I have loved howstuffworks.com ever since it was launched many years ago. It really has everything that you are curious about. Here's a cool article about How Muppets Work ! Velvet probably knows this stuff already, but if not...this post is dedicated to Velvet.
I didn't know that about the kinder egg. They've been around here for as long as I've had my own income. I used to buy them at Woolco in the candy dept., eat the chocolate, make a toy and go back to fake work.
It doesn't seem to me that you need much to frame your own posters. For the price the places charge, the most expensive part of the DIY version would be the glass.
B, thanks for the info. I was going to put an order in myself, but discovered that I could get one already ordered in bulk. We'll all get these signed whenever Marco comes back to Ottawa.