Pecker Palaeontologist proved that ancient fish had a structure made of bone for transfering sperm. With a knobbly end.

Dr Kate Trinajstic said "We were surprised because it's so big" picked by pocksucket 5 months ago

14 year old Nathan Clarke dropped his goggles in a Thai swimming pool and opened up a grill covering a suction pump to retrieve them. Sucked into the pump mechanism, Nathan drowned at some point in the half hour that followed before the pump house was checked by staff. picked by pocksucket 5 months ago

From YINGXIONG (HEROES), 2009 picked by pocksucket 5 months ago

A diminutive figure whose limbs suggest dwarfism squats in a simian attitude on a kitchen table. He appears to dominate the room, unavoidable. However in the background a young girl stiffly sits and stares resolutely ahead. She would appear to be attempting to ignore the squatting dwarvish man and it would seem to be taking a great deal of effort. Beneath her stool, not immediately obvious, lu... read full post picked by pocksucket 5 months ago

Williamsburg Bridge picked by pocksucket 5 months ago

Kimberly Lynn Calvert was charged with prodding John Gonzales in the groin with a pink sex toy. Presumably a case of taking Facebook too far in to RL.

It is unknown at this stage whether Gonazles knew when he called the police to report the assault that he'd never be able to hold his head up in public again. picked by pocksucket 5 months ago

This morning's bull run through the streets of Pamplona as part of the annual San Fermin festival led to one participant being fatally gored through the neck and lungs. picked by pocksucket 5 months ago

I'll be honest, it's not a story with a lot of detail. That's not always important though.

(Naked man in car pictured is not the naked man in a car in this story. It seems to keep happening) picked by pocksucket 5 months ago

Suicidal Hu Binjun of Chengdu in the Sichuan province of China spent three hours threatening to kill himself and at times dangling his two year old daughter from his window. picked by pocksucket 5 months ago

Dental hygiene is certainly important, but surely there are limits. A mouthwash that kills the bacteria that cause bad breath is good. One that leads you to perform oral sex on your sister is bad. Pretty black and white, I'd say. picked by pocksucket 5 months ago

Heroin. Che Mat Nor Musa, 37, married Wook Kundor, 106, in 2006. Ms Kondor states that the marriage has been a happy one. Police in Terengganu state that he has been taking heroin. No-one has stated whether these two things are linked. picked by pocksucket 5 months ago

Following the revelations about phone tapping by The News Of The World made in the Guardian, police are now investigating 3000 potential incidents perpetrated by the scandal rag. Luckily for them, most of the work will have been done in the investigation they previously suppressed. picked by pocksucket 5 months ago

I can tell you nothing more than that it's creepy. picked by pocksucket 5 months ago

After 5 years and 3 months Google's revolutionary mail system has now finally been officially released. Docs has also lost the Beta tag in a move intended to increase the Google suite of apps' appeal to the business sector.

Those who feel the move is a little too hasty can go into the Labs section and turn the soothing Beta tag back on for reassurance. picked by pocksucket 5 months ago

For several years now the notion of an operating system from Google has had geeks around the world drooling. From the rumoured (and debunked) Linux variant Goobuntu to Android on Smartbooks, speculation has been rife. Today Google made an official announcement that their own OS is coming. picked by pocksucket 5 months ago

When is porn ever medicinal? And does that mean I can get it on the NHS? picked by pocksucket 5 months ago

Passengers returning from a holiday in Menorca were told to expect an eight hour delay while they waited for a mechanic to fly out from Manchester to fix a fault.

An unidentified passenger then let it be known that he was a qualified aircraft engineer and proceeded to fix the fault himself, allowing the flight to arrive a mere 35 minutes late. picked by pocksucket 5 months ago

Being the only primate to produce venom doesn't make life easy for the Slow Loris. Superstition, ruthless traders and an inevitable lack of speed mean their prospects for a long and easy life are not good. picked by pocksucket 5 months ago

Sue Graham sent a 5 year old home from school with a rude message and faeces in his backpack in April. At the beginning of July the district's Human Resources director finally took the step of sending her a stern letter telling her that if she did it again she'd really be in trouble. picked by pocksucket 5 months ago

In Hyde Park now stands 52 stainless steel pillars, each one a memorial to one of the victims of the bombing attack in London that took place four years ago today.

The unveiling was part of a memorial service. Relatives of the dead laid flowers around the pillars at the end. picked by pocksucket 5 months ago

Once upon a time The Beatles were very young, as these photos attest.

(Click the photo for the whole gallery) picked by pocksucket 5 months ago

If you need convincing that bottled water is a bad idea then this is probably it. picked by pocksucket 5 months 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 5 months 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 5 months ago

Is this what we call a fail? picked by pocksucket 5 months ago