Japanese TV show "Spring of Trivia" interviewed 1000 Japanese husbands by means of an internet poll to find out when people who had been married for three years first heard their wife pass gas. Complete with pie chart. picked by mitzuzake 2 years ago

What were these people thinking?! picked by latueofstiberty 2 years ago

At least one package a day containing rocks arrives at Uluru. The rocks, stones and pebbles were all taken by tourists as souvenirs, but are returned for a variety reasons, 25% of them from people believing they had been cursed for their initial indiscretion. picked by pocksucket 2 years ago

"All we can do is reassure people, especially South Africans, that President Mandela is alive," said Achmat Dangor of the Nelson Mandela Foundation. picked by mitzuzake 2 years ago

"To hear Joel Tenenbaum's version of the story, at least, it isn't hard to see why the Recording Industry Association of America's campaign against music piracy has earned the RIAA so many enemies — perhaps contributing to the trade group's decision this week to stop filing lawsuits against people like Tenenbaum." They will still be suing large offenders, and existing claims will ... read full post picked by sidran32 11 months ago

Greed can make people do silly things, like believe they can cheat odds or gain incredible return on investments even when the whole world is in a financial crisis. We tend to forget that if it sounds too good to be true, it probably is. America has been home to the some of the most large-scale Ponzi schemes in history, orchestrated by crafty con artists who continue to bring down gullible investo... read full post picked by nightcrawlerx 5 months ago

The Elvis legacy continues and each year, more hype and $$ are generated in his name. picked by suebe 2 years ago

Ballard and 25 other people were arrested in a sting meant to clean up the drug trade in Mansfield, about halfway between Cleveland and Columbus. Many of those arrested were convicted.
Now, though, prosecutors are asking a federal judge to dismiss charges including conspiracy and cocaine trafficking against most of the defendants, even some who pleaded guilty. picked by dollyllama 2 years ago

STD, or Sexually Transmitted Disease is an an unfortunate reality that many people have to live with in today’s world. Seventy million Americans, or every fourth person, has an STD. That includes Super Heroes. picked by 1krazykorean 1 year ago

After 13 people died of rabies in Hanzhong, Northern China, more than 37,000 dogs were clubbed to death to stop the spread of the disease. picked by pocksucket 5 months ago

China is so desperate to get high-polluting cars off the roads of Beijing, the city government is willing to pay drivers $3,600 not to use their cars. picked by mattgup 11 months ago

The White House just announced that President Bush will present the Medal of Freedom, the Nation's highest civil award, to six people who have made "an especially meritorious contribution" to the nation. Click on link for the names of the honorees picked by 2manyusernames 1 year ago

The 20 films that have shown us that ye olde movie effects are dead, and computer animation is the coolest thing to happen to movies ever. If you were wondering, Tron is (obviously) there. picked by TheStep 2 years ago

Poor kid. Confirming our belief that some people are just "bad with computers," a boy named Joe Falciatano III from Pulaski, New York, seems to have simply the worst luck ever picked by 1only 2 years ago

This Boston Globe columnist laments that everything important to him has been appropriated by gay culture. He's tired of it and he wants his stuff back! picked by BrownTrout 3 years ago

No doubt, searching in the deepest, darkest crevasses of the internet gets tiring, especially if it’s for a measly $1 off coupon. This site does the heavy lifting for you. Enter the Web site you are shopping, then coupon codes will pop out that other people are using. Next to the coupon code is a “success” meter that lets you know if it’s working for other shoppers and if i... read full post picked by TraumaMamma 5 months ago

For one man, an old broken down purple bread truck turned around his life. Turning it into his home, he soon traveled across the country, meeting new people, taking photos, and cooking his gourmet meals.

This is Angel Hess' Purple 53. picked by muppetmaker 1 year ago

Mr Pitchy writes songs for other people to use (now give him some money!) Today he's writing adverts especially for the Electricity industry. it's Electricitasty! Right kids? picked by Bornbad 2 years ago

Hundreds of Exxon Mobil employees got the fake shots. The man's lawyer, "Rocket Rosen", says he will be given a fake immunization record and deported after he serves his sentence. picked by BrownTrout 3 years ago

Vito Congine Jr. was upset about a liquor license dispute so he flew an American flag on his property upside down - a symbol of distress. Because this was done on the 4th of July, people complained about the exercise of Mr. Congine's rights. The police confiscated it and returned it to him the next day. picked by 2manyusernames 5 months ago