A Chinese 'army major' who dated a string of girls and cheated them out of £16,000 has allegedly been exposed as a con artist - and a woman.

Did these women think it was normal for an army major to have boobs? picked by tigertony 2 years ago

An auction of what just might be the most offensive Major League document ever produced. This is a 1898 letter to major league baseballs players explaining in explicit detail what sort of words would no longer be accepted. picked by 2manyusernames 2 years ago

Highschool freshmen in Florida will be forced starting this Fall to declare a college major from a set a state-approved choices, while students in Mississippi will be able to choose from nine career paths. The states involved support this move and think it will benefit the children. College administrators, who will be teaching the students in the future, say otherwise. picked by joshdb 2 years ago

NASA′s Solar Terrestrial Relations Observatory (STEREO) spacecraft has spotted the first major activity of the new solar cycle. On May 5 STEREO-B observed a Type II radio burst and a bright, fast coronal mass ejection (CME) emanating from the far side of the sun. The activity originated in a solar active region that rotated into view from Earth on May 8. picked by AutumnLotus 6 months ago

after leaving a goodbye party for a colleague. He wanted to "be funny and surprise people". So, naturally, he strips naked, goes into a store, and buys some women's underwear. Hilarity ensues. picked by Moe 1 year ago

ELK CLONER, 1982: Regarded as the first virus to hit personal computers worldwide, "Elk Cloner" spread through Apple II floppy disks and displayed a poem written by its author, a ninth-grade student who was designing a practical joke. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

Who is that Derby-perfect bombshell in a flowery frock, stunning hat pearls and sassy sandals? It’s the Kentucky Derby Barbie Doll and I want one right now!! picked by Bornbad 8 months ago

In the past decade, have you downloaded music from a peer-to-peer service like LimeWire? Or shared files on the original Napster? Once? Twice? Lots? If so, you might want to hire a good lawyer, or consider moving to another country. Lately, major record labels—specifically, the "Big Four" (EMI, Universal Music Group, Sony Music Entertainment, Warner Music Group, and their many sub... read full post picked by sidran32 4 months ago

"In a revolutionary leap that could transform solar power from a marginal, boutique alternative into a mainstream energy source, MIT researchers have overcome a major barrier to large-scale solar power: storing energy for use when the sun doesn't shine." picked by ybcool 1 year ago

With the appropriate level of (dis)respect to messrs Gilbert & Sullivan, here is a song about working at the Googleplex.

Audio only on this. Here are the lyrics if you want to sing along picked by pocksucket 2 years ago

A nearly intact mammoth, dubbed Zed, is among the remarkable discoveries near the La Brea tar pits. It's the largest known repository of Pleistocene ice age fossils. picked by AutumnLotus 9 months ago

More than 140 pimps, prostitutes and their customers were arrested in the Bay Area during "Operation Strikeout," which was scheduled to coincide with the crowd-drawing festivities of Major League Baseball's All-Star Game in San Francisco. picked by Bornbad 2 years ago

If you know that your Major in Liberal Arts means more than flipping burgers but your just not quite sure what, have a look see and find a rewarding career worthy of your hard work. picked by Neiako 2 years ago

Major League Baseball will honor the 70th anniversary of Lou Gehrig*’s “luckiest man” retirement speech tomorrow, part of a campaign against the disease that now bears his name.
“It’s one of the great moments in American sports and, arguably, American popular culture,” a professor says of the speech.

*greatest baseball player in history (in my opinion) picked by Bingo 5 months ago

Dock Ellis was baseball's first true king of performance enhancing drugs. Dock Ellis is probably the only player that intentionally tried to injure his opponents during an All-Star game. He's one of the few (the only?) to be pepper sprayed by stadium security upon arrival. How many other major leaguers spent their off-season cruising through the ghettos of Haiti in order to find zombies? picked by 2manyusernames 2 months ago

All major news outlets have notable persons' obituaries prepared in advance, especially when someone has been very ill, but it takes a MAJOR oops to send it out early. picked by tigertony 1 year ago

Domain squatting is nothing new. Despite a number of high-profile defeats for cyber squatters the rise of social media sites now means that major brands are at risk of having their name hijacked. Here are 10 of the biggest brands in the world who didn’t act quickly enough to secure their own Youtube page. picked by fogowar 9 months ago

A severe storm ripped through downtown Atlanta on Friday night, injuring several people and damaging skyscrapers, hotels and two major sports arenas that were filled with thousands of pro and college basketball fans. picked by Nunkii 2 years ago

Due to launch later today, Qtrax signifies that the music business is finally coming to accept the reality of free music downloads. Instead of charging you for the music, Qtrax will feed you adverts while you download, but without spyware or any other malicious software required (at least they claim). What makes this really significant is that it has the backing of the major labels and they are... read full post picked by Pocksucket 2 years ago

Scientists has identified a new likely source of a spike in atmospheric methane coming out of the North during the end of the last ice age. Methane bubbling from arctic lakes could have been responsible for up to 87 percent of that methane spike. The findings could help scientists understand how current warming might affect atmospheric levels of methane, a gas that is thought to contribute to clim... read full post picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago