*Case 1:* When America began the launch of astronauts into space, they found out that the pens wouldn’t work at zero gravity (Ink won’t flow down to the writing surface). To solve this problem, it took them one decade and $12 million. They developed a pen that worked at zero gravity, upside down, underwater, in…
1. Watch with two or more people around you in case of heart attack 2. Eat before watching to avoid loss of appetite and starvation 3. Don’t bet more than N100 on any Nigeria match to avoid high blood pressure 4. Keep dangerous objects out of reach while watching 5. Sleep immediately after match to…
The wife came home early and found her husband in their bedroom making love to a very attractive young woman and was somewhat upset -“you are a disrespectful pig!” she cried. How dare you do this to me -a faithful wife, mother of your children! I am leaving you. I want a divorce straight away!”…
So Educative and Inspiring. “My boss drove a luxury car everyday and it was my duty to greet him and to open the gates for him, as I worked as a watchman in his villa. But he never responded back to my greetings. One day he saw me opening the garbage bags outside the villa…
Some years ago, there was a Mensa convention at IIT Mumbai Mensa, is an international organization for people who have an IQ of 150 or higher. Several of the Mensa members went out for lunch at a local cafe opposite IIT Main Gate… When they sat down, one of them discovered that their salt shaker…
Pamela, a primary school teacher, was transferred to a different school and immediately apponted as a class teacher of a standard five class. On her first day in her class, she noticed that a boy named Tom was different from the rest of the pupils because he was always lonely, out of place, dirty and…
I used to think that maturity was about age and physical development, how wrong I was. I have since found out that age is only but a number, below are 20 definitions of *MATURITY* *-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-* 1…. *Maturity* is when you accept other people the way they are and their level of maturity. *+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+* 2…. *Maturity*…
My neighbour is a hard working, low income person who works as a clerk in a court while driving his car as taxi in the evenings to earn extra income. His wife is a petty trader who is not doing too badly but loves to put pressure on the man! She always believed she belonged…
LIFE LESSONS “A friend of mine turned 68. I asked him what’s changing? He sent me following lines.” Yes, I am changing. *After loving my parents, my siblings, my spouse, my children, my friends, now I have started loving myself.* Yes, I am changing. *I just realised that I am not “Atlas”. The world does…
The owner of an underwear making company was having a tough time with shortages. On departure for home, all worker’s bags were searched and everything always seemed to be ok. All security measures you can think of were put in place. Auditors were called in, but still no one was caught and stock continued to…
*I’m Slowly Learning That I Don’t Have To React To Everything That Bothers Me* *I’m slowly learning that I don’t have to hurt those who hurt me. I’m slowly learning that maybe the ultimate sign of maturity is walking away instead of getting even* *I’m slowly learning that the energy it takes to react to…
Common Sense… My boss thinks I am a fool. Yesterday he sent me to buy 2kg of sugar but I only found 1kg at the shops so I didn’t buy. I went back to the office & told him that they only had 1kg. Very pissed at me, he asked me why I didn’t use…
One night, just before the shopkeeper closed for the day, a dog came into the shop, having a bag in its mouth. The bag had a list of items to be bought and money so the shopkeeper took the money and kept the items in the bag. Immediately, The dog picked up the bag of…
I had a problem with my computer yesterday, so I called Eric, the 11 year old next door, whose bedroom looks like Mission Control and asked him to come over. Eric clicked a couple of buttons and solved the problem. As he was walking away, I called after him, “So, what was wrong?” He replied,…
It was a practical session in the psychology class. The professor showed a large cage with a male rat in it. The rat was in the middle of the cage. Then, the professor kept a piece of cake on one side and kept a female rat on the other side. The male rat ran towards…
