The event itself, now in its third year, takes place on Sunday 6 September 2009 when thousands of plastic ducks will be launched into the Thames to race down a 1km course from Molesey Lock to the finish line at The Sherriff Boat Club on Albany Reach. picked by AutumnLotus 6 months ago

Flight Simulator geeks are flying around the world in the 2007 Round-The-World Flight Simulator Race. The race pits teams from AVSim, FlightSim and Sim-Outhouse against each other in a race around the world with special rules, conditions and bonuses. All teams were given the rules 24 hours in advance of the start of the race (10a EST on Friday). The rules include route requirements (such as two a... read full post picked by dfelteau 3 years ago

Sir Peter Viggers is selling the duck island he claimed £1,645 on expenses for and giving the money to charity. picked by makuus 6 months ago

A leatherback turtle called Billie won the first Great Turtle Race from Costa Rica to the Galapagos Islands, swimming at a leisurely 5 to 6 kilometres per hour, organisers say. picked by AutumnLotus 3 years ago

The UN has entered a new race of people on our earth based on the definition of the word. The new race which is one of the largest on our planet is the new Geek race. As always with races comes racism and the UN have quickly defined racist terms for the new race which include retard, noob and nerd. picked by Richye 3 years ago

Attempts to breed a rare species of duck to avoid extinction in the UK have backfired after the only two remaining males fell for each other. picked by AutumnLotus 9 months ago

Ducks have evolved complicated genitals in what appears to be an 'arms race' between the sexes, researchers report, and females may be coming out ahead. picked by AutumnLotus 3 years ago

The original event, the Kinetic Grand Championship in Humboldt County, California, is also called the "Triathlon of the Art World" because art and engineering are combined with physical endurance during a three day cross country race that includes sand, mud, pavement, a bay crossing, a river crossing and major hills. (A Blog documenting the daily trials of the race, with many, many phot... read full post picked by psycmoe 2 years ago

The Venezuelan government has formally donated an island near Philadelphia back to the United States. Petty Island, an uninhabited island some 528 acres (214 ha) in size, is situated in the Delaware River in the state of New Jersey.
It was bought by Venezuela's state-run energy company, PDVS, in 1990. picked by bingo 7 months ago

VERMILION — Visitors who saw a life-sized duck mascot flapping its wings and dancing around McGarvey's Landing during the annual Duck Dash 500 on Sunday afternoon probably had some pity for the person wearing the costume in the 90-plus degree heat. But besides members of the Vermilion Port Authority and police department, no one knew the one of the two people who took turns wearing the furry... read full post picked by TraumaMamma 3 months ago

There's still time to sponsor a duck. Races coming to a city near you. picked by meggysue 1 year ago

What happens if, unhappy with the levels of violence, killing, easy sex and loose morals in video games, you decide to make your own without any of these things.

Hopefully you'd do better than The Zoo Race, but perhaps not. After all, it has won awards.

And not one of them for worst game ever. picked by pocksucket 1 year ago

With a 6-2 win in game 5 over the Ottawa Senators, the Anaheim Ducks win the 2007 Stanley Cup.

The Stanley Dupe.
picked by thebassman 2 years ago

As bizarre it may sound a university team in the UK has developed an eco-friendly race car designed to run on chocolate and vegetable oil. The new race car is the ecoF3 from WorldFirst, a small team from Warwick University in the UK, which envisages the car – or at least some of its technologies – one day being used in a FIA-sanctioned motorsport competition. picked by AutumnLotus 7 months ago

Some female ducks and geese have evolved complex genitalia to thwart unwelcome mating attempts, according to a new study.

Males of some species, such as mallard, have a notorious habit of "raping" females. picked by AutumnLotus 5 months ago

White people — including children as young as 10 — may avoid talking about race so as not to appear prejudiced, but that approach often backfires as black people tend to view this approach as evidence of prejudice, especially when race is clearly relevant. picked by bernardblack 1 year ago

ANCHORAGE, Alaska - A 14-year-old girl riding in a mountain bike race was attacked in the dark of night by a Grizzly bear Sunday and severely injured, but she was able to make a brief 911 call that eventually resulted in her rescue.

Detailed account here picked by bevissimo 1 year ago

Russia is leading the race to complete a manned mission to Mars and could land a Russian on the Red Planet by 2025, a leading scientist was quoted as saying on Tuesday. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

The human race will one day split into two separate species, an attractive, intelligent ruling elite and an underclass of dim-witted, ugly goblin-like creatures, according to a top scientist. picked by eljay 2 years ago

Anaheim Ducks win the Stanley Cup. picked by punthe 2 years ago