Masturbation makes you go blind, shaving once brings a full beard– all stories that went from ridiculous to widely accepted. Somehow, these defunct, old wives tales about men are still passed around like common knowledge. picked by equinox 5 months ago

Fred Saberhagen, famous for his Berserker series, The Swords/Lost Swords series, and many more books died from prostate cancer. He was 77 years old. picked by 2manyusernames 2 years ago

Former "Long Island Lolita" Amy Fisher is joining her husband in trying to market a sex tape, saying, "I always wanted to be No. 1 at something, but I didn't think it would be something like this." She admits explaining what she does and why she is famous will be hard to do when her 6-year-old son and 3-year-old daughter get older. picked by bevissimo 2 years ago

Not only are these speakers famous celebrities ranging from actors to writers to the President of the United States, but their speeches were actually surprisingly well-done. picked by sharon22 7 months ago

An Italian scientist says he has reproduced one of the world's most famous Catholic relics, the Shroud of Turin, to support his belief it is a medieval fake, not the cloth Jesus was buried in. picked by Bornbad 2 months ago

One of the oldest Swiss watchmaking companies, Baume & Mercier, is currently looking for 5 extraordinary women. picked by maxriter 2 years ago

"People say you’re famous, heroes or celebrities," added Travis, who plans to take criminology next year. "We’re not, we’re just two kids who stood up for a cause."Update to this story. picked by Dangerman 2 years ago

This is a choral arrangement of the famous Adagio for Strings. Considered by many to be one of the most beautiful pieces of music ever written, the Adagio has been used in many films, most notably Oliver Stone's Platoon. picked by mahler87 2 years ago

World's most famous chip maker celebrates its 40th birthday. Gordon Moore and Robert Noyce were the two physicists that set up the company back in 1968. The term Intel derives from "Integrated Electronics". picked by maxriter 1 year ago

70 years ago, on October 30th 1938, Mercury Theatre broadcast their famous radio dramatization of Wells' The War of the Worlds Link above will allow you do listen to the original broadcast as well as a number of other shows. Read the script here picked by 2manyusernames 1 year ago

Five scenes from famous (i.e. pretty unrealistic) police action movies, and how they would have worked in real life, with the input of an LA cop. picked by bingo 8 months ago

A Chilean court has uncovered the gruesome details surrounding the death of one of Latin America’s most famous human rights victims, the folk singer Victor Jara. A 4,500-word account of the singer’s death was published last week by the Chilean investigative journalism site CIPER, the day before the court announced murder charges against a former soldier who confessed to participating i... read full post picked by bingo 6 months ago

The top 6 security breaches and near-disasters that have been keeping Google on its toes. picked by super 3 years ago

Interesting amateur movie taken of scientists at the famous Fifth Solvay Congress (1927), in Belgium. picked by joeyneutrino 2 years ago

Cherry Darling and Captain Ahab are just 2 of the famous peglegs you can learn about picked by bernardblack 1 year ago

The full version of the famous speech, by the brilliant and inspirational Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Though the holiday is celebrated on Monday, he was born on January 15th, 1929. He died on April 4, 1968. picked by sykeo56 11 months ago

Five-year-old Edgar Hernandez appeared in media across the world in April after the health ministry confirmed that he had contracted, and overcome, the A(H1N1) virus at the start of the epidemic's outbreak. Edgar's role in putting his poor village of La Gloria on the map merited recognition in the shape of a small statue - resembling the famous Belgian landmark - Fidel Herrera Beltran, the governo... read full post picked by kakana 6 months ago

The “Crunchy Frog” confection made famous in the classic Monty Python sketch (”If we took the bones out it wouldn’t be crunchy would it?”) using Gummi frogs, Pop Rocks, and chocolate. picked by Bingo 4 months ago

Pictures of various celebrities with the Stanley Cup.



DiPietro not pictured. picked by icepigs 3 years ago

The face of Egypt's most famous ancient ruler, King Tutankhamun, has been put on public display for the first time. Truly Amazing! picked by Turtle 2 years ago