Hmmm, maybe there's something to this global warming. picked by hypnotode 3 years ago

A Long Island convenience store owner confronted by a bat-wielding would-be robber said Tuesday he decided to show mercy on the man after he collapsed in tears claiming he was only committing the crime to support his starving family. picked by AutumnLotus 6 months ago

Something wild is happening on Christmas Island, once ground zero for nuclear test explosions. picked by Bornbad 1 year ago

Easter Island a.k.a. Rapa Nui is pointed to by some as an example of the ravages of environmental problems especially man made ones. The truth is far more complex than most understand. picked by 2manyusernames 9 months ago

Blue Whales have been heard singing off the coast of Long Island - a long way from their regular territory. picked by pocksucket 6 months ago

A Jamie Kennedy skit where he tries to convice parents to let their children on his new show. picked by squirmster 3 years ago

The governor, afraid that allowing a committed, loving couple who happens to be the same gender the right to make funeral arrangements for their deceased partner would somehow cause so-called "traditional" marriages to crumble vetoed the law which would have given this basic right to domestic partners. via picked by 2manyusernames 2 weeks ago

He's pretty ingenious, and seems to really enjoy his pool. (I'd keep a place like this for a vacation home) picked by gnikgnok 2 years ago

Forget about Punxsutawney Phil or Ft. Meyers' Mona, New York City's own groundhog, Chuck, did not see his shadow. Therefore, spring is around the corner. Chuck says so. picked by suebe 10 months ago

The tiny island nation is doomed to submersion within the next 100 years due to rising ocean levels. The highest land in the island chain is less than 2 metres above water . Anote Tong, president of the threatened islands in the Republic of Kiribati, has appealed to the international community to take responsibility for rehousing the islands' 97,000 residents. picked by teresag 1 year ago

You know the world is going to hell when police say it's a possibility that the legs are from the same person and may belong with a torso found nearby.
Just how many body parts do they find up there on a weekly basis?! picked by gnikgnok 3 years ago

Adolf Hitler, the most notorious champion of Richard Wagner and “racially pure” German music, banished Jewish and Russian musicians from the concert halls of the Third Reich — but apparently listened secretly to their work. picked by Bornbad 2 years ago

Road works on the western Greek island of Lefkada have uncovered - and partially destroyed - an important tomb with artefacts dating back more than 3,000 years. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

If you like acid jazz you'll really enjoy this song. This is a fan made video, but I think it suits the song quite well. picked by 86Apex 2 years ago

Storms that have lashed the Farne Islands of the Northumberland coast have devastated the seal colony there. At the same time, many Little Auks have been forced to land there. picked by pocksucket 2 years ago

Those of you who appreciated this might find Yuppie Island to be a useful resource.

"Life is balance. Define yourself... for all occasions." picked by ReBoot 1 year ago

The Netherlands wants to redraw the map of Europe - literally. Dubai has built Palm Island. Now the world leaders in land reclamation are considering an island in the shape of a tulip to fight overcrowding and shield the coastline from the rising sea. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

Bette Midler cut down more than 230 trees around one of her properties on the island of Kauai without a permit, and the state has recommended she be fined. picked by punthe 2 years ago

Long thought to be an urban legend, 3500 Rhesus monkeys live under Federal protection in the SC low country. Even people that live nearby don't know they're there. picked by tigertony 1 year ago

Sir Peter Viggers is selling the duck island he claimed £1,645 on expenses for and giving the money to charity. picked by makuus 6 months ago