The
Jakarta Post
10 May
2019
Yosan bubblegum's missing letter ‘N’ found, busting
decades-long myth
Those who
grew up in Indonesia in the 90s may remember Yosan, a local bubblegum brand.
Popular among children, the chewing gum was also known for its collect-and-win
game. Offering interesting prizes, the game was simple, as one only needed to
collect five different candy wrappers that each bore the letters Y-O-S-A-N. For
decades, many tried their luck, unwrapping the paper covers and trying to
collect all the letters. However, finding the letter “N” was like looking for a
needle in a haystack, leading people to believe that the company had never
actually printed the letter “N” and that it was only a marketing tactic. […]
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Mysterious
Universe
11 May
2018
Brad Steiger: Trickster Phenomena, Carl Sagan and More
[…] [Brad
Steiger:] “In a most bizarre twist, dozens of men and women have approached me
at various lectures and seminars, congratulating me about the manner in which I
bested Dr. Carl Sagan in debate. The event allegedly occurred after a lecture
when I happened to bump into the great scientist in a restaurant. The eatery, according to the witnesses, was
crowded with those who had attended the seminar, and they egged on a debate
between myself and Dr. Sagan. I mopped
up the floor with him, countering his every argument against the reality of
UFOs. The truth is that I never met Dr. Sagan, therefore, neither had I ever
debated him. But from coast to coast, there are those who claim to have
witnessed my triumphal bout.” […]
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The
Tribune [India]
16 May
2019
The right kind of chowkidars
V
Viswanathan
[…] I have
heard of a monumental goof-up story in a high security setup. I am not certain
if it is apocryphal. The establishment had invited a senior official from
another organisation as a delegate for an important meeting. The delegate drove
in his car. As part of routine check, his car was stopped at the main gate. A
gun-toting guard asked him to open the boot and after clearance, he was allowed
to proceed. But there was another gate the delegate had to cross. At the
next gate, the executive was stopped again and was asked to open the car’s
boot. He did so. This time, the guard who inspected the boot became furious and
started grilling him, suspecting him to be a terrorist! Did he notice anything
in the boot? Yes. A machine gun! The visiting executive was clueless how the
weapon shot itself into the boot. Within minutes, the guard got a call from his
colleague stationed at the main gate. ‘My machine gun is missing. Looks like I
placed it in a car’s boot while checking and forgot to take it out. Did you by
any chance spot it?’ […]
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VICE
16 May
2019
Heroin Overdose Parties Are a Dehumanizing Myth
[…] “Narcan
parties” hit the news cycle in 2017 when media outlets like the Atlanta
Journal-Constitution began reporting them as the newest scourge on their
communities […]. The idea is that opioid users gather together, stocked up on
Narcan (the main brand name of naloxone) and take turns intentionally
overdosing and reviving one another. Believers of this myth theorize that
people at these parties can “use the opioids to whatever degree [they] want,”
attaining an optimal high with the safety net of being revived. […]
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