Michelle Ammons said her 16-year-old son was baptized without her knowledge and consent, and she is upset that a public school bus was used to take players to a church service — and that the school district's superintendent was there and did not object. picked by cb__ 3 months ago

For decades the Tao aborigines of Taiwan's Orchid Island have used colorful canoe-like boats to net flying fish in the warm waters of the Pacific. But now more and more Tao men are migrating to Taiwan's cities to look for work, leaving fewer to learn how to build the 23-foot boats. The tribe is also under siege from Taiwan's majority Chinese culture. picked by 2manyusernames 1 year ago

Be sure to watch until the end, because they show some of the techniques used during the end titles. picked by extc68 2 years ago

The suit — including goggles that distort color and mimic the effects of cataracts — is used to simulate the physical effects of aging as designers work to make future vehicles safer and more comfortable. picked by smarty1052 1 year ago

Two men who sold fake penises enabling drug cheats to give clean urine samples have pleaded guilty to conspiracy. They were charged last month with selling the Whizzinator penis - a lifelike device used to emit clean, realistically warm urine instead of the user's true urine. Update on this post. picked by AutumnLotus 12 months ago

Russian stop motion animation short film featuring stories about anthropomorphic bugs who drive cars and ride bikes. picked by mewhitenoise 1 year ago

When one hits kavlag.com, the user is redirected to a random website, one of 100,000. All of the 100,000 are for sale. This guys is making money by selling page redirections picked by emilp 2 years ago

Fireworks used in celebration started a fire destroying a new hotel.

More Links: fastcompany and NY Times picked by Magellan 10 months ago

"For sale: baby shoes, never worn."
By Ernest Hemingway. He called it his best work.

"Machine. Unexpectedly, I’d invented a time"
By Alan Moore

Other famous writers have been asked to try to put together a story in 6 words. They're all really fabulous. picked by genkan 2 years ago

The Miami-based preacher who has basked in international attention since declaring himself the second coming of Jesus Christ has used charitable donations to his ministry for personal expenses — paying $144,000 a year in alimony to his first wife and buying property in his and his relatives’ names. picked by kissmenow 2 years ago

You cannot make this stuff up! Yes 3 guys apparently made a replica of the Turtle, a one-man, hand-propelled vessel was used in 1776 in a failed attempt to attach a bomb to the hull of a British warship. Naturally, they decided to drive it around the East River...luckily for them it did not dissolve! picked by Moe 2 years ago

The government is using secretive prison facilities on U.S. soil, called Communication Management Units, to house inmates accused of being tied to “terrorism” groups. picked by Bornbad 7 months ago

When good puppies are used for bad reasons picked by DashFantastic 2 years ago

...as hair bands. picked by mandolinorange 2 years ago

Have you ever wondered why bras are lettered A, B, C, D, DD, E, F, G, H and how the letters are actually used to define bra sizes? picked by extc68 2 years ago

Astronomers have used ESO’s Very Large Telescope to measure the distribution and motions of thousands of galaxies in the distant Universe. This opens fascinating perspectives to better understand what drives the acceleration of the cosmic expansion and sheds new light on the mysterious dark energy that is thought to permeate the Universe. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

THE world's first non-leaking tomatoes will go on sale in the UK from tomorrow. picked by AutumnLotus 7 months ago

Evangelist Tony Alamo used his status as a self-proclaimed prophet to force underage girls into sham marriages with him, controlling his followers with their fears of eternal suffering. picked by iamamaniac 1 week ago

The world's oldest calculator - a box of dials, gears and cogs created by the Ancient Greeks more than 2,000 years ago - could predict eclipses decades in advance, say researchers. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

Altered Euro banknotes embellished with images of prostitutes are being used to discourage Ukrainian women from getting caught up in the sex trade. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago