Many years ago a teacher asked me, "Hoosker, if a tree fell in the forest, and no one was there, would it make a sound?"
After several minutes of contemplating the question I replied "Yes, but only if you made me aware of it falling. If you hadn't told me about it, then it actually never would have existed, then No."
Turns out, I may have been on to something. picked by hoosker 2 months ago

Owen Wilson's recovery has suffered a setback after he went on a massive drinking binge. "He looked like he'd already been drinking. He was stumbling when he came in and literally falling down when he left (a Santa Monica hotel)." picked by mitzuzake 2 years ago

A lady and her young child were trapped in a carnival ride which started up as they were getting off. A group of fairgoers convinced the mom to drop the baby so they could catch it which they did. picked by bernardblack 1 year ago

On April 10, 1815, the Tambora Volcano produced the largest eruption in modern history. An estimated 150 cubic kilometers of tephra — exploded rock and ash — were hurled into the air, with ash from the eruption falling at least 800 miles (1,300 kilometers) away to the northwest. picked by kakana 4 months ago

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Police arrest the father of a 7-month-old baby who burned to death after falling into a fire pit. Investigators took the boy's father, 37-year-old Alberto Rios, in for further questioning Tuesday afternoon, then later placed him under arrest at 4:45 p.m. picked by bevissimo 1 year ago

Tetris, the classic computer game in which players rotate a series of falling block shapes to make them interlock at the bottom of the screen, celebrates its 25th anniversary this week. picked by AutumnLotus 6 months ago

Clip of a Japanese television show where the object is to stack as many nummy treats on your pet as possible without the stack falling OR being eaten.
Cute, funny, AND Japanese... the trifecta! picked by RowanGrey 2 years ago

Falling into a black hole might not be good for your health, but at least the view would be fine. A new simulation shows what you might see on your way towards the black hole's crushing central singularity. The research could help physicists understand the apparently paradoxical fate of matter and energy in a black hole. picked by AutumnLotus 8 months ago

To the untrained eye, they appear to be simple daubs that could have been created by a two year old. Which is precisely what they are. But that didn't stop the supposed experts falling over themselves to acclaim them. The toddler in question is Freddie Linsky, who has fooled the art world into buying and asking to exhibit his paintings. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

Hundreds of pelicans are falling from the sky and wandering in delirium up and down the Pacific coast from Baja to Oregon. Veterinarians and bird rescuers as yet have no explanation for the malady. picked by equinox 11 months ago

Tricky multi level puzzles game where you have to get the carefully balanced red star to the bottom without it falling off the ledge.

Currently on level 16 picked by Doggylives 3 months ago

Shortly after 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, people around the Twin Cities metro reported seeing a “metallic” or “flaming ball” falling from the sky. Emergency dispatchers around the metro reported calls from around the metro of people seeing the object. Calls came in from Edina, Maple Grove, Inver Grove Heights and Brooklyn Park. picked by DrNothing 2 years ago

A Japanese company says it has made an airbag designed to stop elderly people injuring themselves by falling over. So, Grandpa is on his own if he should trip and fall face-first in the street. Walk it off, Grandpa...walk it off. picked by Bornbad 1 year ago

It takes a special kind of person to actively pursue a messy career, be they a port-o-potty cleaner or a technician on an oil rig. Messy artists, you know, ones who cherish a sloppy line here and a paint splotch there, their canvases falling apart at the weight of their paint, belong in those ranks. picked by bornbad 5 months ago

After falling asleep on a subway platform while waiting for a train, a Brooklyn musician awoke to find his possessions were missing - a backpack, a laptop, CD recordings and, most importantly, his treasured Scarampella violin. picked by DrNothing 2 years ago

Title says it all... Guy caught by a speed camera seconds after falling off his bike, still doing over the speed limit. Not charged as he was not technically riding his bike! picked by thecritters 2 years ago

A MAN who was horrifically disfigured after falling on electrified rail tracks today spoke of his joy as he revealed his new look following a face transplant. picked by AutumnLotus 6 months ago

Short article... using it to fill my accidental double post. picked by gnikgnok 3 years ago

One after the other, the five pre-teens fell down a cliff in Harrison Hills Park,PA on Sunday, each one tumbling head first after trying to reach the last one to fall. Their injuries were serious and it took some time to locate and rescue them, but they are all recovering quickly in hospital. picked by equinox 9 months ago

Voodoo is down to 8 lives now after falling 34 stories from a penthouse balcony. picked by suebe 11 months ago