1) The Millennium Bug:
The Maths Error: guessing the answer.

2) Tulip Mania
The Maths Error: assuming a graph is linear!

3) The Millennium Bridge, UK
The Maths Error: designing 3D Bridge in 2D.

4) NASA Mars Climate Orbiter.
The Maths Error: muddled units of length!

5) The Superconducting Super Collider
The Maths Error: assuming mathematicians can count

6) Air Canada Flight 143
Maths Error: Mudding units of volume.

7) Conviction by Maths Error
Maths Error: not understanding statistics

8) US Patriot Missile Problem
Maths Error: Numbers too big for the software programme

9) The Quebec Bridge Collapse
Maths Error: not doing the maths…

10) Hurricane Katrina Levee Design
The maths error: the 100 year flood won’t happen for 100 years

According to School Gate

1. BELGRADE, SERBIA
2. MONTREAL, CANADA
3. BUENOS AIRES, ARGENTINA
4. DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
5. THESSALONIKI, GREECE
6. LA PAZ, BOLIVIA
7. CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA
8. BAKU, AZERBAIJAN
9. AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND
10. TEL AVIV, ISRAEL

According to Reuters

In a growing campaign to refer to November as “Movember,” men around the world are being encouraged to grow a mustache for 30 days to raise awareness and funds for prostate and testicular cancer. Here is a list of the 10 most mustache-dense countries to mark the fund-raising campaign that is believed to have started in Australia in 1999.

1. India
2. Mexico
3. Pakistan
4. Germany
5. Iran
6. Egypt
7. Turkey
8. United States
9. Hungary
10. Bulgaria

According to Reuters

When you take a trip, these might not be the first places that come to mind, but they definitely add something extra to any vacation. You may even notice Texas takes 4 of the 10 spots- looks like they do quirky like they do big.

1. Toilet Seat Museum
Alamo Heights, Texas

Former plumber Barney Smith has created an ode to the commode, with nearly 900 decorated toilet seat lids displayed in his oversized garage near San Antonio

2. Carhenge
Alliance, Neb.

It’s Nebraska’s answer to Stonehenge.

3. Cadillac Ranch
Amarillo, Texas

Cars sprouting from the earth apparently get high scores on the bizarro meter.

4. Museum of Pez Memorabilia
Burlingame, Calif.

More than 500 types of dispensers of Pez — a candy originally marketed as a mint to help people quit smoking — have hit store shelves since the 1950s.

5. Gatorland
Orlando, Fla.

Feed Florida’s favorite reptile a hot dog or hop on its back for a photo op at this family-owned, 50-year-old theme park and wildlife preserve, home to more than 1,000 alligators — and some crocs, too.

6. Eiffel Tower
Paris, Texas

At 65 feet tall this tower may be shot, but the real Eiffel Tower doesn’t have a cowboy hat on top.

7. House on the Rock
Spring Green, Wis.

Doll houses, automated instruments, a creepy carousel — these are just some of the bazillion things on display at this eccentric abode perched high on a rock.

8. Stonehenge II
Hunt, Texas

Knock offs of Stonehenge and Easter Island’s Jay Leno-looking giant heads (called moais) lurk about 80 miles west of San Antonio.

9. Extraterrestrial Highway
Rachel, Nev.

Lots of purported UFO sightings along Nevada State Highway 375 have earned this lonely stretch of road the name “Extraterrestrial Highway.”

10. Twine Ball
Darwin, Minn.

The world’s largest ball of twine made by one man, Francis A. Johnson, sits in a gazebo in downtown Darwin. Johnson started wrapping the twine in 1950 and kept at it for more than 25 years, which explains how the ball’s 40-foot circumference and weight of 17,400 pounds.

According to Sun Times

Asthma triggers are everywhere and some cities are more apt to be challenging for asthma sufferers to live. St. Louis, Missouri has been named the top Asthma Capital 2009 in the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America’s annual ranking of the 100 most challenging places to live with asthma.

1. St. Louis, MO
2. Milwaukee, WI
3. Birmingham, AL
4. Chattanooga, TN
5. Charlotte, NC
6. Memphis, TN
7. Knoxville, TN
8. McAllen, TX
9. Atlanta, GA
10. Little Rock, AR

According to Huliq.com

1. Accident, Maryland

2. Bad Axe, Michigan

3. Badwater, California

4. Bat Cave, North Carolina

5. Bitter Springs, Arizona

6. Boos, Illinois

7. Casper, Wyoming

8. Chocolate Bayou, Texas

9. Cut Off, Louisiana

10. Deadwood, Oregon

Continue for more spooky names.

Check through this list to avoid forgetting anything important on your next trip.

1. Cell Phone Charger.
Why buy one when you can just pack your own.

2. Program Your Phone.
Add any important information, numbers or addresses to your phone.

3. Passport and Tickets or Itinerary.
All essential to getting on the plane, train, etc.

4. Socks and Accessories.
Men, did you remember your tie? Your cufflinks? Women, your jewelry? Hairbands? Bobby pins? Small purse?

5. A Book.
Always be prepared for a delay.

6. Meds and Potions. Now that you have to pack your lotions and creams and such separately from the rest of your carry-on, it’s easy to forget them altogether. Also, don’t forget your medications — not just prescription. I never go anywhere without Advil, just in case.

7. Pajamas.
You planned something for every other occasion so don’t forget your bedtime outfit.

8. Converters.
If you want to use your electronics remember to pack some converters when going over seas.

9. Gifts. This is a big one for the holidays. Don’t forget the presents!

10. Camera and Accessories.
Remember your camera and the charger and anything else needed so make sure your camera lasts the entire trip.

According to Gadling.com

1. Next year marks the 125th anniversary of the 1885 Northwest Resistance.

2. The poet laureate of Edmonton is a hip-hop artist named Roland Pemberton, a.k.a. Cadence Weapon.

3. Shelburne, Nova Scotia is said to have been the fourth-largest town in North America at one point and has the third-largest natural harbour on the continent.

4. Thunder Bay is developing its waterfront much like Toronto.

5. Despite worries about Olympic crowds, the folks in Whistler say up to 95 per cent of ski runs at Whistler-Blackcomb will be open to the public for January, February and March.

6. They say there’s a guy in his 70s named Stevie who wanders from bar to bar on George St. in St. John’s most nights and delivers dance performances.

7. Up in Ottawa, the tourism folks are making farmers cool by putting out “trading cards” with their names and information to highlight local producers. Cool.

8. Moncton has free wireless all over downtown and even on city buses, which encourages folks to take public transit.

9. Calgary is finding its urban groove.

10. Northwest Territories communications coordinator Julie Warnock says the NWT is home to what she calls mercenaries, missionaries and misfits.

According to theStar.

1- Sarajevo, Bosnia
2- Ghat, Libya
3- Kigali, Rwanda
4- Mount Hagen, Papua New Guinea
5- Granada, Nicaragua
6- Annapurna, Nepal
7- Lake Kariba, Zimbabwe
8- Darien Gap, Panama/Colombia
9- West Bank, Palestine
10- Seal River, Manitoba

According to MSNBC.com

1. American Museum of Philadelphia, Matt
2. Truk lagoon, Micronesia
3. Magic Sonora Market, Mexico
4. Easter Island, Chile
5. Mancsak Swamp, Louisiana, US
6. Underground tomb in Paris, France
7. Winchester Mystery House, California
8. Mary King Street, Edinburgh, Scotland
9. Sicily
10. Chernobyl