Neanderthals didn't throw stuff; we did and do.

Were Neanderthals stoned to death? picked by henkspaan 1 year ago

She's constantly bombarded with fragments of memories, exposed to an automatic and uncontrollable process that behaves like an infinite loop in a computer. picked by henkspaan 1 year ago

Years ago it was that Christmas lights contained lead. Now Christmas trees contain illegal immigrants... Four of them sneaked their way into the UK by hiding in a giant Christmas tree. picked by henkspaan 1 year ago

In what can only be described as an unreal Kafka-esque situation, city code law enforcement officials in Daytona Beach threaten a shop with fines if their Santa Claus leaves the store.

The reason: once outside Santa is considered an animated sign - and *that* violates city code. picked by henkspaan 1 year ago

Thousands of cars worth tens of millions of dollars are being warehoused, turning dozens of acres of the US' second-largest container port into a parking lot. picked by henkspaan 1 year ago

No mercury, lead or plastic in the machine. Wood panels impregnated with *seeds* so that when you throw the thing away, it'll grow new trees! picked by henkspaan 1 year ago

You know you're wrong when everybody else is telling you so... picked by henkspaan 2 years ago

A mechanical cow that breaks wind on the hour has become Edinburgh's latest tourist attraction. picked by henkspaan 2 years ago

This puts a whole new twist on that Friends' song "Smelly Cat":

Mice are naturally terrified of cats, and usually panic or flee at the smell of one. But mice with certain nasal cells removed through genetic engineering didn't display any fear. picked by henkspaan 2 years ago

I told him, ‘You know what? We've gotta get you to this birth.' picked by henkspaan 2 years ago

"Step away from the float! For your own sake; step away!" picked by henkspaan 2 years ago

Thank God we're focusing on the *important* stuff.

Santa Claus could be breaking privacy laws in his collection and use of data about British children, experts have warned.

Children across Britain who write letters to Claus with a list of gift requests are not told for how long that data is kept, or if it will be used for other purposes such as marketing by third parties. picked by henkspaan 2 years ago

Woman is healed through prayer and wants to stop her benefit payments. Government says they can't as the computer has no button for miracles.... picked by henkspaan 2 years ago

<silence> picked by henkspaan 2 years ago

Always intrigues me these kind of stories. Cat was found 700 miles away. What he's been up to meanwhile, no-one knows. picked by henkspaan 2 years ago

“He’s not used to getting scraps, so he just ate it whole. He just fell over and started gasping,” Tori recalled.

The family is still struck by how fast it happened, how instantly Gizmo was affected and unable to breathe. But luckily, Tori moved quickly, too. picked by henkspaan 2 years ago

Goin and his crew of two other Kentucky National Guardsmen could keep flying through a brutal snowstorm to rescue a 13-year-old girl who had been in an accident or play it safe.

"They wanted to see that little girl rescued if at all possible," Goin said. picked by henkspaan 2 years ago

It is often said that Islam has been “hijacked” by a small extremist group of radical fundamentalists. The vast majority of Muslims are said to be moderates.

But where *are* the moderates? Where are the Muslim voices raised over the terrible injustice of incidents like these? picked by henkspaan 2 years ago

Good opinion piece. picked by henkspaan 2 years ago

Apparently the spores and mold can cause an allergic reaction. picked by henkspaan 2 years ago

An artificial-intelligence Santa bot operated by Microsoft to talk to children wavered off topic saying: "It's fun to talk about oral sex, but I want to chat about something else...." picked by henkspaan 2 years ago

His brain injury was so massive that experts at Southampton General Hospital feared he may not survive. picked by henkspaan 2 years ago

Along his journey, Santa and his elves gave $100 to a homeless man pushing all his belongings in a shopping cart, to a mother buying a bike for her 9-year-old son and to a man looking for a jacket for his stepdaughter's funeral. picked by henkspaan 2 years ago

A young mother jumped almost 15 feet out a window and despite having a broken foot, cuts and bruises, she broke another window and raced up a flight of stairs to rescue her two small children from the fire that destroyed her home Tuesday morning. picked by henkspaan 2 years ago

"I couldn't let him burn to death," said Claude Walker, who dragged the truck driver to safety. picked by henkspaan 2 years ago