by david allan van nostrand | Nov 26, 2018 | Items in the News, Statistics
What percent of the 90 million US households that display a Christmas tree will use an artificial one? As is common with statistics, it depends upon the source. The American Christmas Tree Association says 81%, while the National Christmas Tree Association says 44%....
by david allan van nostrand | Nov 19, 2018 | Human Behavior, Items in the News, Psychology
Q. Why did researchers etch flies into airport urinals around the world? A. Because men like to aim. Spillage around urinals has always been a problem for restroom maintenance people. Aad Kieboom, Manager of Amsterdam’s Schipol Airport, says installation of flies has...
by david allan van nostrand | Nov 12, 2018 | Customer Satisfaction, Human Behavior, Research
Americans are famous for ignoring instruction manuals and plowing right in. Men are worse about it than women, and the younger we are, the less we bother with instructions or advice. There are many reasons for this, but the biggest ones are that instruction manuals...
by david allan van nostrand | Nov 5, 2018 | Fads, Items in the News
In 1899, when offered this painting at sale, the Edison Bell Company rejected it, saying “dogs don’t listen to phonographs.” Dogs incarcerated at the pound are not having the same soothing experience as dogs spending the day being pampered at the...
