A fun little diversion. And you just might learn something.

If you haven't checked out The Straight Dope, you absolutely should.  Columnist Cecil Adams answers questions from the incisive to the asinine.  Some examples:

What's going on when your ears pop?

Why aren't porn actors charged with prostitution?

How would the U.S. military fight a zombie army?

Coulp sheep replace the lawn mower?

Where do bugs go when it starts to rain?

So you think you've got it bad?

Times are a little tougher than usual for most everyone I know. People are losing jobs, cutting back, moving away, getting sick. But when you find yourself getting into a real honest-to-goodness self-pity jag, check out www.fmylife.com. It just might make you feel ever so slightly better.

Guilty Pleasure

Ever wonder what Paris Hilton's old nose looked like?

Ever wonder what Jocelyn Wildenstein looked like before she did this?

Ever wonder exactly what Latoya Jackson did to herself?

No? Well, I guess that makes you a better person than I am. For the rest of you, there's http://www.awfulplasticsurgery.com/.