After 71 years, Monopoly will be changing the names of its properties. They will represent 22 cities with Times Square representing New York. Even the game pieces are different. picked by musicgirldani 2 years ago

And the ratings...Her debut was the biggest ever since Dr. Phil began four years ago. picked by musicgirldani 2 years ago

The winning photo took 9 years to obtain, and was almost deleted. picked by hypnotode 2 years ago

Mets coral El Duque for two more years. picked by zadscmc 2 years ago

A man from the Chicago area had found his wallet, but this was not just an ordinary lost and found act of kindness. The property was lost more than 60 years ago. picked by henkspaan 2 years ago

The recent years has seen an upsurge in the number of US citizens opting for medical treatment at offshore locations such as India, Singapore, Bangkok and Thailand. Most medical procedures in these countries are conducted at one-tenth of the cost of a similar procedure at the United States. picked by victoriou 2 years ago

Yep, thanks to political correctness, Uncle Ben, who for 60 years worked in a seemingly menial position is now the CEO of the rice company. picked by 2manyusernames 2 years ago

India's Mizoram state, facing a once-in-50-years invasion by rats, is reportedly offering a 2 1/2 U.S. cent reward per rodent tail to avert a crop wipeout. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

What I appreciate is that she took the 20 year payout, saying "if I'd taken the lump sum, I'd be broke again in a few years." picked by bevissimo 1 year ago

Maria Esther de Capovilla died early Sunday, two days after she came down with pneumonia. At 116 years old, she was considered in the "Guinness Book of World Records" the worlds oldest person. picked by jaxomlotus 2 years ago

After two years of denying that he did anything illegal before agreeing to a guilty plea last month in the congressional corruption scandal connected to former lobbyist Jack Abramoff, Rep. Bob Ney on Friday admitted before a federal judge that he had taken bribes and lied about it. picked by tlovesd 2 years ago

According to the whistle-blower, 78-year-old Hugh Hefner is running a legalized sex slave operation. Case in point, his 22-year-old girlfriend of three years (19 to his 75 when they met). picked by jaxomlotus 2 years ago

Almost 2-1/2 years have passed since the Moon plunged completely into the Earth’s shadow. But if you live in Europe, Africa, or the eastern half of North America, but sure to put a big circle on your calendar for tomorrow. picked by 2manyusernames 2 years ago

For the past 3 years, Rabbi Aaron Winternitz has been baking Passover matzos in a school bus retrofitted as an oven, complete with a smokestack, exhaust fans and working fire. picked by VoodooPeacock 2 years ago

The rings around the planet Uranus may have been spotted 180 years before the accepted date for their discovery, according to a theory. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

For years the masses have told you that if you snooze you lose. You never believed them. picked by Bornbad 1 year ago

This prison has been under prisoner control for 10 years! picked by Ziaphra 2 years ago

This from a man who locked his son in a bedroom for three years, allowed him to go to the bathroom once a day, and watched his every move on a surveillance camera. picked by musicgirldani 2 years ago

A very informative and in-depth set of articles delving into the earliest libraries of several thousand years ago up to about the 16th century. picked by 2manyusernames 2 years ago

Twenty-six years ago, a picture of an execution in Iran won the Pulitzer Prize. But the man who took it remained anonymous. Until now. Within hours, the photo ran across six columns in Ettela'at, the oldest newspaper in Iran. Within days, it appeared on front pages around the world. Within weeks, the new Iranian government annexed the offending paper. Within months, the photo won the Pulitzer Pri... read full post picked by 2manyusernames 2 years ago