A Brit woman had been asked by a housing association employee to take down her Christmas lights since they could be "offensive to the community". picked by AutumnLotus 11 months ago

An adrenaline junkie has taken in-line skating to new heights and set a new world record after racing down a roller coaster at speeds of 56mph.

Dirk Auer decided to go where no sane man or woman had gone before and skated down an 860 metre track in just over a minute. picked by AutumnLotus 4 months ago

This may look like a colourful smile in the sky - but in fact it's an upside down rainbow caused by freak weather. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

Drug lord Pablo Escobar's hippo died the same way Escobar did - hunted down and shot by the authorities for posing a danger to the public.

*update to this story. picked by kakana 5 months ago

In the "highly offensive" episode, which aired on May 27, a brother and sister who were having an incestuous relationship were told their unborn child was likely to have Down syndrome as a consequence.

"All Saints has stigmatised every person with Down syndrome and their families." picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

This hapless sheep has become a real life 'ram-bo' after inadvertently abseiling down a hill when its horn became snagged on an electricity wire.

The unfortunate sheep was spotted bleating for help more than 15 feet above the ground next to an telegraph pole. picked by AutumnLotus 4 months ago

A horse found itself upside down and stuck in the mud after throwing its rider and slipping backwards into a ditch. picked by AutumnLotus 7 months ago

The brownsnout spookfish has two sets of eyes. One regular pair looks up and the second mirrored pair look down. The mirrors focus what little light there is from below more efficiently than a regular ocular lens.

But that doesn't explain it's name - did it get those eyes by sucking up to more important fish. picked by pocksucket 11 months ago

This site does as it says on the tin. Upside down dogs galore!

Warning - Potentially disturbing and offending to anyone who finds upside down dogs offending or disturbing picked by doggylives 1 year ago

Oklahoma has struck down a law that would fine people for disseminating violent videogames to children, $1,000 for each offense, even if those people happen to be the parents of the children who receive the games. picked by punthe 2 years ago

Aussie, who shares a tank on pub bar, has spent the last four years of her life upside down and - as far as anyone can tell - is perfectly comfortable with this. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

An elderly woman misunderstood instructions while checking in at Sweden's main airport and was whisked down a baggage chute after she placed herself instead of her luggage on the belt. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

The wind, a favorite power source of the green energy movement, seems to be dying down across the United States. And the cause, ironically, may be global warming - the very problem wind power seeks to address. picked by kakana 6 months ago

Watch these ladies fall down and go boom. HILARIOUS! picked by Neiako 3 years ago

As Linden Dollars can be exchanged for real world currencies and vice versa, suspicion is that this could be used to launder the proceeds of crime. picked by Pocksucket 2 years ago

A man spotted in the middle of a San Jose street early Friday with his pants down was arrested.(I heard he had an enormous...) picked by Bornbad 2 years ago

The European Union is set to agree on Thursday to a watered-down anti-racism law, reflecting wide divergences among the bloc's 27 states on how to tackle racism and genocide denial. picked by AutumnLotus 3 years ago

Pop culture is finally hitting the eject button on the VHS tape, the once-ubiquitous home-video format that will finish this month as a creaky ghost of Christmas past. picked by Bornbad 11 months ago

Authorities in Orange County, Calif., said a couple detained an alleged home intruder for sheriff's deputies with help from their 165-pound Great Dane. picked by AutumnLotus 10 months ago

"It is trisomy 21. It is Down syndrome."

Beyond those words I heard nothing, sitting in the obstetrician's office. The doctor was talking about my unborn daughter, and the results of an amniocentesis. picked by Bornbad 1 year ago