3 Mile Island. Three scary words, huh? No radiation leaked. picked by tomphoolry 3 years ago

Lukashenko, the authoritarian president of Belarus, has this year denied the young victims of the Chernobyl disaster their annual vacation abroad when he became concerned that the older children would be influenced by Western morality and would return to Belarus and vote against him. picked by equinox 9 months 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

Got the plague? Onto the island. Vomiting? Onto the island. Fever? Island. Sniffles with a mild cough? You get the idea. You stayed there until you got well or died. Judging from the mass graves, not many got well. picked by Moe 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

A story on casino security technology, exploring the world of facial recognition technology and various other systems in casinos such as the Bellagio, Treasure Island, and Beau Rivage. Industry veteran Jeff Jonas reveals some of the secret scams he learned from the casino industry such as the infinite hundred dollar bill, the hollowed out chip cup, the palm (trading cards), the specialty code (in... read full post picked by extc68 2 years ago

Some shocking photos of the effects of the Chernobyl power plant disaster. This is not for the squeamish. picked by 86Apex 2 years ago

New Zealanders didn't exactly push the boat out when they called the northern island North Island and... Well, I'm sure you know what the southern island is called. Turns out though that they also never got round to legally adopting these names. There's now a move to exploit this to rename the islands as the Maori originals. picked by pocksucket 7 months ago

The waste would be dumped on a side of the volcanic island that had been extensively quarried in the past 50 years. The island's original volcanic cone formation could also be rebuilt using the biosolids. picked by gnikgnok 3 years ago

He purchased the island for $2.8 million and wants to sell it for $10 million due to all the assets he tied into it. It is located in the Florida Keys. picked by musicgirldani 3 years ago

You may have heard they are remaking The Secret of Monkey Island. To prepare for this event, Ron Gilbert, the man behind such gems as Maniac Mansion, and the Monkey Island series plays through the game giving us some behind the scenes commentary. picked by 2manyusernames 6 months ago

In August 2006, the crew of the yacht Maiken, sailing out of the Vava'u island group, encountered a remarkable "stone sea." The phenomena they spotted were a series of pumice rafts resulting from a nearby eruption, one that was forming a new volcanic island in Tonga. picked by videoguy 3 years ago

LOST merges with Gilligans Island.

I'm waiting for the Harlem Globetrotters to drop in on the island, personally. picked by donteatpoop 2 years ago

Federal agents are investigating security concerns at the nation's nuclear power plants after video footage surfaced showing guards asleep on the job.

*There just aren't words. picked by dollyllama 2 years ago

It seemed like a good idea at the time: Remove all the feral cats from a famous Australian island to save the native seabirds. But the decision to eradicate the felines from Macquarie island allowed the rabbit population to explode and, in turn, destroy much of its fragile vegetation that birds depend on for cover, researchers said Tuesday. picked by AutumnLotus 11 months ago

Retired senior banker Geoff Spice is to live on a deserted island for a month in a last ditch attempt to quit smoking. He does not want to fish for food, but the island is also free of rabbits. However, there are plenty of sheep to keep him company. picked by kakana 4 months ago

Swimming a mile isn't something most of us could do easily. But for Maddison Brown it's an extraordinary achievement – she is just four years old. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

There are photographs to more fully imagine the consequences and magnitude of the disaster.
A BUNCH of current pictures from Chernobyl picked by keanu 5 months ago

NEVER mind the mile high club. The latest adventure for well-heeled travellers seeking the ultimate romantic destination is the mile below club. picked by Bornbad 2 years ago

Residents of a tiny Scottish island have another special reason to celebrate the New Year, they will be connected to mains electricity for the first time. picked by muppet 2 years ago