Music icon Miles Davis has long been revered as a jazz pioneer — but what exactly did he pioneer? To some purists, jazz music can be broken into two distinct eras: Before Miles and After Miles. great article with clips of his music picked by bernardblack 1 year ago

A judge in Ireland reduced a violation because 180 kilometers per hour looks a lot better when you convert it to 112 miles per hour.

So does that mean you aren't going as fast now? picked by Proverb 2 years ago

As a transvestite comic who is prone to put on weight and had never run farther than five miles, Eddie Izzard is not the obvious candidate to run 1,100 miles around Britain. But the 47-year-old stand-up and actor will today drag his aching limbs from the Olympic park to Trafalgar Square in the last of an astonishing 43 marathons he has completed in just 52 days... picked by doodlechild 2 months ago

To keep a car running for many years, change the oil every 3,000 miles, says Clarence Cleveland Curtiss. His advice is not new, especially for anybody who owns a 1990 Buick, a 1980 Chevy or even a 1964 Volkswagen. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

Blind pilot Miles Hilton-Barber felt euphoric when he touched down at Sydney's Bankstown Airport just before 8am, becoming the first blind man to fly halfway around the world.

Update on an earlier post. picked by AutumnLotus 3 years ago

A skydiver's parachute tangles and fails to open. He hits the ground after a 2 mile fall with fairly minor injuries. picked by Boomshank 3 years ago

A NASA probe has begun beaming back stunning new images from its successful second flyby of Mercury, the planet closest to the sun. NASA's MESSENGER probe captured never-before-seen views of the Mercury during its encounter on Monday. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

The quake struck at 5:49 a.m. at a 5.2 magnitude, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The quake's epicenter was about 13 miles north-northeast of Laupahoehoe. That put it about 8 miles off shore and 30 miles from Hilo. picked by DrNothing 2 years ago

All in the SAME TRUCK! picked by tigertony 1 year ago

An elderly woman left a trail of havoc behind her after driving for 15 miles the wrong way down the fast lane of a motorway. picked by topofall 2 years ago

The second to last video recorded before Freddie Mercury passed away. My first post!(with help from Jerry520) picked by lunasembrace 2 years ago

15 laps a day for eleven years - Martha Michel has hit a major milestone: 10,000 miles. picked by suebe 2 weeks ago

These people will stop at nothing to get frequent flier miles. They will take long distance flights just to rack up the miles so they can get extra perks. picked by musicgirldani 3 years ago