10 Funniest Deaths
March 12, 2009
This is probably more weird than funny, but anyway.
1599: Nanda Bayin, a Burman king, reportedly laughed to death when informed, by a visiting Italian merchant, that “Venice was a free state without a king.”
1671: François Vatel, chef to Louis XIV, committed suicide because his seafood order was late and he couldn’t stand the shame of a postponed meal. His body was discovered by an aide, sent to tell him of the arrival of the fish. The authenticity of this story is quite questionable Read more
Longest English Word Ever
February 14, 2009
Titin is often considered the longest word in the English language. As it’s the largest known protein, it has the longest chemical name. This is the chemical name.
The full chemical name, which starts Methionyl… and ends …isoleucine, contains 189,819 letters
Full word can be found here
