Read any of these descriptions of items available for purchase with a straight face, I DARE YOU!!!

Here are some phrases used to describe a vacuum sealing system: "solid food privileged corsets" "sealing spells" "stylishly intentional" picked by bcgrote 2 years ago

"Will a hole of this size heal shut? And if so, how much time must I wait. I notice at night when I lay down the depth of the skin stretched over this hole decreases. But then, within say half an hour it is very deep, even to a quarter of on inch or more deep. It varries through the day." picked by DrNothing 2 years ago

A neat little animated short about a bunny and a moth with music by Tom Waits picked by Hoosker 2 years ago

While we're on the subject, from the 50's, the card set that Tim Burton lightened W-A-A-AY up for his 1990's flick. These cards were really dark... especially for 'Leave it to Beaver' America. (see themepic of Kid helplessly defending his dying dog...) picked by DrNothing 2 years ago

But... U.S. snuffs out Canada in Cocaine use.

Study shows highest countries. picked by Hoosker 2 years ago

A news aggregation site will start letting its users influence the placement of articles by voting on items they like or dislike. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

This guy has made a pretty cool "Avatar Machine" that lets the wearer watch themselves from a game-like chase cam view. picked by iceburg 2 years ago

Breatharians believe that a person can give up food and water altogether and live purely off prana, which they also call "living on light" or "living on air."
Huh?? picked by clscott645 2 years ago

The discovery of a baby mammoth preserved in the Russian permafrost gives researchers their best chance yet to build a genetic map of a species extinct since the Ice Age. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

A small town in New England has won the competition to host the premiere of The Simpsons Movie. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

Apparently your surname affects how your life will unfold. If your surname starts with any letter after M, I'm sorry, but apparently you will not ... picked by Ankabout 2 years ago

A Chinese man who was cut in half in 1995 has been fitted with a giant egg-cup type device and bionic legs.

After reading the article, I can't get this song out of my head, so everyone sing along!

I'm half the man I used to be... picked by DaftGretel 2 years ago

Man injured, but lucky to be alive. Talk about raw, pure power. I'm going to have nightmares now. Note: OK to view. SFW. Scary but not graphic. picked by tomphoolry 2 years ago

Who doesn't remeber these crude and disgusting little guys from the 80's. the irony is that most mom's threw them right back into the grbage from which they came. picked by nesbyniccolo 2 years ago

Ethiopian scientists said on Tuesday they have discovered hominid fossil fragments dating from between 3.5 million and 3.8 million years ago in what could fill a crucial gap in the understanding of human evolution. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

A woman who was injured and arrested during a struggle with a police officer over her brown lawn said she wants to move. "Since this has happened, I don't want to live in Orem anymore,".

Follow up on this story picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

A missing staple from a court document has allowed two murderers found guilty of one of Australia's most brutal killings to appeal against their convictions. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

A squid as long as a bus has washed up on a beach on the west coast of Tasmania. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

A puppy has been born in Japan with a large, clear, love-heart-shaped pattern in his coat.

See pictures picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

It was a ginormous year for new words
Bollywood, sudoku,crunk, speed dating also added by Merriam-Webster. picked by nesbyniccolo 2 years ago

Finally charges are bieng filed in the mystery of a man who was fitted with a bomb around his neck and ordered to rob a bank if he wanted to live.
Hollywood could't even write this story or the ending! picked by nesbyniccolo 2 years ago

Photos of some nice old British castles. picked by maxriter 2 years ago

No one is immune: typos slip in, numbers get misdialed, directions are screwed up. We all make them; no one is perfect.

Except that these mistakes involved thermonuclear weapons, and could easily have reduced a sizable hunk of this world to a Geiger-clicking pit. picked by muppet 2 years ago

Does it seem wrong that i would almost rather wash my hands with my cat's arse? picked by muppet 2 years ago

Wikipedia's List of Company Name Etymologies is a fascinating read that gives some insights into how company names are really created. picked by sholom22 2 years ago