Any idiot can speed around a track. Think about it - nice smooth tarmac, gravel run-off areas, protective crash barriers to soften the blow, safety buckets, crumple zones and safety cars. Formula 1 has become a bit of a snooze fest compared to the dangers of old. Off Road is where the real thrill is now. Steep cliffs, rough roads (or no roads), concrete walls, hundreds of miles of terrain that would be difficult walk never mind drive -  Yup, off-road racing is one for the brave.

The slow pace at which man progresses could be food for thought after scientists revealed evidence man first cooked hot meals 1.9 million years ago. After that much time, you'd think the pinnacle of our ingenuity would be something more than microwavable meals for two.

Marketing is all about innovative new ideas to get the message out. But there are some hair-brained ideas that must have made the committee cringe when presented by some marketing guru who looked like they'd just rolled out of bed. But hey, work they did and many have become catch phrases, cult legends and even surpassed the product in terms of the famousnesses thing.

Rudolf Hess, a Nazi and once deputy fuherer to Hitler, has been exhumed from his grave in Wunsiedel, a town in Bavaria, Germany. Hess spent time in prison with Hitler and helped the lunatic write Mein Kampf while in prison. When they were released, Hess was appointed deputy. He famously flew his Messerschmitt fighter plane to Britain in 1941 to negotiate a truce with the English as war was about to break out between Germany and Russia. Britain imprisoned him and Hitler disowned him.