Within hours of the Hitler waxwork figure going on display in Berlin an unnamed 41 year old tore its head off. picked by pocksucket 2 months ago

Researchers injected fat into the faces of 14 dead people to investigate techniques for rejuvenating appearance.

At least that was their excuse.

Any other reason for making corpses more attractive that springs to mind is plain creepy. picked by pocksucket 2 months ago

July 1st 1858 was the first occasion that Darwin's theory of evolution by natural selection was introduced to the scientific community.

Presented by Alfred Russel Wallace to the Linnean Society, what would later go on to be described as the single best idea anyone has ever had* barely caused a ripple first time out.


*Daniel Dennett picked by pocksucket 2 months ago

That this would be a toy saddens me.

Do we expect a Gitmo playset with child sized orange overalls by Christmas. picked by pocksucket 2 months ago

More about CERN and the LHC.

Lapsed scientist and satirist Chris Morris visited CERN and wrote this about it.

The audio portion at the bottom of the article is worth a listen too. picked by pocksucket 2 months ago

Between eight and twelve million bees escaped from crates when a trailer overturned in Sacremento. The bees swarmed over an area of Highway 99. Several bee wranglers were required to round them all up. picked by pocksucket 2 months ago

In a bid to show themselves as sensitive, the American Family Association made sure that the word gay would never appear in any of their literature by setting up an auto-correct macro to change any instance to homosexual.

You know it's a plan just begging to go wrong. picked by pocksucket 2 months ago

Pull 'Em Up High.

Infuriatingly catch fashion advice in the form of a song with a little shoot 'em up game towards the end from High Street Ken.

To avoid confusion and potential embarrassment from the offset know that in this case these are good, honest, British Pants, and not Transatlantic Trousers. Also know that ALT+F4 will close the window. picked by pocksucket 2 months ago

After 200 people complained about an advert that included two men kissing, Heinz withdrew it from broadcast.

Now more than 8,000 people (at the time of posting) have requested its return.

Will they or won't they? picked by pocksucket 2 months ago

Following on from the story of an unidentified object in the skies above Cardiff, some of you may be surprised to learn that the explanation is something of terrestrial origin picked by pocksucket 2 months ago

What?

I don't know either.

Something about experimental software extracting horizontal lines from video clips and recombining then in an anachronistic way to create four dimensional distortions.

Or, to put it another way, click Play to watch the man bend in freaky ways. picked by pocksucket 2 months ago

22 teenagers have killed themselves in the South Wales town of Bridgend in the last 18 months, and whilst the popular press have been quick to blame social networking sites, an actual scientist has suggested the cause might be mobile phone masts having spotted a pattern of proximity higher than the national average.

Update to this and this. picked by pocksucket 2 months ago

Not to worry, British "News" paper The Sun has tried to off all half-cocked for your entertainment. This is an article about The Sun article, but it does contain a link. In brief, attempting to access an in game simulation web site that has been shut down for obscenity leads to a 5 star criminal rating resulting in pretty much unavoidable death at the hands of law enforcement agents. ... read full post picked by pocksucket 2 months ago

There are many wonderful ways to fill your golden years when you retire.

Shigeo Tokuda became a porn star. Now 74, in the last 14 years he has made 350 films, including Maniac Training Of Lolitas and Forbidden Elderly Care.

He is just one of a growing band of aged amorists, and if you ask me, it beats getting a job as a greeter at a hardware store. picked by pocksucket 2 months ago

Forvik is one of the Shetland Islands. It is about 2.5 acres, so very small. It is owned by Stuart Hill. Mr Hill asserts that Shetland is not and never has been a part of The United Kingdom, never having left Norwegian ownership. Shetland originally passed under the care of The Crown in the 1400s when it was pawned by King Christian to pay for a dowry. This status has never formally changed a... read full post picked by pocksucket 2 months ago

Visitors to the Taste of Tippecanoe Festival this year may be assailed by the twin fragrances of vanilla and poop as the director of the nearby sewage works plans to cover up odours generated by maintenance to his treatment equipment with a giant Glade Plug In picked by pocksucket 2 months ago

An Austrian school has been making cheese in their cellar. As it matures they have been playing CDs of Monks chanting at it.

They're convinced it makes a difference. picked by pocksucket 2 months ago

Cleric Abu Hamza has lost his battle against extradition to the USA to face up to 11 charges related to terrorist activities. picked by pocksucket 2 months ago

City of Shadows is a collection of photos of St Petersburg using time lapse techniques giving a sense of the faceless anonymity of the masses of the city as they go about their daily business.

The other galleries are worth a look too. picked by pocksucket 2 months ago

As the Phoenix Lander rampages around the Martian surface, photos from other missions are bound to surface.

Here are some.

Includes a link to The Martian Weather Report picked by pocksucket 2 months ago

A Staffordshire Bull Terrier was shot by police in Croydon, South London, after police attempted to subdue it with a taser designed for use on humans.

This incident was provoked when the dog bit two police officers.

Their wounds did not require medical treatment. picked by pocksucket 2 months ago

On June 8th a Police helicopter crew observed an "unusual" aircraft in the skies near Cardiff that has yet to be accurately identified.

Authorities are at pains to stress the mundaneness of the event. picked by pocksucket 2 months ago

Hedviga Golik made herself a cup of tea and sat down to watch TV. Shortly after sitting down she died. This was in 1966. Her body has only just been found. picked by pocksucket 2 months ago

Writers Raymond Bradbury and HP Lovecraft have both suggested in stories that humans began life on another planet and, unwitting or otherwise, became invaders of Earth.

Evidence garnered from a meteorite in Australia suggests this may be a possibility. picked by pocksucket 2 months ago

Image of Jesus.

Only try to remember the truth. There is no spoon. picked by pocksucket 2 months ago