Horses were first domesticated on the plains of northern Kazakhstan some 5,500 years ago -- 1,000 years earlier than thought -- by people who rode them and drank their milk, researchers said on Thursday. picked by AutumnLotus 9 months ago

Amusing article, although the page is wayyy too busy. I'm pretty sure witty Plimates could add more to the list. picked by gnikgnok 3 years ago

The party was over more than 4,000 years ago, but the remnants still remain in the gourds and squashes that served as dishware. For the first time, University of Missouri researchers have studied the residues from gourds and squash artifacts that date back to 2200 B.C. and recovered starch grains from manioc, potato, chili pepper, arrowroot and algarrobo. picked by AutumnLotus 4 months ago

The first baby rhinoceros born in Uganda in almost 30 years has been named Obama because his father is from Kenya and his mother was born in the US. picked by AutumnLotus 4 months ago

A "bald" bird discovered in Laos is Asia's first new species of bulbul, a type of songbird, in more than 100 years, scientists say. picked by AutumnLotus 4 months ago

UPDATE/SPOILER ALERT: Here is how long it's been since David Letterman and his then-producer, Robert Morton, decided to cut Bill Hicks' controversial monologue out of a "Late Show" broadcast -- in one of the very first editions of Late Show News that I wrote, 15 years ago. For all practical purposes, what Dave will be showing America on Friday night is something America has never seen: ... read full post picked by Bornbad 10 months ago

A dogged South Korean grandmother has failed her driving test 771 times, police said Thursday, but a local newspaper reported she will keep trying. picked by topofall 10 months ago

He went to an asylum for the criminally insane and spent 50 years there. There was just one problem. His father, whom he was thought to have killed, was still alive. picked by Moe 2 years ago

When Neil Armstrong stepped onto the surface of the moon, it was a first for the Soviet Union - the first time the U.S. had beaten the U.S.S.R in the space race. Forty years later, the memory of that loss of primacy still seems to sting the Russian soul. picked by kakana 4 months ago

A couple who will celebrate their golden wedding anniversary next year have spent 20 years building a model of the area where they met. picked by AutumnLotus 8 months ago

A former teacher was sentenced Tuesday to more than seven years in prison for forcing a Haitian girl to work as a slave for years, each day of the week, in her South Florida home.

Apparently the woman still refuses to admit she did anything wrong. picked by jhordie 2 years ago

Dressed in a suit, this person would not look out of place in a busy street in a modern city.

The clay sculpture, however, portrays the face of the earliest known modern European - a man or woman who hunted deer and gathered fruit and herbs in ancient forests more than 35,000 years ago. picked by AutumnLotus 7 months ago

An Arabic traveler who engraved his name on a block of red sandstone over 1,300 years ago may help solve a question about the Qur'an that has vexed historians for hundreds of years: Why was the text seemingly written without diacritical marks? picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

Remember your first love? That person you fell madly for when you were just a child? Sadly all too often we lose touch over the years.
Here is a story of Kek, who fell in love at 8 years old, only to see her move away. He, too, lost contact with her, but was able to find her years later.
(link is for English version. Here is the original French version picked by 2manyusernames 2 years ago

Two childhood sweethearts have got married 23 years after they met as four-year-olds on the first day of school. Neil Bellamy and Amy Blount, both aged 27, even started school on the same day as their best man Mark Smith. The three children posed in the same school photo, in which the future bride and groom were already sitting side by side. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

Workers responding to neighbors' complaints of a bad smell coming from an apartment in western England discovered a body that lay decomposing on a couch for years while another resident lived there, officials said Friday.

After 8 years, it still had a smell? picked by bevissimo 2 years ago

A man who broke his left leg in a motorbike crash 29 years ago is to undergo an amazing operation to grow back 6cm of dead bone. picked by AutumnLotus 6 months ago

A Family has worked a combined 300 years at General Motors. Their livelihood is now at stake.

Way to generate the emotional response to bail GM out. picked by JoshSF49 1 year ago

A collection of photos comparing a place about 100 years ago to the same place today picked by muppet 2 years ago

A Croatian man claims he has drunk nothing but Coca-Cola for the past 40 years – because he promised his mother he would not touch alcohol. picked by AutumnLotus 9 months ago