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We've all goofed up and flubbed up things we've previously done time and again.

It turns out the root of these brain farts may be a special kind of abnormal brain activity that begins up to 30 seconds before a mistake even happens.

The solution to such screw-ups could be a kind of mind-reading hat, a device to predict and even prevent mindless errors that can threaten lives.

(From MSNBC)

Why is I'm finding myself not particularly liking any of the political parties in either the Canadian or American elections?

Redeeming coupons may cause people to feel a "shame stigma" which will affect others around them in grocery store lines according to CBC News.

I know that sometimes people will try to find a coupon for every little thing, and spend oodles of time at a checkout. To me, that seems rather annoying (and if you take into account the time spent finding coupons, perhaps counterproductive).

On the other hand, I managed to purchase a flight yesterday (on Air Canada, sorry Jon) at less than half the price the same ticket has been going for the past month. That made me happy.

A nightly carnival where bachelors are ridiculed into getting married is under way in northern Nigeria. Until 1 October, Kano's "Bachelor catcher" and his band of musicians will roam the streets, parading a bachelor they have caught in a noose. (From BBC News)