A pair of spacewalking astronauts stepped outside Thursday to begin demanding repair work on the Hubble Space Telescope, a job made all the more dangerous because of the high, debris-ridden orbit. picked by AutumnLotus 7 months ago

From Franciscan nuns to Buddhist practitioners, to Sikhs and Sufis -- as well as everyday people new to meditation -- believing in a higher power alters your grey matter, says a neuroscientist with the scans to prove it.

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Andrew Chase's amazing mechanical design was made out of transmission parts, electrical conduits, plumbing pipes and 20-gauge cold rolled steel. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

After a Hollywood police officer rear-ended a car in February and then arrested the driver on drunken driving charges, he and other officers talked about doctoring the report -- it said a jumpy cat created a distraction -- to cover up the crash. picked by nateebiinature 4 months ago

Jack the Ripper was a forgery invented by journalists to link a series of unrelated murders and sell newspapers, according to a new book. picked by AutumnLotus 7 months ago

Jennifer Jack says she didn't realize that her ex-husband, Andrew Mireles, was a woman until after their marriage ended. picked by MandolinOrange 2 years ago

Ann and Andrew Gnusen were ticketed for harboring a non-domesticated animal and obstructing police. picked by Bornbad 7 months ago

Fugitive sex offender Michael Andrew Stephens, on the run from Hawai'i authorities for 15 years after faking a "disappearance" at sea, has been captured in Mexico. picked by muppet 12 months ago

However it happened, Sasquatch was hatched into the human consciousness, long, long ago. But Bigfoot strode into the picture just 50 years ago this month. Born in the pages of the Humboldt Times by columnist Andrew Genzoli, the word Bigfoot was to become the new operating title for the hairy beast of lore. picked by psycmoe 1 year ago

Researchers at the Biodesign Institute are using the tiniest organisms on the planet 'bacteria' as a viable option to make electricity. In a new study, lead author Andrew Kato Marcus and colleagues Cesar Torres and Bruce Rittmann have gained critical insights that may lead to commercialization of a promising microbial fuel cell (MFC) technology. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

In 1997, Todd Phillips & Andrew Gurland created a film documenting the savagely brutal hazings that take place during Hell Week at U.S. fraternities. Frat House won the Grand Jury Prize at 1998's Sundance, an award that was later rescinded. HBO was slated to air it, but pulled it for reasons that remain debatable to this day. It has never seen an official release. picked by 2manyusernames 2 years ago

Andrew and Adam Katz have both served in the Army in Iraq. Andrew says things will continue to improve over there "as long as Iraqis try." But twin brother Adam says "no matter how hard we try, it's not going to change what's over there." picked by mutil8or 2 years ago

Andrew Marsinko discovered that a photo of him holding a goose is on a greeting card asking if you'd like to be goosed. He claims he never signed a waiver and is suing for $7.5 million dollars. picked by 2manyusernames 2 years ago

Google Canada spokesman Andrew Swartz told the Globe and Mail no one understands why users don't simply go to the sites by adding a dot-com suffix. picked by lkrofct 12 months ago

Fine lampwork and blown glass by Andrew Sinclair-Day. picked by Mershaullk 2 years ago

Investigators are looking to see if Joseph Cassano, the former head of London-based AIG Financial Products(the office which caused AIG's problems), and two of his top deputies - Andrew Forster, and Thomas Athan committed securities fraud and other federal crimes. picked by 2manyusernames 7 months ago

Andrew Jack, a farmer of Scotland, painted his flock of sheep bright red in an effort to "brighten things up". picked by Nateebiinature 1 year ago

I do believe an exception could be made in this case. Kimberly Scullen convinces her National Guardsman husband, Andrew to grant her power-of-attorney while he is deployed. She then spends all his money, places him deeply in debt, then divorces him when he returns and finds out she had been living with her boyfriend. picked by 2manyusernames 2 years ago

Andrew Lee, 33, suffered heart failure the morning after he ate the chili. picked by Nateebiinature 1 year ago

The CN Tower is a 10-minute jaunt from St. Andrew subway station. But a new TTC map posted at the station doesn't show that... picked by yamz66 2 months ago