Undercover animal activists have filmed horrific scenes of cruelty to farm pigs. The incidents include workers slamming piglets on floors and leaving them still wriggling to die, beating animals to death with metal rods and inserting rods into sows' hindquarters. picked by AutumnLotus 3 months ago

Charlton Heston, who won the 1959 best actor Oscar as the chariot-racing "Ben-Hur" and portrayed Moses, Michelangelo, El Cid and other heroic figures in movie epics of the '50s and '60s, has died. He was 84. picked by Chez 8 months ago

A young Texas boy fighting cancer saw his dreams come true Thursday at Fort Hood Army base when he had the chance to play soldier for the day. picked by mutil8or 9 months ago

Crayon Physics Deluxe lets you draw objects on the screen by clicking and dragging your mouse, or by drawing with the stylus of a tablet PC, as in this video. The objects you scrawl become part of the game world. The goal is to create objects that propel a crudely drawn ball toward a crudely drawn star. There is no single correct way to scoot that ball around; the fun is in exploring the options.... read full post picked by maven 9 months ago

"Imprudent curiosity" was the exact term used. Heh. picked by Moe 9 months ago

By setting your piano on fire and playing it 10 minutes while burning...of course
Please somebody, explain me why people applauded picked by wildminou 9 months ago

A great list of fun little facts about Mr. Rogers, in honor of his birthday!

For instance: Did you know that all the sweaters he wore on the show were hand knitted by his mother? picked by muppetmaker 9 months ago

Local woman finds crosses in frozen fish sticks and believes she got a special sign from above in honor of the upcoming celebration. picked by AutumnLotus 9 months ago

There was a dramatic rescue Tuesday afternoon in Marion County as people worked frantically to save a small horse that was trapped underground. The horse was pulled to safety in the small town of Citra and the rescue was caught on camera. picked by dollyllama 9 months ago

A couple was charged in the death of a 2-year-old boy after his charred remains were found hidden in the basement ceiling.


*Warning, very horrible story. picked by dollyllama 9 months ago

A man was surprised to come home and find a baby sea lion bleating on his doorstep. picked by dollyllama 9 months ago

A pint-sized pest proved to be a major problem for some passengers at the Des Moines International Airport Thursday morning. picked by dollyllama 9 months ago

Dogs were giving birth as they were being taken to the shelter...

I sort of feel bad for the people as they believe they were helping :( picked by coldbladed 9 months ago

A woman threw her two young children from a freeway overpass during Wednesday's morning rush before leaping off herself, police said, and somehow all three survived the 22-foot fall into traffic. picked by dollyllama 9 months ago

Wasabi, or Japanese Horseradish, has a particularly pungent taste and scent. Now researchers in Japan are using Wasabi's overpowering odor in a new type of smoke detector / fire alarm that wakes the deaf through scent instead of sound. picked by Mitzuzake 9 months ago

A seven-year-old boy who can only communicate by chirping after his mother raised him as a pet bird has been rescued by Russian care-workers.

Poor S.O.B picked by doggylives 9 months ago

A backpacker in Australia got the fright of his life when a massive crocodile he was "teasing" suddenly exploded from the water and nearly sank its teeth into him.

Includes photo's from the "incident" picked by doggylives 9 months ago

A dolphin swam up to two distressed whales that appeared headed for death in a beach stranding in New Zealand and guided them to safety, witnesses said Wednesday. picked by dollyllama 9 months ago

11-year old girl invents "diabetic dress" so her 6-year old sister can wear her insulin pump in style picked by doggylives 9 months ago

Officer Rondal Brown is charged with cruelty to animals and offenses against a police dog, both third-degree felonies. His attorney said Brown turned himself in at the Miami Police Department.
*Grrr. F*CKING FLORIDA picked by dollyllama 9 months ago

Just in case your brain was in danger of working today, we offer these two adverts from Japan to help break it all over again.

Thumbnail not the hideous dog from the post. picked by doggylives 9 months ago

As surprises go, it was a particularly sparkling one for Kim Stead as she bit into a biscuit - and a DIAMOND fell out.

Mrs Stead, 49, found the gemstone after sinking her teeth into a McVitie's digestive biscuit. picked by AutumnLotus 9 months ago

New law requires dogs, cats to be sterilized before reaching 4 months old picked by muppet 9 months ago

made by volunteers. Another makes kitty beds.

This may be a good solution for dolly =^.^= picked by suebe 9 months ago

In computer graphics and photography, high dynamic range imaging (HDRI) is a set of techniques that allows a greater dynamic range of exposures (the range of values between light and dark areas) than normal digital imaging techniques. picked by Bornbad 9 months ago