I'm Thomas Thwaites and I'm trying to build a toaster, from scratch - beginning by mining the raw materials and ending with a product that Argos sells for only £3.99. A toaster. picked by Bornbad 5 months ago

In their first full day in their new home, President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama opened the White House yesterday to hundreds of people. picked by unzercharlie 10 months ago

Indonesia plans to build the world's longest suspension bridge across the earthquake-prone Sunda Strait, passing within 50 kilometres of the active Krakatoa volcano. The bridge, traversing 30 kilometres, will link Indonesia's main islands of Java and Sumatra at an estimated cost of $12 billion. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

White House says carpooling won't reduce traffic congestion. Their answer: build more roads and make people pay to use them... and then make them pay even more during rush hour. picked by Wingnut 3 years ago

A White House manual(pdf) that came to light recently gives presidential advance staffers extensive instructions in the art of "deterring potential protestors" from President Bush's public appearances around the country. picked by 2manyusernames 2 years ago

You will not believe what you eyes are about to see… a real life Flintstone house which looks almost identical to the one in the cartoon. Check out the pictures… picked by ztyler90 2 years ago

The House, in the middle of the biggest healthcare fight in a generation, has now trimmed their workweek to just two and a half days. The House has taken to starting on Tuesdays at 6:30 pm and adjourning "before the sun goes down" on Thursdays.

Since the House returned from recess on Sept. 8, it has stuck around to vote on a Friday just once. For what? Wanna guess? picked by bingo 2 months ago

Finland has rated the DVD release of the much-loved children's television series "Little House on the Prairie" suitable for adult viewing only. picked by Bornbad 1 year ago

A 52-year-old software engineer has built a habitable house for just £4,000 - albeit with a lot of hard graft and a certain amount of scavenging. picked by topofall 2 years ago

Thieves didn't try to steal from this house, they tried to pinch the whole thing. Dressed as workmen, they attempted to take the building, brick by brick and slate by slate. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

In a sad case of advanced BDS, there are those who are calling for a spiritual cleansing, a smudging of the White House to wipe out the bad vibes that Bush brought to the White House. picked by 2manyusernames 10 months ago

Flintstones like house uncovered in Portugal. How do you say Yabba Dabba Doo in Portuguese? picked by BrownTrout 2 months ago

A struggling single parent and real estate agent is trying to sell her house and find a husband. She's auctioning off both her home and herself in a package deal on eBay and Craigslist. picked by doggylives 1 year ago

Boy meets girl. They exchange glances and text messages, the limit of respectable courting here.
Boy then asks girl's father for her hand. Dad turns him down. Boy goes to girl's house and plants a bomb out front.
The authorities call it a "love IED" – improvised explosive device – and it is not just an isolated case. picked by bingo 6 months ago

One moment, the little girl was sitting on the couch in her home. The next, the split-level house in suburban Pittsburgh was obliterated by a natural-gas explosion and the girl was covered with debris in the yard next to a neighbor’s house. picked by MandolinOrange 2 years ago

This house is truly a sight to be seen. After getting kicked out of art school by Frank Lloyd Wright, the student built a house in his own style high upon a rock formation just south of Frank's house. picked by misswinkle 2 years ago

If you’re ever in Poland, you might want to go see one of the country’s most popular tourist attractions, in the village of Szymbark. Designedby Polish businessman and philanthropist Daniel Czapiewski, the house manages to draw in huge crowds every day. This project was meant to be a statement about the Communist era and also about the current state of the world. everything is upside-d... read full post picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

It's 9 1/2 feet wide and 42 feet long and is billed as the narrowest house in New York City. But there's nothing small about its asking price: $2.7 million picked by nateebiinature 3 months ago

Scientists have spotted a rare class of galaxy that could represent a cosmic halfway house between two stages of galaxy development. picked by AutumnLotus 11 months ago

A German gardener's house was left a smouldering wreck on Friday.... picked by topofall 5 months ago