According to this article the average Briton spends up to 14 hours a day sitting down. It seems many people spend all day sitting down at work, then sit down on their commute home before going home to sit down on the sofa. For many people the only exercise they get is walking to their…
Month: May 2010
Le Whif Chocolate Inhalers
For those that need their chocolate fix but don’t want to put on weight there may now be an answer. Le Whif is a new spray which claims it can give you a chocolate fix but without the adverse effect of weight gain. The spray which looks like a lipstick contains small particles of chocolate…
Bubble Wrap Wedding Dress
The dress can be one of the most expensive parts of planning your wedding day so it is quite common to see stories about people who have made their own. This one is a little more unusual because the dress was made out of bubble wrap. Rachael Robinson’s dress was made completely out of recycled…
National Escargot Day
It seems that the 24th of May is National Escargot Day, a day to celebrate the humble snail. In order to celebrate Cafe Rouge are running a promotion called the giant snail hunt. Giant snails like the ones pictured will be hidden in 30 towns and cities on the 22nd of May. 20 oversized snails…
Sick Dog Saved by Lucozade
In an usual story a drink of Lucozade has been credited with saving a dying dog. The dog was found abandoned in a shed in Ireland. When he was found he could barely move but it seems a bottle of Lucozade gave him a new lease of life. After receiving treatment for a severe case…
Wallabies Make Good Lawnmowers
That’s according to one lady who is selling her collection of 17 wallabies. She claims that they are the perfect alternative to a lawnmower because they keep the grass well grazed and will work 24 hours a day. They do, however, have a tendency to eat all the other plants in the garden as well…
Fox Cub Rescued from Wheel
This poor little guy had to be rescued after he was found stuck inside the rim of a lorry wheel. A lorry driver found the fox cub at a depot after he was alerted by a yelping noise. The cub had managed to get his head firmly stuck inside the rim of the tyre and…
Double Decker Becomes a Single
This was the outcome after an incident in Berkshire when a bus driver went under a low bridge. Luckily the driver had just dropped off the bus load of school children he was carrying and was in the bus on his own at the time. It seems the driver who usually drives a smaller bus…
Swan Pictured Eating Eel
In what seems to be rather unusual behaviour a swan has been pictured eating an eel. The picture was taken by a wildlife photographer who has been watching a pair of nesting swans. Mike Davies was lucky enough to get a shot of the male swan pulling the eel out of the water and eating…
Wartime Foods Become More Popular as People Cut Back
According to this article foods that were traditionally used during the war are starting to make a comeback. A survey carried out by mysupermarket.co.uk has found that foods such as powered custard, sandwich spread and powdered milk are starting to become more popular. Sales of powdered custard have doubled in the last two years, sandwich…