While watching her favorite team, the Blackhawks, play at the United Center on Monday, Marguerite Kuhlman collapsed and later died. Patricia and Dorothea Kuhlman said that even more peculiar than the death of their sister, 68, at the hockey game is the fact that their mother died under similar circumstances nearly 22 years ago. Mildred Kuhlman died March 30, 1986, while attending a Blackhawks gam... read full post picked by statboy 1 year ago

Features tiny capsules containing an assortment of equally tiny trees from various parts or the world from which you can choose. The trees--from Argentina, South Africa, Mexico, and the United States--are alive and, according to the Web site, will stay that way for six months as long as they're watered once or twice a month. See more, including "Baby Poo" at Strapy-world.com picked by suebe 8 months ago

A cat that rides the bus! In West Midlands, United Kingdom. Still a mystery as to where it goes but it seems to know what it is doing as it gets on and off at the same two stops! picked by tgkprog 2 months ago

Government biologists have counted nearly 10,000 mating pairs of bald eagles, including at least one pair in each of 48 contiguous states, giving assurance that the bird's survival is no longer in jeopardy. picked by DrNothing 2 years ago

*note this is not a peta website, it is ran by humane society of the United States of America.* picked by gammerus 3 years ago

Trying to get over on a building code claiming a section of the law that states that a building is legal if built but no one complains about it for 4 years. A Man's home is his... picked by blurmore 2 years ago

If the typical stay-at-home mother in the United States were paid for her work as housekeeper, cook and psychologist among other roles, she would would earn $138,095 (69,000 pounds) a year. picked by AutumnLotus 3 years ago

NY State Lottery officials are hoping to join the big 32-state lottery, Powerball, in hopes of generating more state revenue. Right now, Powerball is available only in neighboring states like Connecticut and Pennsylvania, so when there's a big jackpot, New Yorkers head out of state to buy tickets. picked by suebe 8 months ago

It started out Thursday afternoon as a routine auto test drive from a West Springfield dealer, evolved into car theft and kidnapping along the Massachusetts Turnpike, and ended some 15 hours later and more than 1,000 miles away with a traffic stop in Janesville, Wisc. picked by cecilberman 1 month ago

Astronomers using the United Kingdom Infrared Telescope (UKIRT) in Hawaii, the IRAM Millimetre-wave Telescope in Spain, and the Spitzer Space Telescope in orbit above the Earth, have completed the most wide-ranging census ever produced of dynamical star formation in and around the well-known Great Nebula of Orion. picked by AutumnLotus 7 months ago

Sleep tight fellow Plimers! picked by BrownTrout 3 years ago

The United States is not paying enough attention to the environmental, health and safety risks posed by nanoscale products, says NRC report. (Please read the comments below for a counterargument.) picked by Galoot 3 years ago

Austrian authorities said Wednesday they have uncovered a major international child pornography ring involving more than 2,360 suspects from 77 countries, including hundreds in the United States, who paid to view videos depicting young children being sexually abused. picked by escaflowne 3 years ago

A pair of Salem residents learned the hard way that finders are not always keepers. Lonnie Anderson, 47, and Jacqueline Shimmin, 37, were arrested last week failing to return a lost ring. Oregon law states someone must make a reasonable attempt to return lost property to its rightful owner. The property may be kept if no one comes forward in 30 days. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

US presidential candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton said that if she is elected president, she would make her husband a roaming ambassador to the world, using his skills to repair the United States' tattered image abroad. picked by AutumnLotus 3 years ago

Florida health officials actually stated they didn't think there was any health risks and there is zero proof. They figured they'd ban in "just to be safe". See here for Texas' ban. Info on fish. picked by 2manyusernames 9 months ago

This week Apple releases a new iPhone and iPod Touch application which allows users to locate cannabis resources worldwide including the nearest medical cannabis collectives, doctors, attorneys, organizations, and other patient services in the states, such as California, that have passed laws allowing medical cannabis -- also commonly referred to as marijuana. picked by nateebiinature 4 months ago

An interesting article on how little Republican and Democrat leaders know about enemies of the United States.
Terrorism 101 picked by Hoosker 3 years ago

A study, performed by the European scientists, states that vitamin D supplements can make your life longer. picked by maxriter 2 years ago

he issue has become highly charged in Washington, with members of Congress saying it could tie the hands of the next administration by locking the United States into a long-term military presence in Iraq and arguing Congress should give its consent. picked by leehblanc 2 years ago