A 90 ft high grain bin collapsed and sent a tidal wave of corn into a home, sweeping it off its foundation, trapping a family of four and shaking the ground for miles around. picked by mitzuzake 9 months ago

The Corn Bobber turns everyday eating of corn on the cob into a "sophisticated epicurean delight." picked by Bornbad 1 year ago

Rapid increases in high-fructose corn syrup prices will encourage a return to sugar usage, says WSJ. picked by deepcleanfun 3 months ago

During an argument with his wife, a man assaults her with a corn on the cob. He is charged with several counts of assault and intimidation. picked by musicgirldani 2 years ago

The simple magic of popping corn right on the cob! picked by DaftGretel 1 year ago

Scientists have developed a potentially powerful new tool in the fight against deficiencies in dietary vitamin A, which cause eye diseases, including blindness, in 40 million children annually, and increased health risks for about 250 million people, mostly in developing countries. picked by AutumnLotus 7 months ago

Two sisters from Virginia sold their Illinois-shaped corn flake on eBay Friday night for $1,350.


update picked by mutil8or 5 months ago

Chicago is trying a form of avian abortion in its war against ring-billed gulls -- coating eggs with corn oil to keep them from hatching picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

Midwest flood aftereffects are already showing up in higher theater popcorn prices.

Prices for microwave popcorn are next. Gotta have it? Geek guru Alton Brown has a remedy for this budget breaker. . Read the reviewers’ comments for fine points, and enjoy. picked by meggysue 1 month ago

Following up on Galoot's pick below re: biofuels. NPR broadcast with Economist Lester Brown of the Earth Policy Institute. Approx. 17 mins. (Windows Media or Real Player) picked by capriccio 2 years ago

Critics call biofuels a "crime against humanity" - pitting the 800 million people with cars against the 800 million people with hunger. Every acre used to generate fuel is an acre that can't be used to generate the food needed to feed us or the carbon storage needed to save us. picked by cb__ 5 months ago

It's a problem that he’s been fighting since he started selling ethanol last summer. Exxon-Mobil won't let him put his E-85 price on the sign because, according to King, “every gallon of E-85 we sell is a gallon of Mobil they don’t sell.”
*This should really be under crime. picked by dollyllama 7 months ago

Hemp powered cars were the dream of both Henry Ford and Rudolf Diesel. It's a major source of ethanol that would allow the use to curb food shortages as a result of Corn and Grain Farmers being asked to sell their grain to ethanol manufacturers. picked by tigertony 3 months ago

Sounds a little flaky, but someone has offered more than $20 on eBay for a piece of breakfast cereal that is touted as a lookalike to the state of Illinois. picked by mutil8or 5 months ago

Within five to seven years fast growing trees and grasses might become economically viable alternatives to corn as a source of renewable fuel ethanol, reducing the need for pollutants that now cause a massive "dead zone" in the Gulf of Mexico. picked by AutumnLotus 7 months ago

A plant called jatropha is being hailed by scientists and policy makers as a potentially ideal source of biofuel, a plant that can grow in marginal soil or beside food crops, that does not require a lot of fertilizer and yields many times as much biofuel per acre planted as corn and many other potential biofuels. picked by AutumnLotus 11 months ago

A Dutch farmer watched in disbelief as a driver under the influence of cocaine drove a slalom course through his corn field. Yet another dupe...womp womp. picked by osiris12 1 year ago

Certain treatments for superbugs can wipe out the good bacteria that lives in your colon. How can you replace that needed bacteria? Easily have a doo-doo, ka-ka, shinola, corn eyed butt snake, the fourth teletubby, etc transplant. picked by 2manyusernames 9 months ago

"Using plastic that's made from corn (yes, corn)we make toys that are a total blast to play with, and way good for the earth."

I wonder if it's all edible... picked by Mershaullk 1 year ago

Just some entertainment for this Friday. I was amused. picked by singletrack 6 months ago