Joanne Ussery, a hairdresser, was looking for a new mobile home to put next to the lake when her brother-in-law, an air traffic controller, had an unorthodox suggestion... picked by pvisi111 3 weeks ago

The world's oldest calculator - a box of dials, gears and cogs created by the Ancient Greeks more than 2,000 years ago - could predict eclipses decades in advance, say researchers. picked by AutumnLotus 3 weeks ago

I just watched this video a minute ago, and I was cracking up. This guy is so dumb that the world needs to know.

click. picked by carguy4life 3 weeks ago

Legislation is being proposed that would protect health-care workers who refuse to administer birth-control options to women if they feel it violates their personal or religous beliefs. This included IUDs, the Pill and condoms. picked by shep182 3 weeks ago

Warner Bros. is launching development of a "Marvin the Martian" feature at Alcon Entertainment, with principals Broderick Johnson and Andrew Kosove producing along with Steve Crystal.

Complete with lludium Q-36 Explosive Space Modulator! picked by punthe 3 weeks ago

The groundbreaking discovery was made after analysis of instruments on the US-European Cassini probe, the spacecraft that has been orbiting Saturn since 2004 following a 3.5 billion-kilometer (2.2 billion miles) voyage. picked by AfroMosHi 3 weeks ago

Smugopedia is a collection of slightly controversial opinions about a variety of subjects. We offer you the chance to buy a fleeting sense of self-satisfaction at the small cost of alienating your friends and loved ones. picked by Maven 3 weeks ago

Heart Robot has a beating heart, a breathing belly, and sensors that respond to movement, noise and touch. Cuddle him, and he seems to soak up the affection. His limbs become limp, his eyelids lower, his breathing relaxes, and his heart beat slows down. picked by Chez 3 weeks ago

What's the boldest dare you've ever done? How did it compare to licking a crocodile? If it wasn't up there then you don't get to join the hippo gang.

Translation - video of hippos licking crocodiles. picked by pocksucket 3 weeks ago

In a possibly ill-advised publicity move, Science types rap about the bits and bobs that CERN has to muck about with the fabric of time and space. picked by pocksucket 3 weeks ago

Web humor of the moment can be found in these delightful vignettes by Simon Tofield, an animation director at the UK's Tandem Films. His Simon's Cat series accurately depicts and exaggerates the comical aspects of nature's odd couples, humans and felines, living together -- especially the parts about "FEED ME!" picked by TraumaMamma 3 weeks ago

"Former vice president Al Gore—who for the past three decades has unsuccessfully attempted to warn humanity of the coming destruction of our planet, only to be mocked and derided by the very people he has tried to save—launched his infant son into space..." picked by ybcool 3 weeks ago

Dr. Sidhur Paul and Dr. Miguel Escobar aren’t talking about just suppressing HIV – they’re talking about destroying it permanently by arming the immune system with a new weapon lab tests have shown to be effective. picked by AfroMosHi 3 weeks ago

"We don't to panic anyone, but a minion of Satan just washed up on a beach in Montauk, New York. The beast looks a bit like a dog with the sharp beak of an eagle, or possibly a shell-less turtle with the dark eyes of a griffin. Either way, it's definitely a portent of the coming apocalypse." picked by merzbabe 3 weeks ago

Voting 20-14 along party lines, the House Judiciary Committee voted to cite former top White House aide Karl Rove for contempt of Congress. Update to this. picked by bernardblack 3 weeks ago

Basically a cartoon version of what each social network is really like if they were a person. Hilarious picked by carguy4life 3 weeks ago

The headteacher, Sitisak Sumontha, estimates that in any year between 10% and 20% of his boys consider themselves to be transgender picked by AfroMosHi 3 weeks ago

Cheech and Chong broke up years ago over creative differences. Previous attempts to get back together never worked due to fights. Now with both of them getting much older they realize they need to bury the hatchet. They are planning their first comedy tour in more than 25 years. picked by 2manyusernames 3 weeks ago

A previously unknown portrait of a woman by Vincent van Gogh has been revealed in a high-tech look beneath another of his paintings, it was announced today. picked by jhordie 3 weeks ago

Tulsa Police have a lot of questions yet to be answered about what happened, but they believe a 6-week-old black lab bit the baby numerous times. It was unclear how long the baby had been dead when an ambulance was called Monday morning, said police. The 17 yr. old mother and grandmother were in another part of the house. Lab puppy was euthanized that day. Update Baby killed by puppy unattended... read full post picked by horsefeathers 3 weeks ago

A selection of aerial panoramas for 18 famous peaks. picked by AutumnLotus 3 weeks ago

An enterprising Chinese condom-maker called Elasun has devised a very clever set of ads featuring condoms and the sport stickmen that's doing a roaring viral business on the Chinese internet. picked by AutumnLotus 3 weeks ago

A Russian advertising executive who sued her boss for sexual harassment lost her case after a judge ruled that employers were obliged to make passes at female staff to ensure the survival of the human race. picked by AutumnLotus 3 weeks ago

Other museums might have more or flashier items to display. But only the mini-museum of the Georgia Bureau of Investigation can boast of possessing such an other-world oddity as the monkey from Mars. picked by AutumnLotus 3 weeks ago

Ever wanted to come face-to-face with a real live crocodile? Well, now you can, at the newly-opened Crocosaurus Cove theme park in Darwin, Australia. picked by Maxriter 3 weeks ago