An air-supported roof over the Dallas Cowboys' practice field collapsed during a heavy thunderstorm Saturday afternoon, leaving 12 people injured. picked by Bornbad 7 months ago

In 1959, a California-based oil company had an ingenious idea for liberating heavy oil trapped underground in northern Alberta - they'd bomb it out!
Although heavily supported at time, the idea never came to realization. [Bit o' background on Alberta's heavy oil here] picked by tundramonkey 2 years ago

Bob Dylan has sung about wind many times - winds of change, the "idiot wind", and the winds that hit heavy on the borderline. picked by kakana 8 months ago

Gondwana was a ‘supercontinent’ that existed between 500 and 180 million years ago. Dr Eagles, working with Dr Matthais König from the Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research in Bremerhaven, Germany, has devised a new computer model showing that the supercontinent cracked into two pieces, too heavy to hold itself together. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

Researchers found the stress of thinking caused overeating with heavy thinkers seeking out more calories. picked by AutumnLotus 11 months ago

The amazing images show a polar bear feasting on the remains of dead whale.

Resting happily on the mammal, the bear - facing a heavy meal- appears to sensibly be sharing his meaty find with a flock of seagulls. picked by AutumnLotus 4 months ago

Get ready for a heavy dose of Johhny Depp in movie theaters. He showed up at a Disney exhibition in Jack Sparrow regalia and a Lone Ranger mask to confirm that he's on board for a fourth "Pirates" movie and will be playing Tonto (WTF?) in a big screen adaption of The Lone Ranger. Oh, and he'll also play the Mad Hatter in Tim Burton's "Alice in Wonderland". picked by Wingnut 1 year ago

5' 10", size 16 Chloe Marshall is 17 years old. She made the July finals of the Miss England competition, but has come under heavy criticism because she has a little meat on her bones. picked by meggysue 6 months ago

Scientists analysing data gathered by the Cassini spacecraft have confirmed the presence of heavy negative ions in the upper regions of Titan’s atmosphere. These particles may act as organic building blocks for even more complicated molecules and their discovery was completely unexpected because of the chemical composition of the atmosphere (which lacks oxygen and mainly consists of nitrogen... read full post picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

A Norwegian man faces a heavy fine and a driving ban after police caught him having sex with his girlfriend while speeding on the motorway, police say. picked by Bornbad 8 months ago

An Australian study of brain imaging shows long-term, heavy use of marijuana can cause significant brain injury. picked by goober 1 year ago

A South Korean naval patrol boat inflicted heavy damage on a North Korean military vessel in an exchange of gunfire Tuesday morning near the countries' maritime border in the Yellow Sea picked by 2manyusernames 2 weeks ago

High winds, heavy rain and powerful surf pounding the Oregon Coast recently uncovered a ghost forest known mostly through legendary tales in the small community of Neskowin. More info here. picked by deEPCHill 2 years ago

For $8 you can use your iPhone to see if your friends and family are speaking the truth or telling lies. The Agile Lie Detector uses voice stress analysis, a 3D spectrograph and a special lie meter to detect some serious, heavy duty brand of b.s.. picked by punthe 11 months ago

Replenishes your vitamins and minerals, most importantly vitamin B, the type most commonly lost through heavy drinking. picked by MuppetmakeR 2 years ago

Researchers at the University of Massachusetts Amherst have discovered metal-rich sedimentary deposits in a New Hampshire lake that grow faster than any other deposits found in the United States. Understanding the environmental conditions that aid in the creation of the structures, which contain copper, iron and other heavy metals, could be helpful in discovering new metal sources. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

U. of Maryland had planned on showing a 2 1/2 hour $10 million porn movie. In addition there was educational aspects to the evening including a presentation on safe sex. Furthermore it was to be advertised as an alternate to a night of heavy drinking. State senator, Andy Harris (R) violated their freedom of speech when he threatened to remove millions of dollars in funding from the state. picked by 2manyusernames 8 months ago

Delivering a final presentation that was heavy on emotion and light on technical issues Friday morning, officials from Chicago’s bid to host the 2016 Olympics have only one thing left to do: wait. picked by ITC518 2 months ago

The idea behind a tuned mass damper is quite simple: as a building sways (resulting from high winds, earthquakes etc), its tuned mass damper, essentially a finely tuned and ridiculously heavy pendulum, will move in opposition to the structure’s oscillations and minimize any movement. picked by AutumnLotus 12 months ago

Forecasters have signalled the end of Britain's hottest spell for years after half the country sweltered while the other half of the north-south divide was soaked.

Swathes of the UK remained in the grip of the blistering heat, but other parts of the country dealt with heavy rain and flash floods. picked by DAVEthefish 5 months ago