The following story, entitled Walter and Winnie, was published sometime in the 19th century by an unknown author. It’s roughly 450 words long, and after you read it once, try reading it again three times fast. picked by AutumnLotus 11 months ago

Sanford Wallace and Walter Rines have been fined $230,000,000 (£118,381,000) for sending more than 700,000 spam messages to MySpace users.

Ken Foster reported to be nervous. picked by pocksucket 2 years ago

Yes, boys and girls, it was Uncle Walter that first introduced The Beatles on American television. Read the story, then watch the news report. picked by suebe 4 months ago

Dr. Walter Freeman believed mental illness was caused by an overactive brain and he could cure it by pounding an icepick through a patient's eye socket deep into the frontal lobes. This is the story of his youngest patient, who was lobotomized at age 12. picked by VooDooPeacock 3 years ago

On the right track? Nope. picked by kjman10 3 years ago

In the early decades of the 20th century, before the development of psychiatric medications, there were few effective treatments for mental illness. For most patients, the last stop in their anguished journey was an overcrowded state asylum.

Full PBS Series in link picked by nateebiinature 3 months ago

Police in Kansas City say that a man involved in a fatal burglary left his prosthetic leg at the scene of the crime. picked by AutumnLotus 3 years ago

Probably the greatest ventriloquist ever. Totally hilarious!
Maybe a little (or a bit more...) NSFW languange. picked by orion1977 2 years ago

After the recent death of Lieutenant Walter Haut, public relations officer at the famous base in 1947, a sealed affidavit opened which reveals details about the space craft wreckage, high-level cover ups, and child-size coffins built for alien cadavers. picked by VooDooPeacock 2 years ago

Sgt. Brian Fountaine was recovering in Walter Reed Army Medical Center when he got an unexpected visitor who offered to build him a house – free of charge. The visitor was John Gonsalves, founder of Homes for Our Troops, a nonprofit group that builds houses for severely injured veterans returning from Iraq and Afghanistan.

More about Homes for Our Troops. picked by Marli 2 years ago

This is the main site of Richard C. Hoagland, who was the science adviser for Walter Cronkite and the ABC network during the Apollo program. Many regard him as an expert. To demonstrate that I'm not one to be duped by every conspiracy theory there is, this man is COMPLETELY out of his mind. picked by DrNothing 2 years ago

Walter Marino and his 12-year-old autistic son were swept to sea by a rip current and left floating for 12 hours - 8 of those hours spent separated after currents drove them apart.

"With many kids with autism, the thing that is so dangerous is that they have no concept of fear or fear of death," Marino said. "In this case, though, it perhaps saved him..." picked by Wingnut 1 year ago

Texas Cyber Crimes & Fugitive units arrested Patrick Joseph Blevins, 49; Reginald Lee Collins, 27; Ronald Daven Metoyer, 41; Robert Shepard Walter, 23; Scott Peter Hansen, 44; Jason Labronte Carr, 31; & Jeremy Bryan Polak, 28 as sex offenders who used MySpace.

"Texans will not tolerate criminals who prey on our children," Attorney General Greg Abbott said. BRAVO!! picked by Moe 2 years ago

Cronkite's been ill for a while, but he has apparently taken a turn for the worse. Now, he is 92 years old, and it's worth noting that his father lived nearly to 100 and his mother, famously, well past 100. picked by bornbad 5 months ago

Using the $20,000 death benefit she received from the government after her son died in Iraq, Maureen O'Haire paid for his platoon to come to Boston for a St. Patrick's Day bash.

Theme pic is of her son, Marine Lance Cpl. Walter O’Haire. picked by Marli 2 years ago

Walter "Buck" Swords left Melina Salazar $50,000 and a 2000 Buick. Salazar, who served Swords for almost seven years, said he was "kind of mean." picked by bluenutria 2 years ago

A macabre mix of small mammals and freaks of nature; The Kitten's Tea Party is the stuff of nightmares. picked by misswinkle 2 years ago

The Army said that it has opened an investigation into the recent discovery of 4,500 letters and parcels — some dating to May 2006 that were never delivered to soldiers. picked by Moe 2 years ago

Walter Witthoeft had just woken up and went outside to put power steering fluid in his truck. When he popped the hood, he saw a pair of eyes, heard growling and then noticed a dog wiggling around in his engine. picked by dollyllama 2 years ago

Intel have withdrawn from the One Laptop Per Child Project over "philosphical" differences. Hints have been made regarding Intel's dissatisfaction at the first XO laptops being shipped with AMD processors. OLPC President Walter Bender asserts that Intel's contribution was not sufficient for this withdrawal to make a difference picked by pocksucket 2 years ago