http://www.plime.com/plime/DaftGretel was born to daftiness.At an early age, she engaged in experimental treatments programs to treat the moderately insane tortoises, with the result that she retreated into a large, homemade shell from the age of 9 until just recently.Shockingly, this didn't prevent her from functioning well in school and life, and many have commented on her go-git-em attitude, interests in obscure trivia not withstanding.Since joining Plime, DaftGretel has inspired countless dozens to greater perusal of inane facts. (thanks Maven!)en-usplime.com2008, plime.Plime/1http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rsshttp://www.plime.com/images/logo.gifhttp://www.plime.com/plime/http://www.plime.com/plime-com/l/78771/1/http://www.plime.com/plime-com/l/78771/1/plime http://www.plime.com/plime-com/l/77952/1/http://www.plime.com/plime-com/l/77952/1/plime http://www.plime.com/entertainment/l/77024/1/http://www.plime.com/entertainment/l/77024/1/plime http://www.plime.com/weird/l/76947/1/http://www.plime.com/weird/l/76947/1/plime
Narration by Karl Pilkington

They disabled embedding, so you'll have to CLICK HERE to watch it.]]>http://www.plime.com/entertainment/l/76702/1/http://www.plime.com/entertainment/l/76702/1/plime http://www.plime.com/weird/l/76198/1/http://www.plime.com/weird/l/76198/1/plime http://www.plime.com/politics/l/73200/1/http://www.plime.com/politics/l/73200/1/plime http://www.plime.com/weird/l/73128/1/http://www.plime.com/weird/l/73128/1/plime PES]]>http://www.plime.com/entertainment/l/68659/1/http://www.plime.com/entertainment/l/68659/1/plime

1960s toy commercial]]>http://www.plime.com/entertainment/l/67764/1/http://www.plime.com/entertainment/l/67764/1/plime http://www.plime.com/entertainment/l/66940/1/http://www.plime.com/entertainment/l/66940/1/plime
Update to an earlier article I can't seem to find. If someone wants to link it for me, I'd appreciate it.]]>http://www.plime.com/science/l/61135/1/http://www.plime.com/science/l/61135/1/plime
Favorite quote from the article:

"This isn't camping, this is a protest."]]>http://www.plime.com/plime-com/l/60320/1/http://www.plime.com/plime-com/l/60320/1/plime http://www.plime.com/world/l/60174/1/http://www.plime.com/world/l/60174/1/plime http://www.plime.com/plime-com/l/60169/1/http://www.plime.com/plime-com/l/60169/1/plime http://www.plime.com/plime-com/l/60164/1/http://www.plime.com/plime-com/l/60164/1/plime http://www.plime.com/plime-com/l/60162/1/http://www.plime.com/plime-com/l/60162/1/plime http://www.plime.com/plime-com/l/60161/1/http://www.plime.com/plime-com/l/60161/1/plime http://www.plime.com/plime-com/l/60159/1/http://www.plime.com/plime-com/l/60159/1/plime
Easter Sunday I went to the store and, although a bag of potato chips was not on my grocery list, I decided to grab them anyway. It wasn't until my friends and I were a third of the way through the bag that I noticed in my handful of chips this one...and as soon as I saw it I jumped.]]>http://www.plime.com/weird/l/55673/1/http://www.plime.com/weird/l/55673/1/plime http://www.plime.com/plime-com/l/53875/1/http://www.plime.com/plime-com/l/53875/1/plime
*Link may ask for demographic info, but you can just make up anything]]>http://www.plime.com/plime-com/l/53872/1/http://www.plime.com/plime-com/l/53872/1/plime
The giant clam yielded its treasure only after slaying a native diver trapped when its great jaws snapped shut. Worshiped as the gift of Allah, the 14-pound pearl was finally presented to the author by a Mohammedan chief whose son he saved from death.]]>http://www.plime.com/science/l/52601/1/http://www.plime.com/science/l/52601/1/plime
My favorite part is the "Americans" demonstrating/using this amazing thing. The one guy sounds so comfortable!]]>http://www.plime.com/technology/l/52566/1/http://www.plime.com/technology/l/52566/1/plime http://www.plime.com/plime-com/l/39922/1/http://www.plime.com/plime-com/l/39922/1/plime