If today is your birthday, consider yourself lucky. Had you been alive in 1752, there would have been no party for you. That was the year the British Empire dropped the Julian calendar. To get current with the Gregorian calendar, the government ruled the day after Sept. 2 would Sept. 14.» E-Mail This     » Add to Del.icio.us

A school principal in Melbourne says he meant no offense when he asked his students to stop using the word "gay" when singing a classic children's song. The principal says he just wanted students to stop laughing when singing "Kookaburra Sits in the Old Gum Tree."» E-Mail This     » Add to Del.icio.us

If there was ever a car that looked like it needed a tea cozy, the Smart Car is it. In Switzerland, a group of grandmothers took up the challenge. The women used 70 lbs. of wool to knit a snuggie that makes the tiny car look like a giant roller skate.» E-Mail This     » Add to Del.icio.us

Researchers from Stanford University offer some clues as to how to tell when a CEO is lying. A review of 30,000 conference calls made over those go go years before the economic crash, found lying CEO's had fewer hesitations -- suggesting they were coached.» E-Mail This     » Add to Del.icio.us

In Lawrenceville, Ga., a replica of the White House is for sale. It has 13,000 square feet of floor space. It used to house the American United Bank which failed. Now the property is on the market and zoned for commercial use. It doesn't have an Oval Office but does have a drive-up teller window.» E-Mail This     » Add to Del.icio.us