In the battle to curb speeding drivers there have been fines, bans, road cameras, sleeping policemen and, occasionally, even real policemen. None, it is safe to say, has been an undiluted success. So now children are being given the chance to make a difference with drivers pulled over for speeding near schools being offered either a £60 fixed penalty (and three points on their licence) or a d... read full post picked by AutumnLotus 5 months ago

Observations from NASA’s Rossi X-ray Timing Explorer (RXTE) have revealed that the youngest known pulsing neutron star has thrown a temper tantrum. The collapsed star occasionally unleashes powerful bursts of X-rays, which are forcing astronomers to rethink the life cycle of neutron stars. picked by AutumnLotus 5 months ago

"A new poll has Bush breaking a new nadir in presidential approval ratings, beating out Harry Truman’s 22% for the lowest support among Americans in the nation’s history." picked by gammerus 5 months ago

From Revelations, this is one of my favourite Hicks bits. Difficult pick, but in general the guy still makes me laugh out loud all these years on.

NSFW picked by pocksucket 5 months ago

A solitary cockroach made a slow journey across a desk during a televised news bulletin eventually caught the attention of the country's president, Kurbanguly Berdymukhamedov. Berdymukhamedov responded by sacking 30 of the station's employees. picked by pocksucket 5 months ago

Pictures and story of the lunar eclipse as seen from Santiago, Chile and Waterloo, Ontario. picked by doggylives 5 months ago

Social security fails the elderly once again. picked by 2longdogs 5 months ago

AN Israeli politician has blamed a spate of recent earthquakes in the Middle East on gays. Shlomo Benizri of the ultra-Orthodox Jewish Shas Party said the only way to prevent the earthquakes was for parliament to stop liberalising laws concerning homosexuals. picked by AutumnLotus 5 months ago

"Knowing what’s best for poor people" and "Standing still at concerts" are just 2 of the things that White People Like. picked by 2manyusernames 5 months ago

Huge filaments of dark matter have been detected in a survey of thousands of distant galaxies. The discovery supports the idea that dark matter drove the formation of galaxies and larger cosmic structures and resolves a discrepancy in previous studies about how much dark matter the universe contains. picked by AutumnLotus 5 months ago

In honor of FAF picked by tchengrox 5 months ago

I know it is shocking that such a lovable and generous man as Chavez would allow this to happen. Must be the work of the CIA, or I assume that is what he would say. picked by 2manyusernames 5 months ago

The Bush administration on Thursday announced an end to federal protection for gray wolves in Montana, Wyoming and Idaho, concluding that the wolves were reproductively robust enough to survive.

EDIT: When I first saw this article I thought it said "gay" wolves. Gray wolves are just not that interesting. My bad. picked by mahler87 5 months ago

These are Jesus' girls. They preach chastity and virginity and the dangers of over indulgence in sexuality. How do they do this? By looking all slutty and hot on the internet of course. How else? picked by dOntEAtpOOp 5 months ago

It comes as a cellphone charm, a candy/pill dispenser and a samba whistle. Yes, a samba whistle. And yes, it's from Japan. picked by Mitzuzake 5 months ago

Computers the size of blood cells will create fully immersive virtual realities by 2033, leading inventor Ray Kurzweil has predicted.

In other news, sexually frustrated nerds everywhere rejoice. picked by mahler87 5 months ago

Video clip from "Blue Planet" of an apparent "underwater lake"!

(image not of the lake) picked by TheJehosephat 5 months ago

Most folks think of a photo as a two-dimensional representation of a scene. Stanford University researchers, however, have created an image sensor that also can judge the distance of subjects within a snapshot. picked by mutil8or 5 months ago

All males in the United States, born between the years 1872 and 1900, were required by law to register for the draft throughout 1917 and 1918. This series of records includes cards from all 50 states and Puerto Rico. picked by TheJehosephat 5 months ago

The three stooges official website picked by dOntEAtpOOp 5 months ago

Because dogs are always better.

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(also, this has been posted before, so be sure upvote the original picked by dOntEAtpOOp 5 months ago

Damn Interesting article gives an overview of the moon's unlikely existence and some of the impacts its existence has.

The original image I used for the theme pic is rather impressive, btw. But be warned, it's 8000x8000 and might kill your browser a little. If you want to take the risk, click here picked by Pocksucket 5 months ago

(Insert artsy mumbo-jumbo here) picked by cb__ 5 months ago

Because you just have to know these things. picked by sparklyeyedgal181 5 months ago

The death of the third wife of former police officer Drew Peterson has been officially declared a homicide after a second autopsy revealed she drowned, the Will County state's attorney said Thursday. picked by dollyllama 5 months ago