Children should be taught about evolution to prevent them mistaking Barney and Fred Flintstone for scientific fact, an academic has claimed.

The failure to teach primary school children scientific truth is playing into the hands of advocates of creationism - according to James Williams, lecturer in education at Sussex University. picked by Bingo 12 hours ago

In the wake of the heatwave that swept Britain these last few days has lead to two police dogs left in a car dying of heat exhaustion. picked by pocksucket 13 hours ago

As she steamed the placenta with some herbs, the kitchen got that ironlike smell of cooked organ meat, with vague undertones of a consciousness-raising group and a Betty Friedan rally. picked by bornbad 13 hours ago

That's right. Read that headline one more time.

The world is in a sorry state when midget wrestlers can't go about their business. picked by pocksucket 14 hours ago

On June 30, the California Court of Appeal held that a man who was burned by the huge bonfire that ends the Burning Man festival each year could not sue the festival organizers. Anthony Beninati admitted he had intentionally walked into the fire, and that he had previously known fire was hot. picked by bornbad 15 hours ago

One of the not-so-great joys of my new trailer is that it came with an infestation of black widow spiders. We would open the galley, and there one would be: black, and shiny, with horribly pointy legs and a big, fat abdomen. picked by bornbad 15 hours ago

A German gardener's house was left a smouldering wreck on Friday.... picked by topofall 17 hours ago

Imagine a Rubik's Cube that actually makes you smarter; an Erector (snickers) Set that never stops erecting; a Hula Hoop you don't look ridiculous playing with; Silly Putty that isn't silly; cram it all in a jar, turn the fun up to 11, and you've got BuckyBalls! picked by Doggylives 17 hours ago

Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin says she will resign from office July 26.

Her spokesman wouldn't say why Palin decided to step down picked by IcePigs 17 hours ago

In 1946, artist Salvador Dali and Walt Disney became collaborators, and set to work on a short film called Destino. The project was abandoned with less than 20 seconds of film shot, but six decades later Disney artists completed the film using Dali's original storyboards. The result is easily the strangest thing to come out of the Disney studios since... Well, probably ever.
related picked by Bingo 18 hours ago

90-year-old Rachel Veitch of Orlando, Florida has been driving the same 1964 Mercury Comet Caliente since it was new. Now she has racked up 557,000 miles on the odometer -and it’s still going great!
Unlike her three husbands, Veitch says, the Mercury has “never lied to me, never cheated on me, and I can always depend on her.” picked by Bingo 18 hours ago

With the power of the wind, a knitting machine knits from the outside towards the inside of the building. The knitted material is harvested from time to time and rounded-off in individually packaged scarves. Each scarf has its own label which tells you in how much time it has been knitted and on which date. picked by suebe 20 hours ago

A New York Police Department rookie just couldn't wait to get started.

Officer Dariel Firpo, 23, was leaving the midtown Manhattan ceremony when he saw a 79-year-old man being robbed of his wallet and thrown to the ground by a mugger, police said. picked by suebe 22 hours ago

A Philadelphia man's accused of using Tarot cards and mysticism to lure three teenage girls into having sex with him. picked by funkfrost 22 hours ago

... no more ... today over 100 years after the Brits introduced the law here its finally struck down by the high court. but the "great" religious folks are not too happy. Hope they open their minds soon. Rainbow Pride Walk picked by tgkprog 22 hours ago

A Northern California elementary school teacher sent her students home for the summer with a video of class memories, only the DVD included six seconds of her having sex on a couch. Video here NSFW picked by suebe 22 hours ago

Police in suburban Chicago say a taxi driver who didn't have Mace handy when he was attacked by a knife-wielding passenger instead disarmed the man with a can of aerosol deodorant. picked by suebe 23 hours ago

Sure, it's still bad for you. But see how good it can look! picked by suebe 23 hours ago

Cynthia Davis has been taken to task by both Keith Olbermann and Stephen Colbert for writing in a press release that "hunger can be a positive motivator," suggesting that instead of using the state's nutrition program, poor teens should just go out and get a job.

*Yeah. Because unemployment rates in Missouri are so low that they're giving fabulous jobs to anyone who asks!* picked by Aluna 1 day ago

John Adams once wrote to his wife Abigail, "The second day of July, 1776, will be the most memorable epoch in the history of America. I am apt to believe that it will be celebrated by succeeding generations as the great anniversary festival." picked by suebe 1 day ago

Married couples on Facebook with their inane status updates and wall posts are the bane of my internet existence. Seriously, marrieds. STFU.
*now you know you can find 'anything' on the intertubes* picked by bornbad 1 day ago

Manly men have been running the world forever. But the Great Recession is changing all that, and it will alter the course of history. picked by bornbad 1 day ago

Bus commuters in North Lauderdale, Florida were left fleeing for their lives when a fight broke out between two passengers over Michael Jackson's death.
*Flori-duh* picked by bornbad 1 day ago

List the ten most expensive things that you have ever paid for. Then, list the ten items that you have ever bought that gave you the most happiness. Count how many items appear on both lists. picked by bornbad 1 day ago

The US space agency's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) spacecraft has returned its first images since reaching the Moon on 23 June.

The probe's two cameras returned images of a region in the lunar highlands south of Mare Nubium (Sea of Clouds). picked by AutumnLotus 1 day ago