On Christmas Eve in 1914, soldiers in trenches stopped firing and started talking. They met in No-Man's land, visited each other's trenches, shared Christmas Dinners, and in some cases even played friendly games of football.

This is a fairly well known story but linked here is a letter home from the trenches documenting the event. picked by pocksucket 8 months ago

For reasons that can only be plumbed by a team of intellectual property lawyers and psychiatrists, Jobs and his company are pathologically hostile to anyone daring to publish stories about forthcoming products. picked by kissmenow 8 months ago

A grad student creates Head Tracking with the Wii for an incredible 3D experience! MUST WATCH VIDEO TO UNDERSTAND picked by eternalcold 8 months ago

"Democratic presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton may have shot herself in the foot trying to get Iowa voters to pledge support to her — she is encouraging them to go caucus on Jan. 14, 11 days too late."

And somewhere, a cartoony 'waa-waaaa' sound effect is playing. picked by ImNotBlue 8 months ago

This entry is filed under Bloody Bizarre, Oodles of Oddities, Seriously Strange, Viral Videos, World of Weird. picked by Bornbad 8 months ago

"See" for yourself. picked by Bornbad 8 months ago

The other post by bigtonyboy was closed. So here it is again. I don't want votes. I love "The Batman"! picked by Bornbad 8 months ago

Don't get sued celebrating. picked by Bornbad 8 months ago

"Mr. Whitson taught sixth-grade science. On the first day of class, he gave us a lecture about a creature called the cattywampus, an ill-adapted nocturnal animal that was wiped out during the Ice Age. He passed around a skull as he talked. We all took notes and later had a quiz."

Whether it's true or not, it's entertaining. picked by Mershaullk 8 months ago

If you don't know what an STI is, this video will help! picked by misswinkle 8 months ago

Jellyfish make awful pets. Thankfully the resourceful Japanese have come up with a way round that - silicon rubber jellyfish floating around in a gentle stream illuminated by colour changing LEDs. picked by pocksucket 8 months ago

Geneviève Bujold was cast as the original "Captain Janeway" of the USS Voyager. Bujold, who had mainly feature film experience and was not prepared for the schedules demanded by series television, dropped out on the second day of filming. Kate Mulgrew, who had previously auditioned for the role, was brought in. picked by ReBoot 8 months ago

RNID has made a statement that deaf people should be able to select an embryo that will be born deaf and throw out ones that would be able to hear. RNID does not speak for all deaf people and some are saying that the statement is taken out of context. That they want the right to implant embryos that are deaf when that is the only viable embryo. picked by 2manyusernames 8 months ago

The entire Hebrew text of the Jewish Bible has been etched onto a space less than half the size of grain of sugar. The text measures less than 0.5 square millimeters (0.01 square inches) picked by 2manyusernames 8 months ago

Spc. Heather Davey put a $587 plane ticket on her credit card so she could go home for the holidays, figuring she would worry later about how to pay for it. The 34-year-old mother of two has one less worry now. picked by mandolinorange 8 months ago

Ernest Hemingway called it "liquid alchemy," Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec allegedly carried a supply in a hollow cane and French poet Paul Verlaine cursed it as his ruin. On Friday, for the first time since 1912, U.S.-made absinthe was sold with hopes that it will become the cult drink of the season. picked by tchengrox 8 months ago

Gravity hills are strange, supposedly haunted hills that appear to be uphill but when you put your car in neutral it will roll uphill. Same thing happens on a skateboard. picked by a1a1l1o1a1a1m2 8 months ago

Don't believe me? watch. picked by skate2live 8 months ago

Could there be a better name for a game? I think not.

Arrow keys move you, "a" throws poo, "s" jumps.

Super Monkey POOP FIGHT!!! picked by donteatpoop 8 months ago

One must wonder, what if he gains weight? picked by glik 8 months ago

Ignored?!

Rhouaaargh! picked by glik 8 months ago

Most dog owners delight in teaching their pet to "shake a paw". But the trick a German man taught his canine companion was much more sinister... it learned to do a Nazi salute. picked by misswinkle 8 months ago

BlackAdder ! picked by DoggySpew 8 months ago

This used to play endlessly on Channel 11 in NYC. I accidently recorded over my tape of it, so I'm happy to find and share with you. picked by suebe 8 months ago

Grampy saves Christmas for the orphans. I think they got the idea for "MacGuyver" from this guy. picked by suebe 8 months ago