I have blue eyes.  All blue-eyed people can be traced back to one ancestor who lived 10,000 years ago near the Black Sea. According to a team of researchers from Copenhagen University, a single mutation which arose as recently as 6-10,000 years ago was responsible for all the

Regular guy Alvin sent me a nice note about a video he made about his trip to Toronto.  Here's his note and video. Good morning Mike,My name’s Alvin and I’m just a regular kid from Toronto. I don’t get to spend too much time in the

This story from regretsy is both upsetting and mind boggling.  Before we dive in, I should state that I'm a PayPal user, and have been for years.  I receive money via PayPal and I buy things via PayPal, and I haven't had an issue yet.  But then again, I've never

Kim Jong-Il is dead, and they just had his funeral procession in Pyongyang.  The North Korea state news agency has been caught manipulating photos from the memorial service, removing a few stragglers in order to restore order. That hardly seemed worth it.  If I was going to Photoshop Kim Jong-Il's

I want to wish each and every one of you a very happy Festivus.  For those who don't know what Festivus is, there are three easy to follow steps: "Get the pole out of the crawl space". Or go out and buy one. Remember, it should be aluminium, due to

On the weekend, I wrote about Louis CK cutting out the middle men and selling his DRM-free performance directly to fans for $5.  I coughed up $5 immediately, because we need this model to succeed.  Here's the follow-up from Louis himself. People of Earth (minus the ones who don't give

If you've ever been in the market for a Nissan, you've likely noticed that Nissan Canada can be found at www.nissan.ca but the American site is tucked away at www.nissanusa.com.  Why doesn't Nissan own www.nissan.com?. That's kind of a neat story, but before I

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When I head out, I quickly run down a mental checklist that consists of three items. keyswalletcellphoneIf I have those three items, I know I can safely leave without worry.  I'm thinking I should invest in a welcome mat like this to ensure I don't forget, although I'd turn it

It was nine years ago today that I changed my personal home page into a blog.  In the world of blogging, nine years is actually pretty impressive, if I do say so myself. The vast majority of your favourite blogs started well after November 30, 2002. The Tale of the

I'm about to eat leftover pizza.  I'll take it straight from the fridge onto a plate, and then I'll devour it in about 30-seconds. I won't heat it, I'll eat it cold.  I always eat leftover pizza cold. Does anyone else out there eat their leftover pizza cold or am

I don't doubt the fact that Wikipedia needs money, but I think there's a better approach than the right-justified Jimmy Wales we're all seeing every day. Which begs the question, how did I write so many essays in high school and university without Wikipedia?

Do me a quick favour? Can you Like this site on Facebook by clicking the "Like" button below? Thanks.  I owe you one.

Everybody knows the iconic photo of John Lennon and Yoko Ono in bed taken by Annie Leibovitz for Rolling Stone magazine, but did you know this pic was taken only 5 hours before John Lennon was shot? I had no idea. By the way, Mark David Chapman has thus far

I like GelaSkins.  Back in 2008, I slapped a "Come On Canada!" GelaSkin on my iPod Touch and it's still there.  I love it. Since then, I've added two new devices to my digital life: a Samsung Galaxy S II and an HP TouchPad tablet.  Now they've both got removable

I wanted to thank Rickard's for the tee shirt and Taster's 4-pack they just sent me as part of their Movember promotion for prostate cancer awareness and fundraising. The following arrived this morning. Their 4-pack includes: Rickard's RedRickard's WhiteRickard's DarkRickard's BlondeWhat do you guys think of Rickard's beer?  What's your

Snopes has been around forever, letting us know what's an urban legend and what's fact.  I subscribe to the RSS feed for new Snopes items, and that's where I found this item this morning. That claim, in case you're one of my many visually challenged readers, is "viewing a 3D

I hope it's not too late to share this Halloween discrepancy.

Back in August 2007, I wrote a little about what it's like being a Mike.  If you're a 30-something guy named Mike, you know exactly what I'm talking about.  There are Mikes everywhere. Sitting in on the Humble and Fred podcast last week, there were a few moments when it

The Kingdom of Norway is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. This is Norway: Alt for Norge!

His name is Max and he's a retired police dog who was forced to retire with arthritis.  His hip, back and leg problems made walking difficult, so now he's got his own chariot. [via Reddit]

I just learned Zack Teperman, the man behind Canadian celebrity gossip blog ZackTaylor.ca, has called it quits.  He's sold the domain name and everything.  This gives me an idea... Someone has to fill this Canadian celebrity blogger void.  Someone has to step up and source out the next Jiri

The Ministry of the Solicitor General and the Ontario Provincial Police, back in 1981, wanted you to use your eyes if you're being robbed. Because they can rob you, but they can't rob you blind.  Unless they shoot you in the eye! [via Retrontario}

Jim Henson would have been 75 today. His most famous creation is probably Kermit the Frog, a character performed and voiced by Jim Henson until his death in 1990. This picture always makes me sad.

Good news everyone!  Google+ is now in beta, and anyone can sign up. For the past 12 weeks we've been in field trial, and during that time we've listened and learned a great deal. We're nowhere near done, but with the improvements we've made so far we're ready to move