Learn random facts about songs and artists through a searchable database. For example, did you know that Kurt Cobain didn't know it when he wrote "Smells Like Teen Spirit", but Teen Spirit is a brand of deodorant marketed to young girls. Kurt thought Kathleen Hanna (the lead singer of the group Bikini Kill) was complimenting him on his rebellious spirit when she spray painted "Kur... read full post picked by icepigs 1 week ago

Fresh off a price cut as recent as 2 months ago, the big boys (Samsung,Sharp, Panasonic, Mitsubishi) are set to cut their prices again, this time by as much as $400. Great, would've been nice to know 3 weeks ago when I bought my new TV. picked by carguy4life 1 week ago

Wrenching video of a teenaged Omar Khadr who was accused of killing an American soldier with a grenade, under interrogation by a Canadian spy service agent at Guantanamo Bay was released early Tuesday on the Internet. picked by bernardblack 1 week ago

Terry Childs was going to be fired from his computer engineer job with San Francisco. He disabled all the admin passwords but his own and refuses to divulge the pw. The city fears that he may have a 3rd party access the system and delete 1000's of highly sensitive documents. picked by bernardblack 1 week ago

Now all we need is a tiger... Oh my! picked by mennufer 1 week ago

Example: Darkey in a watermelon. “Upon opening the watermelon which is made of papier mache, is found a little pickaninany, southern darky with cloth diaper fasted with miniature safety pin and small nursing bottle. His white eyes flash the whole face indicated perfect happiness.” picked by bernardblack 1 week ago

As a country slowly learns the meaning of satire, it learns that this is not racism or fear mongering, or doesn't, and whines about it. picked by unzercharlie 1 week ago

An archaeological team has discovered the site of the ancient hippodrome race course in Olympia in Greece, where the emperor Nero competed for Olympian laurels 1,600 years ago. picked by AutumnLotus 1 week ago

Remnants of the bacterium that causes stomach ulcers, Helicobacter pylori, (H. pylori) have been discovered in gastric tissue from North American mummies. A study of human remains believed to predate Columbus' discovery of the New World has shown for the first time that H. pylori infection occurred in native populations. picked by AutumnLotus 1 week ago

Two white lionesses gave birth simultaneously to seven fluffy, white cubs at the Schloss-Holte Stukenbrock Zoo in Germany. More photos here. picked by AutumnLotus 1 week ago

Portraits of people with passions. picked by suckersklub 1 week ago

The Italian government was ordered to pay 100,000 euros ($A165,000) to a gay man who received a driver's licence for the disabled after he declared his sexual orientation on an official form, the man and a gay-rights group said today. picked by AutumnLotus 1 week ago

A good-sized asteroid sailing past our planet right now turns out to be two giant rocks doing a celestial jig.

The setup, catalogued as 2008 BT18, was thought to be nearly a half-mile wide after its discovery by MIT's LINEAR search program in January. Nothing else was known about it. picked by AutumnLotus 1 week ago

The experts at London's Natural History Museum pride themselves on being able to identify species from around the globe, from birds and mammals to insects and snakes. Yet they can't figure out a tiny red-and-black bug that has appeared in the museum's own gardens. picked by mutil8or 1 week ago

On Friday, 2008 August 01, a total eclipse of the Sun is visible from within a narrow corridor that traverses half the Earth. The path of the Moon's umbral shadow begins in Canada and extends across northern Greenland, the Arctic, central Russia, Mongolia, and China. picked by AutumnLotus 1 week ago

Three bears at a Ukrainian zoo tore a man "limb from limb" after he fell into their enclosure, local media reports. picked by AutumnLotus 1 week ago

In one instance, a Scientology security guard attempted to deny a disabled senior citizen from walking to her home; this was documented on a popular YouTube video which has spawned a new internet catch phrase to describe Scientology: “Bad People“. picked by kissmenow 1 week ago

A ‘vulnerable’ man cut off his own head with a chainsaw after being ordered to move out of his home to make way for developers, police believe. picked by maxriter 1 week ago

"This actually shocks the conscience," said Hellmold, captain of the Lynwood sheriff's station. "You see a lot on things done by gang members, but even in gang crime terms this crosses the line. This is horrendous." picked by arsphidius 1 week ago

It lives about 8-9 months as an embryo, and has a post-hatching lifespan of just 4-5 months. As far as the scientists know, this is unique among land vertebrates. It may help researchers better understand how ecological and hormonal factors influence evolution. picked by 2manyusernames 1 week ago

By day, the engineers work on NASA's new Ares moon rockets. By night, some go undercover to work on a competing design. These dissenting scientists and their backers insist they have created an alternative rocket that would be safer, cheaper and easier to build than the two Ares spacecraft that will replace the space shuttle. picked by 2manyusernames 1 week ago

Dedicated to JennyCA. picked by Bornbad 1 week ago

Researchers in California and New Hampshire report the first detailed characterization of the protein composition of the hard, fang-like jaws of a common marine worm. Their work could lead to the design of a new class of super-strong, lightweight materials for use as construction and repair materials for spacecraft, airplanes, and other applications. picked by bjk1903 1 week ago

We all remember and were touched by the story of Tyler & Renee Ziegel. He was the marine who suffered horrible burns from a suicide bomber, she was his childhood sweetheart. Their story, how she stood by him and married him was movie material. Sad to say they are now getting a divorce. picked by 2manyusernames 1 week ago

Manikins (the alternate spelling, mannequin, is usually used for the store window variety) which are used for medical training are extremely interesting devices with accurate and working anatomical elements. picked by MissWinkle 1 week ago