THIS is TRUE by Randy Cassingham A weekly column of oddities from around the world WE THE PEOPLE: A survey released for Independence Day in the U.S. shows that Americans cherish their freedoms. The poll, conducted by Vanderbilt University’s First Amendment Center, found the most important Constitutional right to Americans is the freedom of speech, […]

THIS is TRUE by Randy Cassingham A weekly column of oddities from around the world BUT IT KEEPS SLIPPING OUT OF THE BUN: Prof. Elliot Ryser of Michigan State University’s National Food Safety and Toxicology Center wants food to be safer. One idea: an edible film to coat common foods. “The idea with the film […]

THIS is TRUE by Randy Cassingham A weekly column of oddities from around the world NO CRAZIES, PLEASE, WE’RE BRITISH: A few weeks ago, stickers appeared on London underground trains calling on people to protest in front of Buckingham Palace “for the right to walk naked in the street.” Sure enough, on the appointed day […]

THIS is TRUE  by Randy Cassingham A weekly column of oddities from around the world NO CRAZIES, PLEASE, WE’RE BRITISH: A few weeks ago, stickers appeared on London underground trains calling on people to protest in front of Buckingham Palace “for the right to walk naked in the street.” Sure enough, on the appointed day […]

THIS is TRUE by Randy Cassingham A weekly column of oddities from around the world PLAY BALL: A federal judge has ruled that the Astoria (Ore.) School District discriminated against Anna Inskip, 18, by not letting her play on her high school’s softball team. “I wouldn’t care how long I got to play,” she said, […]

THIS is TRUE by Randy Cassingham A weekly column of oddities from around the world COME SEE THE ROUGHER SIDE OF SEARS: Diana Mey got a phone call from Sears, Roebuck & Co. wanting to know if she wanted to buy siding for her house. She said no. She kept saying no to them over […]

THIS is TRUE by Randy Cassingham A weekly column of oddities from around the world HUH? Researchers at the California Institute of Technology say that the brain can recognize and decode speech even when it’s played backward. “When you distort speech, it distorts certain aspects, but other parameters are still able to convey the message,” […]

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