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The Stabby Hat Posted: 6 hours ago by suebe
Under most circumstances, a metal spike jabbing you in the head is not likely to elicit a smile. Unless, of course, you’re wearing the "Happiness Hat" created by designer Lauren McCarthy.
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Jilted bride shares party with seniors Posted: 7 hours ago by lynxears
Teanne Harris was dismayed after her fiance got cold feet immediately before the wedding. Unable to get a refund on the banquet hall at the last minute, she instead threw a Halloween party for a retirement home.
Now she's in Hawaii, at what would have been her honeymoon, on her own.
Good for her, poor girl.
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Interactive Diner Table Posted: 8 hours ago by madhatteraggie
Imagine not having to worry about the waiter getting your order wrong for the 3rd time in a row. A restaurant in London has come up with a great new piece of technology that allows you to order your meal, watch the cooks prepare it, play games, pay for your food, and call a taxi all at your fingertips.
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And Valhalla echoed with shouts of bloodthirsty joy Posted: 10 hours ago by Moe
The only three McDonald's in Iceland have closed their doors.
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The Medicated Child Posted: 1 day ago by bingo
Six million American children are taking psychiatric drugs, but most have never been tested on children. Is this good medicine-or an uncontrolled experiment?
(Also a special on PBS tomorrow)
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Odd Organizations & Movements that only Thrive Online Posted: 2 days ago by iamamaniac
One of the most celebrated functions of the Internet is an unprecedented ability for people to connect. This has led to social networks, online dating, and, it turns out, a lot of people connecting over really strange things. Here are some of the more interesting clubs that the internet has helped give life to.
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Japan aims to bury greenhouse gas emissions Posted: 2 days ago by bingo
Swathes of dirty clouds brood over a coal plant in rural Japan, but scientists are now hoping to send the pollutants the other way, deep into the bowels of Mother Earth.
No one seems to think this is a good idea
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Why the Nasca's big mistake was to cut down the huarango tree Posted: 2 days ago by bingo
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.
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The Sausage Murder Mystery Posted: 2 days ago by bingo
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.
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7th-Grader says Most US Presidents Related Posted: 2 days ago by bingo
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.
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After 60 Years in an Iron Lung, Woman Loses Her Battle Posted: 3 days ago by suebe
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.
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‘Crazy’ rapist 'Anthony Wayne Soeell' arrested after cops find 6 bodies Posted: 3 days ago by drogue
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.
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Why Geeks will Never Rule the World Posted: 3 days ago by equinox
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.
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Dennis Hopper Has Prostate Cancer Posted: 3 days ago by bingo
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
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Dog Buys 5,000 Xbox Points Posted: 3 days ago by suebe
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.
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Now THIS is scary! Posted: 3 days ago by meggysue
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!
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Pagan Politician Out of the Broom Closet Posted: 3 days ago by meggysue
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!
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There was an old woman who swallowed a..... Posted: 3 days ago by meggysue
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.'
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One-of-a-kind Beatles Records Discovered Posted: 4 days ago by suebe
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.
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Sacred Mayan city found submerged in a Guatemalan lake Posted: 4 days ago by equinox
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.
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Drunk hedgehog taken to hospital Posted: 4 days ago by pandorarin
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'
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Arise, Sir Dracula! Posted: 4 days ago by bcgrote
Christopher Lee (the voice of DEATH in the Terry Pratchett movies) has been knighted!
Hooray for Sir Lee!
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Ratings stunt? Local TV airs videos of breast exams Posted: 4 days ago by cecilberman
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.
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Not Your Typical Comic Book Costume Posted: 5 days ago by analumass
I found this to be so creative. Take a common comic costume, and take it to the next level! Great idea!
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Fellatio keeps male fruit bats keen Posted: 5 days ago by gammerus
That's right, your eyes aren't playing tricks on you. Bats perform fellatio on their mates.
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