For more than eight centuries, the Nasca culture prospered in the coastal valleys of Peru until its sudden downfall around 600 AD.

A team of archaeologists has now found convincing evidence the decline was self-inflicted and began with the cutting down of a tree that could have protected them from devastating climate change. picked by bingo 6 days ago

What happens when two genres meet each other somewhere in a sausage plant in Chicago? I'm talking about a true crime story and a true ghost story. Adolph Louis Luetgert wanted to get rid of his wife, and since he had this Sausage & Packing Company.... but his wife came back.

Though he still insisted to be innocent of her murder, his dead wife was haunting him and seeking her revenge, he said. picked by bingo 6 days ago

A seventh-grader and her 80-year-old grandfather are allegedly the first people to discover that President Barack Obama is related to all other U.S. presidents except one. picked by bingo 6 days ago

An Australian woman who spent more than 60 years in an iron lung to treat polio has died at the age of 83. June Middleton entered the Guinness World Book of Records in 2006 as the person who has spent the longest time in an iron lung. An American woman hs also been in an irong lung for 60 years. picked by suebe 6 days ago

Four years after Anthony Sowell was released from a U.S. prison after serving 15 years for a rape conviction, police found six decomposing bodies at his Ohio home. picked by drogue 6 days ago

They are doomed to extinction and these pictures prove it. Absolutely NSFW, unless you are one of these geeks, in which case you won't even notice. picked by equinox 7 days ago

Dennis Hopper has been diagnosed with prostate cancer and is canceling all travel plans to focus on treatment, his manager said Thursday.
The 73-year-old actor and artist is being treated through a "special program" at the University of Southern California picked by bingo 7 days ago

A chewed remote control, a dog, and $62.50 less in the bank account. For Greg Stroke, this could only mean one thing: his dog had purchased 5,000 Xbox points -- worth $62 -- while he and his girlfriend were asleep. picked by suebe 1 week ago

Watch an unthinking human sneeze without covering his mouth! Watch his virus invade your body and wreak havoc! Watch it take over your DNA and clone itself millions of times! Watch it launch itself into your blood stream! Hope your immune system beats its little viral ass! picked by meggysue 1 week ago

Queens NY GOP nominee Dan Halloran is not just any Pagan: he is the "First Atheling," or King, of New Normandy, which is the Greater New York Area branch of the Théod faith of pre-Christian Heathen religions.

This should be interesting! picked by meggysue 1 week ago

When she went in for her surgery, Ms Daalman, a secretary in a local estate agents, told doctors: 'I don't know why but I felt an urge to eat the silverware - I could not help myself.' picked by meggysue 1 week ago

What's inside that storage carton in the back corner of your crawl space? Imagine if it was a one-of-a-kind original pressing of a Beatles record. Now imagine if there were four of them. picked by suebe 1 week ago

The Mayans didn't predict the end of the world in 2012, and they clearly didn't predict whatever catastrophe submerged their sacred city thousands of years ago. Now divers are exploring Samabaj, an ancient paradise now sunk below the surface of a secret Guatemalan lake. picked by equinox 1 week ago

A 'legless' hedgehog was found rolling around an orchard after getting drunk by gorging on fermented apples.

This would be a good place for a joke about drinks being 'spiked' picked by pandorarin 1 week ago

Christopher Lee (the voice of DEATH in the Terry Pratchett movies) has been knighted!

Hooray for Sir Lee! picked by bcgrote 1 week ago

WJLA officials said the segments are providing an important service because many women don't know how to properly check their breasts.

During the next sweeps period, they'll air videos of men masturbating - because that's been shown to reduce the likelihood of prostate cancer. picked by cecilberman 1 week ago

I found this to be so creative. Take a common comic costume, and take it to the next level! Great idea! picked by analumass 1 week ago

That's right, your eyes aren't playing tricks on you. Bats perform fellatio on their mates. picked by gammerus 1 week ago

"They said my privacy wasn’t intruded on because the surveillance was covert."
That is what a school said to Jenny Paton when they spied on her and her family, phone records and more. Was she suspected of terrorism? No, she was suspected of falsifying her address to enroll her daughter into school. Lucky for her she recycles her trash or it could have been far worse. picked by 2manyusernames 1 week ago

Another case of "drive-thru rage," too much gangsta rap, or a joke that was misunderstood?

Four teens were cited for disorderly conduct Tuesday after rapping in a McDonald's drive-through. picked by cecilberman 1 week ago

I don't like the sounds of this at all.... picked by mutil8or 1 week ago

The University of Utah built an interactive sliding scale to illustrate the size of REALLY REALLY small things like cells, atoms, HIV, water molecule, etc. Click the link to see. Very cool. picked by jasontho 1 week ago

The uber idea they claim Pepsi stole from them? Selling purified bottled water. No sh*t. One billion dollars.

For their part, Pepsi (who's lawyers never showed up for the trial) claims the statute of limitations should preclude the lawsuit. But also that they weren't aware of the lawsuit until after the ruling.

I'd LOVE to see the board meeting where they talk about this one! picked by Moe 1 week ago

A fluid sample saved by a Japanese rape victim over 6 years ago led to the arrest of a man on suspicion of sexual assault and home invasion. The woman collected her assailant's fluids in a cup after the attack, froze them and then submitted them to police who only now have the technological tools to match the DNA. picked by mitzuzake 1 week ago

A nice study paper explaining why you can't tickle yourself. picked by Ankabout 1 week ago