According to officials, about 30 cats, a couple of dogs, a dead kitten and a potbelly pig with "testicles the size of basketballs" were taken from the home. picked by misswinkle 2 years ago

Credit cards are useful things, but what to do with them when they expire? Don't just cut them up and throw them away! We live in a world where recycling is encouraged so why not re-use your credit cards! picked by iamamaniac 5 months ago

An irate driver shot dead a Moscow road worker and injured a second after a wheel on his Mercedes car was damaged on a city street early Sunday. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

MANY people are unhappy about being filmed by CCTV in case the footage is used against them in some way. Now a surveillance technology company has come up with a method of scrambling the images of anyone in CCTV film who is not a suspect. picked by kakana 4 months ago

"He gets 24-hour nursing care and three meals a day, cooked in a homey kitchen and served in a sun-washed dining room. His cottage has a living room, bedroom, kitchenette, bathroom and a walk-in closet.
For this Slater pays $550 a month" picked by gammerus 2 years ago

Okay, for most of us, we would be facing years in prison. However if you're a cop all you have to do is suffer a 22-day suspension without pay and promise not to go back to the bar. picked by bernardblack 8 months ago

The human tendency to act in a way that is detrimental to health has always been a part of society. Whether wearing a cape jumping off the roof to test your flight abilities when you’re six, or dancing on a wire dozens of stories off the ground when you’re thirty, we manage to put ourselves in harms way for the sake of fame, fortune, self-discovery, or exploration. Regardless of motiva... read full post picked by AutumnLotus 4 months ago

A multimedia presentation of people with bipolar disorder speaking about how it has impacted their lives. picked by prish 1 year ago

Two men wheeled a dead man through the streets in an office chair to a check-cashing store and tried to cash his Social Security check before being arrested on fraud charges. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

The Qur’an doesn't really say much about romantic love - instead it highlights the importance of the love for God. Harun Yahya, a Turkish author believes romantic love is unnecessary and even wrong. The first lines of his book are almost enough to get the idea of how this can affect family life and relationships between people (and even genders) in some Islamic societies. picked by palmieres 8 months ago

Those who came to Dubai seeking fortunes in property, banking and luxury goodies for the rich now face a less alluring prospect -- a prison cell or furtive flight. Only a tiny minority has been picked up by police but, says a longtime foreign resident who runs a company here, "It's all a bit scary. They are looking for people to carry the can." picked by nateebiinature 3 months ago

I'm not being racist. I find this astounding.

When you qualify what you say by saying "I'm not being racist", does that mean you might be? picked by meggysue 1 year ago

People can go for a long time without worrying about tires, and now thanks to Michelin, they can go even longer. But these tires don't just last longer, they actually regenerate themselves. picked by deepcleanfun 2 years ago

Some people always want something different, something extraordinary or something unique. Some aquarists look for peculiar fish for their tanks. Purchasing any of these distinctly unique freshwater fishes will surely make your aquarium attractive and extraordinary. picked by iamamaniac 8 months ago

Tens of thousands of people in Mali's capital, Bamako, have been protesting against a new law which gives women equal rights in marriage.

Here for statistics and info on FGM, domestic violence and rapes against women. picked by Doggylives 3 months ago

At a ceremony to remember the 320,000 people that weere killed at the Mauthausen concentration camp in Austria a group of nazi lovers shouted "Heil Hitler" and "This way for the gas". They attacked the group of survivors and was able to evade the police. picked by 2manyusernames 6 months ago

The author of "2001: A Space Odyssey" and over 100 other books died today after suffering from breathing problems. He was 90. picked by Moe 2 years ago

A great website with the other side of the story. They post and respond to the hate mail and encourage an open dialog - makes for great bedtime reading. It's really important for people to have holistic educated views on the facts of an issue before damning the people involved. This site uses the fact for it's own biases, but no more than anti-seal hunting groups. It's so easy to fall into th... read full post picked by misslesh 2 years ago

They were sick of people knocking on their door at 4 a.m. looking to buy drugs. picked by kakana 8 months ago