Weird Stuff
Check out Lois , a "Corpse Flower," the world's "largest and smelliest" flower, about to bloom in Houston! It's growing 4 inches per day!
Feel ill over how much sugar is in drinks with this cool photo essay.
See what 200 calories can get you.
And have a fabulous Friday!

This is a Corpse Flower in bloom, image via The Opinion Forum , which also has this link to an article from the Telegraph on the Top 10 Ugliest Plants. Clearly, the world's horticulturalists need something to do with their time.
Feel ill over how much sugar is in drinks with this cool photo essay.
See what 200 calories can get you.
And have a fabulous Friday!

This is a Corpse Flower in bloom, image via The Opinion Forum , which also has this link to an article from the Telegraph on the Top 10 Ugliest Plants. Clearly, the world's horticulturalists need something to do with their time.


The boys will get a kick out of seeing Lois. We read about the corpse flower in one of the Judy Moody or Stink books.
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I wonder why it's named Lois . . . either someone was very mean to the horticulturist, or someone is weird enough to think it's an honor.
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I was thinking it sounds very close to someone else's name.
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