Amusing article, although the page is wayyy too busy. I'm pretty sure witty Plimates could add more to the list. picked by gnikgnok 2 years ago

A two-year-old girl worshipped as a goddess after being born with four arms and four legs is taking her first steps since having her extra limbs removed. Update on this and this. picked by AutumnLotus 6 months ago

It was the size of a dustbin lid and had a range of just half a mile.

The world's first mobile phone could hardly be more different to today's devices, which are small enough to slip inside a pocket and can call almost anywhere in the world. picked by AutumnLotus 7 months ago

Earlier we learned that The New York Times opened up their archives for free. A thread was started where we could post interesting finds. The people at Mental_Floss magazine are showcasing the first time various famous places/names/things/ etc were mentioned in the Times. From simpsons, through Starbucks, Silicon Valley and more! picked by 2manyusernames 1 year ago

Earth's first animal was the ocean-drifting comb jelly, not the simple sponge, according to a new find that has shocked scientists who didn't imagine the earliest critter could be so complex. picked by AutumnLotus 8 months ago

The First to Sell White House Manure for Cash: Mary Todd Lincoln picked by misswinkle 1 year ago

"If [the media] convince enough voters that that is negative campaigning, for me to call Barack Obama out on his associations," Palin told host Chris Plante, "then I don't know what the future of our country would be in terms of First Amendment rights ..." picked by gammerus 1 month ago

38 years ago today the first message was sent over the internet. Wow... and now look what it's become. picked by Proverb 1 year ago

Briton astounds the world by becoming the first person to swim to North Pole.

Global Warming: Do You Believe Now? picked by nesbyniccolo 1 year ago

A 62-year-old woman in Montenegro gave birth by Caesarean section to her first baby in a Podgorica clinic, after 35 years of marriage. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

A Territory baby has been dubbed a miracle after she survived -- in what is believed to be a world first -- a full-term ovarian pregnancy. picked by AutumnLotus 6 months ago

One of Britain's very first shopping centres has been unearthed by archeologists in a Welsh field. The 1,800-year-old row of narrow shop buildings shows that the Romans in Britain had their very own well-heeled fashionistas. picked by AutumnLotus 5 months ago

Traces of a distant extrasolar planet's hazy red sunset have been detected for the first time. Astronomers pointed the Hubble Space Telescope at HD 189733b, a gaseous Jupiter-like world about 63 light-years from Earth, as it passed in front of its parent star to catch a glimpse of the planet's atmosphere. picked by AutumnLotus 12 months ago

* Nation's first vertical cemetery on its way
* Body will be put into holes feet-first
* It's cheaper and saves space picked by AutumnLotus 2 weeks ago

Like a cosmic Grim Reaper, a blast of ultraviolet light signals the violent death of the universe's most massive stars. Now astronomers have viewed this heavenly harbinger for the first time. picked by AutumnLotus 6 months ago

British store chain Woolworths today revealed that it will switch exclusively to selling Blu-ray for its movie discs, becoming the first large-scale retailer to drop HD DVD entirely from its shelves picked by punthe 10 months ago

Let the Warm Weather Begin!!!

Perhaps we shall celebrate with a little Vivaldi? Spring, First Movement. picked by muppetmaker 9 months ago

An image released today of a distant star and its potential planetary companion could go down in history as the first picture of a planet outside our solar system orbiting a sunlike star. picked by AutumnLotus 3 months ago

For the first time, astronomers have observed the initial phase in the formation of an earth-like planet. What astronomers observed was that a protoplanetary disk, or ring, around the binary star known as KH 15D, is composed of solid particles larger than what is usually observed in space. picked by AutumnLotus 9 months ago

The first time Stu Rasmussen was elected mayor of Silverton, Ore., he wore shirts and pants. This time around, after a landslide victory, he will be stepping into office donning a dress and makeup. picked by muppet 3 weeks ago