Why is it that I always find myself ponying up the small amounts of cash it takes to purchase Mac shareware applications? Black fire and a disco ball? I gotta have it. picked by goofie 2 years ago

Three good Samaritans pulled a burning vehicle off a 13-year-old girl following a rollover crash Thursday night on the Florida Turnpike near Clermont, authorities said. picked by dollyllama 3 months ago

She and her pet dog were burned, but both survive. picked by mandolinorange 7 months ago

Hah! Maybe they should call it Enigma?! picked by Ziaphra 2 years ago

A Californian man who imprisoned a woman in his motorhome, drugged her and tortured her with a homemade electrical device has been jailed for 16 years. picked by AutumnLotus 10 months ago

A young father has been convicted of badly injuring his infant daughter by putting her in a microwave in a Texas hotel room, with jurors rejecting his claim he was insane at the time. picked by AutumnLotus 4 months ago

A U.S. Navy man who got mad when someone mocked him as a «nerd» over the Internet climbed into his car and drove 1,300 miles (2.092 kilometers) from Virginia to Texas to teach the other guy a lesson. picked by AutumnLotus 12 months ago

The expansion pack to the biggest selling game of 2006 moved nearly 2.4 million units in the first 24 hours of availability in North America and Europe. picked by TheBlueFrog 1 year ago

May 30th 1431 Joan of Arc was burned on the cross as a heretic.
She was the only heretic to become a saint. picked by PulsisX 2 months ago

Centralia was once a small mining community. In 1962 the seam of coal that runs under the town was accidentally ignited and still burns to this day.

Inspired by Wildminou's post about Darvaza, this was also posted 10 months ago by Kyot.

Whatever Turkmenistan can do, Pennsylvania can do better (although perhaps not as impressive to look at). picked by Pocksucket 4 months ago

An early morning fire still burning at the "Street of Dreams" model luxury home development in Echo Lake just north of Woodinville has destroyed at least three homes, and officials believe a well-known arsonist group is responsible. picked by dollyllama 5 months ago

A crematorium near Manchester, England, has introduced the idea of using heat produced by burning bodies to keep mourners warm. picked by muppet 7 months ago

I had to post this. Women are finally safe in Canada. picked by Bornbad 1 year ago

By setting your piano on fire and playing it 10 minutes while burning...of course
Please somebody, explain me why people applauded picked by wildminou 4 months ago

A man who helped an elderly couple escape their burning home was arrested after the rescue because of a scuffle with emergency workers. picked by AutumnLotus 9 months ago

"It was something that hit me. It was instinct that I needed to get them out and save them so they wouldn't die," she said. "When it first started, just the couch was on fire, but when I drug him out, by the time I got back in, the whole living room was black smoke and I couldn't see nothing." picked by dollyllama 5 months ago

I thought the point of Burning Man was supposed to be against corporate? What's the deal? picked by thesmiths 1 year ago

Idiot decides to go down a burning slip n' slide. I found this through Karmalillys slip n' slide "thread". Slightly NSFW picked by titojuante 11 months ago

A 55-year-old Crystal Lake man was found chained by the neck in the basement of a burning home Tuesday, police said. picked by mutil8or 4 months ago

Photo Essay - A toddler is hurled from a burning building. The girl's parents tossed her to members of the fire brigade, not seen, during a fire in an apartment building in Germany. Nine people, including five children, died in the blaze. picked by bevissimo 6 months ago