Quiz: WiFi stands for ____?

( Answer behind the cut (may not be what you expect) )

Be the illusion!

(From tlatoani via sonjaaa)

"Thanks to the miracles of digital photography and digital lathes, you can now get a three-dimensional rendering of the classic Goblet Illusion made with your own facial profile. Life-size, and in wood, for $149.95 USD." Coool!

The things you learn, part 17: Migros

Migros is a popular chain of supermarkets in Switzerland.

Today, I learned why it's called that: apparently, the name is derived from French mi-gros ("half-wholesale") to reflect the prices which were cheaper than retail and closer to wholesale prices.

This bit from the entry in German Wikipedia sounds interesting: "Migros verkauft heute noch keine Tabakwaren und keinen Alkohol in ihren Geschäften, diese werden meist durch andere Unternehmer im gleichen Haus wie Migros vertrieben." ("To this day, Migros sells no tobacco products nor alcohol in their shops; where these are sold, it is instead by other companies in the same building as a Migros shop.")