Some Stuff: June 2, 2009

On this date in 1896, Marconi patented the radio

On this date in 1928, Kraft Velveeta Cheese was invented

Check out our blog for:

-The first official photo of Sam Worthington as Perseus in Louis Leterrier's Clash of the Titans remake

-a look at Four incredibly fast homemade go-karts you wouldn't want to race.

The current issue of Total Film has an interview with Bryan Singer, in which he mentions wishing he'd returned to direct X-MEN: THE LAST STAND & states an interest in "possibly" taking a crack at X-MEN ORIGINS: MAGNETO.

Universal, who has milked Hasbro for every last board game and action figure movie they can, is now turning it's attention to Where's Waldo?

Scientists have developed purple tomatoes which they hope may be able to keep cancer at bay. The fruit are rich in an antioxidant pigment called antho-cyanin which is thought to have anti-cancer properties. The tomatoes were created by incorporating genes from the snapdragon flower, which is high in anthocyanin. A study, published in Nature Biotechnology, found mice who ate the tomatoes lived longer.

A nonprofit organization in Boston called HELPING HANDS trains monkeys to perform household tasks for paralyzed people. They use Capuchin monkeys, which are like those little ''organ grinder'' monkeys.

The monkeys can cook food in a microwave . . . play DVDs and CDs . . . turn the pages of a book . . . comb your hair . . . and even scratch your face when it itches.

Helping Hands has been providing monkeys for 30 years, and they place about five monkeys a year. It costs about $50,000 to train a monkey, but Helping Hands operates on donations . . . so they can provide them to quadriplegics FREE OF CHARGE