The US National Institute for Health gave US$181,406 to the University of Kentucky to study the "Connection between cocaine and the risky sex habits of quail", and the longest recorded nipple hair is 17cm long. (Via @QuiteInteresting)
"What's wrong honey?"..."Nothing."
Painted into a corner bay
"I'm of an age that I remember well the launch of flush medians or painted 'traffic islands' as they were considered at their introduction, about 1970," writes Roger Clarke of Te Awamutu. "As they were being introduced to the public, New Zealand drivers were instructed to consider them and use them as if they were the solid traffic islands that they were often replacing. In other words, don't run over them; don't pull over into the turning lane until you have reached the turning bay complete with arrow. Some of us ignored that ridiculous instruction and some followed it to the letter and still do. The latter will now be aged over 65 and that is why only older drivers are seen doing this."
Apology
A screen grab of clinical psychologist Gaynor Parkin was used in Monday's Sideswipe after it appeared on 1 News, where the name key had misspelled the word psychologist. We should have cropped the image to highlight the misspelling and apologise for the way the image was published.
