5 ODD collections: calculators, marbles, navel lint, shoes laces, and sugar packets

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See the following sites of dedicated collectors showcasing their ODD collections:

• Belly button lint (certified by Guinness World Records)
• Calculators (vintage)
• Marbles (home-made )
• Shoe laces (fun, fashion, and science behind them)
• Sugar packets (of presidents, famous ladies, hotels, and more)

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Bellybutton lint

Calculators

Marbles

Shoe laces

Sugar packets

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Sites to help find celebrity, dog, biblical, band, astronomy, boat names…

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I won’t be having any children but I search for ‘name’ websites for characters in my stories.  Here are some interesting ones:

• If you need some celebrity inspiration, check out Celebrity Names
• If you need a name for your pooch, check out Top Dog Names (includes names for species like names for greyhounds, dobermans, etc.).  And if you’re looking for foreign names like Eskimo, Greek, Hawaiin dog names check out Foreign Dog Names.
• If you need an unusual biblical name, check out Biblical Baby Names
• If you need a name for your music band, check out Band Name Generator
• If you need a thematic name (biblical, theology, history, literature, astronomy, ancient, mythology), check out Namespedia
• If you want to find your naming personality type, try the quiz at NameNerds
• If you need a cultural name, check out Babynology
• If you have lots of time…check out 20,000 Names
• If you need a name for your boat, check out Boat-Namer

Sites dedicated to two Hollywood greats

What a data bank for Cary Grant and Humphrey Bogart fans!

Did you know that Cary Grant has a rose named after him?

There is a Humphrey Bogart MasterCard for die-hard fans!

I love the way this site is arranged, too.

Famous people with dyslexia and other learning disabilities

Another inspiring site dedicated to famous people overcoming learning disabilities.

Look for information about successful people with LD and/or AD/HD, in the following categories:

Artists & Artisans	Legal & Political Figures
Athletes	Medical Professionals
Business Leaders	Musicians
Community Advocates	Scientists
Entertainers & Celebrities	Writers & Media Professionals
Explorers

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Trivia Time 2: Names (This is fun!)

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• There was once a fuzzy little fruit from New Zealand that nobody ever ate.  It was called the Chinese gooseberry.   It was so unpopular that someone decided to change the fruit’s name to kiwifruit.  Sales went through the roof even though the fruit still tasted the same.

• Denmark has the strictest “name laws” of any country in the world.  The Danes restrict parents from giving children any name considered “unusual.”  This is to prevent children from getting teased about their names.  There are 4,000 approved girls names that parents can choose from.  The boys list only has 3,000.  Babies sometimes remain nameless for months while the parents try to persuade the government to allow a name not on the approved list.  The name Tessa is not allowed in Denmark because tessa means “to pee” in Danish.

• The Romans thought that each letter of their alphabet had important values, so the letters in a child’s name were carefully selected because some of the letters were good and some were bad.  The letters were picked to be the initials for a name were doubly important because they could affect a child’s future personality.

• About a thousand years ago, the king of Denmark was nicknamed Eric the Memorable.  Today, nobody remembers why.

• The longest place name in the U.S. is in Massachusetts.  It’s the very charming Lake Chargoggagoggmanchauggagoggchaubunagungamaugg.

• Want to make your last name seem classier?  Add a “de” to the front of it, which in France shows that you have nobility in your family.

More goodies:

CHOOSING YOUR CELEBRITY NAME

Since celebrities change their names to make them sound better, here’s one way to figure out a name for youself.

1. Take the name of the first pet you ever owned, or your parents, or your friend…
2. Get the name of the first street you ever lived on.  If the street is a number like 157th Avenue, go with any street name you ever lived on.

Now you have your name.  My celebrity name is “Ringo Darling”!  LOL.

What is your celebrity name?

CHOOSING YOUR STAR WARS NICKNAME

Ever notice how all the characters in Star Wars have similar futuristic names?  Here’s how to get yours.

For your Star Wars first name:

1. Take the first three letters of your last name.
2. Add to that, the first two letters of your first name.

For your Star Wars last name:

1. Take the first two letters of your mother’s maiden name.
2. Add to that, the first three letters of the name of the city you were born in OR the street you live on now, whichever sounds better.

My Star Wars name: Bermo Tamel

Post your celebrity and/or Star Wars name!

Source: The Big Book of Girl Stuff by Bart King & His Five Sisters

Website lets you find names by personality traits

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There’s a new baby name generator out in the cyberworld.  It helps you pick a name by tradition, celebrity, or personality traits (that’s my favorite).

You can even generate a personal logo for each name (does not just apply to children) and then download it for baby gifts and memorabilia.

Check it out here.

Full evidence list: Diana, Princess of Wales and Dodi Al Fayed inquest

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The following website contains the full evidence list of the coroner’s inquest into the deaths of Princess Diana and Dodi Al Fayed.  You will find things like:

• Diana’s last words
• Photos of taken during the seizure
• Letters from Diana to Dodi
• Toxicology reports

And more!

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Victoria Beckham’s poopy solution

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Victoria Beckham uses bird droppings to keep her skin clear.   She credits $200 Geisha Facials, a paste made from nightingale feces, for improving her acne-prone complexion.    A source told Britain’s Closer magazine: “When Victoria was in Japan recently she was admiring the local women’s clear skin and discovered it was down to these facials.  She was intriguied and when she got back to the U.S., she found that some New York salons offer the treatment.  She tried it and loved how great her skin looked.  She also uses a cream derived from nightingale poo at home.”

<<<Would you try it?>>>

Heather Mills $50,000 Escape

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Heather Mills has begged Sir Richard Branson to let her move to his private Caribbean Island.

The 40 year old former model claims her life has been made hell since her divorce from Sir Paul McCartney, 66, earlier this year and has pleaded with the business tycoon to be allowed to move to Necker Island, his 74-acre paradise in the British Virgin Islands, in order to “escape the hate.”

A source said: “She wants to spend a year there to rest and rebuild her life.  She has been in touch with Sir Richard and she is comfortable he will allow her to live there for a while.”

The island accommodates 28 people and its properties, which cost $50,000 a day to rent have two private beaches, swimming pools, tennis courts, a personal chef and access to water sports.

A celebrity baby name generator

This is hilarious!  Fit your baby with a first and middle celebrity name.

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I love generators.  If you have a favorite generator site, please post it!

Find your celebrity look-alike

Example of facedouble for Anthony Hopkins

Upload your picture here to find your celebrity double or vote on other peoples’ photos.  You can also get a facedouble widget.

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Q: Do you look like a celebrity?