Authorities tore down a stubborn couple's house after a three-year standoff in China that hindered a construction project and captivated the nation. picked by gnikgnok 3 years ago

A Spanish bank repossessed a house and put it up for auction complete with the mummified body of the former owner who had missed her mortgage payments, newspaper El Pais reported on Wednesday. picked by AutumnLotus 3 years ago

The remains of three babies were found in the basement of an Austrian house undergoing renovation picked by AutumnLotus 3 years ago

The furniture and some of the walls conceal secrets — messages, games and treasures — that make up a Rube Goldberg maze of systems and contraptions conceived by a young architectural designer named Eric Clough.

The apartment even comes with its own book picked by doggylives 2 years ago

Their Chief recognized members of the SWAT team for their bravery and how they handled the raid. With the Mayor and other city officials looking on, the chief handed out medals and commendations. picked by tigertony 2 years ago

you need : bamboo, epoxy and hemp fibers on all the joints, some bicycle parts, and to be smart picked by wildminou 2 years ago

last year whilst reading a forum i came across a comment about a suspension bridge under construction in china. the comment, made by someone living in china, mentioned that this bridge, when completed, would be the tallest in the world by some way and smash the record for highest deck-to-ground distance held by the royal gorge bridge in colorado (1'053ft). picked by allsux 1 year ago

Built 3,000 years before the miracle of Stonehenge, this is Britain's oldest and best preserved house.

The remains of the strongly built shelter, discovered on the Isle of Man, provide a rare window into the domestic life of hunter-gatherers 9,000 years ago. picked by AutumnLotus 12 months ago

The View just gets zanier and zanier. picked by coldbladed 3 years ago

It could be the deal of a lifetime. A Pittsburgh-area couple, Bob and Ricki Husick, are offering anyone who buys their home full cash-back upon their death and even their full inheritance, currently worth at least $500,000. picked by AutumnLotus 3 years ago

In 2005, Rep. Don Young (R-AK)waited until after the House and Senate passed a bill, but before the president signed it, to forge a passage granting $10 million for an interstate in Florida. His new wording targeted the money to a more specific project to connect Coconut Rd to that interstate. It's a boon for developer Daniel Aronoff, who held a $40,000 fundraiser for Young just before the earmark... read full post picked by 2manyusernames 3 years ago

A homeowner is steaming mad at a fuel company that pumped 100 gallons of oil into his home – and he doesn't even have an oil tank. picked by suebe 10 months ago

US journalists got a shock when they dialled a toll-free number to join a conference call with US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and National Security Advisor James Jones in London.

The number turned out to be a sex chat line inviting callers to use their credit card numbers. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

Beer seems to be on the agenda for Thursday evening's bury-the-hatchet White House meeting between Harvard professor Henry Louis Gates Jr. and Cambridge Police Sergeant Joseph Crowley. picked by nateebiinature 1 year ago

Paula Sunshine of Lawshall, Suffolk, UK, built an extension onto her 16th Century thatched house with hair. Cattle hair has been used as a traditional building material, but Sunshine is using primarily human and dog hair picked by Bingo 11 months ago

an update to the Austrian story picked by gammerus 2 years ago

In the future, babies with heart defects may receive new heart valves created from cells in the blood from their umbilical cords, saved at birth. These valves could grow and change shape as a child develops, avoiding the need for repeat surgeries to replace outgrown valves from animal or human donor tissue or artificial valves. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

A program signed into law by Bush Sr. allowed rich foreigners to bypass the wait to begin the path to citizenship. The intent of the plan was bad enough in some eyes, but the way it has been corrupted and riddled with fraud is even more obscene. picked by 2manyusernames 2 years ago

just what the title says. picked by Rogue 4 years ago

An insurance company has refused to pay out for repairs to a home hit by bad weather because the wind was too slow. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago