Culture
Everyday Things Invented By Accident
Post-It notes The microwave oven Viagra Velcro Cornflakes The pacemaker saccharin Fireworks X-Rays Potato Crisps Penicillin
Why is there a dromedary on the packaging of Camel cigarettes?
Maybe because the dromedary (single-humped camel from Arabia and Northern Africa) is more common – and therefore more recognisable – than the bactrian (double-humped camel from central Asia)? The official names are also a bit confusing –… Read More ›
Colour-coded shopping baskets at Sephora
One thing I hate in shops is when the assistants hound you. For me, the worst case scenario is when a sales associate leaps at you the minute you walk in the door, and asks how they can help. If… Read More ›
I find this so sad
This is a poster that has been up on the Stockholm Underground for a while now, asking people to show civil courage on public transport. What kind of society do we live in that we stand by and do… Read More ›
Sometimes people have no manners
Just before the summer I was shopping for underwear in a local store. The underwear and children’s departments are on the lower ground floor, so you go down on an escalator. As I walked in I noticed this woman looking… Read More ›
