Ever wonder why some people can eat anything they want and never gain weight? It may just be the absence of a "fat enzyme":
The enzyme, MGAT2, determines whether dietary fat is used to generate energy or stored under the skin around the waist. The discovery of its role could be the key to preventing obesity, diabetes and heart disease.

*BTW - I hate these people. :P picked by bingo 8 months ago

A dead man's storage locker yielded dozens of tombstones, a macabre collection that police believe represents "a lifetime of stealing." picked by readingitall 3 years ago

The most excellent Mystic Knights of the Oingo Boingo perform "Dead Man's Party" (live in 1985) . . . in honor of the friday theme. picked by VooDooPeacock 3 years ago

A 99-year-old British woman who spent two months with her son in France returned to find her pension had been cut off because she was ruled dead. picked by AutumnLotus 3 years ago

Judge plans to rule Friday on Bay County dead-dog sodomy case. picked by Bornbad 3 years ago

This is an amazing tale centuries old. picked by tlovesd 3 years ago

In a precedent-setting decision, an Israeli court has ruled that a dead soldier's family can have his sperm impregnated into the body of a woman he never met - agreeing to register any children born as a result of the insemination as children (heirs) of the deceased. picked by Browntrout 3 years ago

The Internet is home to a vast array of different types of people. There are some who are good, and some who are bad. The bad people are usually funnier. Here, I shall present a few internet archetypes.

Picture totally not related. picked by lostsoul135 1 year ago

If it really is what's on the inside that counts, then a lot of thin people might be in trouble. Some doctors now think that the internal fat surrounding vital organs like the heart, liver or pancreas — invisible to the naked eye — could be as dangerous as the more obvious external fat that bulges underneath the skin. picked by AutumnLotus 3 years ago

Imagine that all the people on Earth - all 6.5 billion of us and counting - could be spirited away tomorrow, transported to a re-education camp in a far-off galaxy. picked by 2manyusernames 3 years ago

This bizarre festival honors a cryogenically frozen dead Norwegian, lovingly referred to as "Grandpa". Not too happy about the festivities, his family is fighting to bring him home to Norway so he can one day be thawed out by medical science. picked by BrownTrout 3 years ago

It's so much easier to please the dead voters. picked by dollyllama 3 years ago

It was not known whether the baby was alive or dead when delivered to the door, Richards said. An autopsy was planned. picked by dollyllama 3 years ago

Most Bizarre People on Earth really 10 amazing stories you ever got chance to read picked by icemann 3 years ago

Blind tenor Andrea Bocelli and the Three Tenors sell millions of discs but make no mistake, the classical record industry is dead, says critic Norman Lebrecht. picked by bevissimo 3 years ago

More than two dozen Israeli motorists manoeuvred around the dead body of a road accident victim lying in the middle of a busy intersection, failing to stop to help in an incident captured by a traffic camera. picked by AutumnLotus 3 years ago

In Clearwater, Florida a group of people were caught on camera trying to steal an alligator. picked by speedracer 3 years ago

Four people killed and at least nine injured when a gunman opened fire at a Carl Cox party in Caracas, Venezuela, on Saturday, Nov. 3 2007. Unbelievable. I mean this is a Carl Cox concert. picked by kamaloo 2 years ago

HURRICANE-force winds battered parts of Europe today, killing at least 27 people and triggering a dramatic air-sea rescue from a sinking cargo ship in the English Channel. picked by teaya21 3 years ago

This may be old news to some, but I haven't seen it on here yet. Brad Neely has dubbed over the entire Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone movie with his own unique brand of humor. Download the mp3's and see for yourself. For clips, check out "wizard people" on youtube. picked by kdickerson 3 years ago