You might be surprised to learn that no one knows exactly how anesthetics stop nerves from carrying pain signals. That's why two scientists believe that electricity is just a side effect of how nerves really operate... picked by DrNothing 2 years ago

Woman wanted a "spiritual, and sexual experience."

I don't even need to mention which State this was in. It should be obvious.

But, on the bright side, this may mark the first time in which church sex involved an actual woman. picked by zzz 2 years ago

Nobody expects teh cdo inquisition

Pairing Lol-cat style images with real news articles, this site makes talk of the economy a little less dry. picked by chinook 12 months ago

Authorities say an Ohio fourth-grade teacher had a side job as a prostitute, and even skipped class after using a school computer to arrange an afternoon tryst at a motel. picked by Bornbad 10 months ago

Equality is something that women have striven for over centuries of male dominated history. Every now and again, though, the fairer sex let their side down. There is a lamentably short list of female assassins in the annals of history and – more often than not – they fail to kill their intended target.
Here, though, are history’s female assassins and their intended victims. picked by Bingo 3 months ago

It is a staple ingredient of meals from spaghetti bolognese to a simple salad. But the tomato's worth may extend far beyond the kitchen, with research showing the popular fruit can protect against sunburn. Feasting on tomato-based foods could also stave off the ravages of time, keeping the skin looking youthful into old age. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

The National Park Service operates digital cameras at many parks to help educate the public on air quality issues. These cameras often show the effects of air pollution such as visibility impairment. picked by AutumnLotus 11 months ago

Modern Toilet, a toilet-themed diner is recently seen open in the Shilin district in Taipei, Taiwan. All 100 seats in the crowded diner are made from toilet bowls, not chairs. Sink faucets and gender-coded "WC" signs appear throughout the three-storey facility, one of 12 in an island-wide chain of eateries. Would you like to taste the ice-cream shaped like faeces? Eating here was a very ... read full post picked by urkeee 2 years ago

Famous movie scenes parodied in Simspons side by side with the original. picked by extc68 2 years ago

Yeah, this is the kind of stuff I look for online. :) Tons of information about the deaths of "notable" people. Death circumstances, images of the relevant places and people, tombstones/cenotaphs, etc. Super if you're interested in the darker side of celebrity, or you just like this sort of thing... like me. picked by Rowangrey 1 year ago

This ugly bag is guaranteed to cure ugliness. Directions: Open bag and place over head of ugly person with face side facing forward. Instantly creates beauty where there is none.

Note: For extra ugly persons, two bags may be necessary in case one breaks. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

Timing messes up 2-legged Faith's owner efforts to adopt a 2-legged puppy found at the side of a road. She hoped to teach it to walk upright on its hind legs, like her dog, Faith. Related story about Faith posted earlier by ogri2003. picked by suebe 10 months ago

A professionally done Squidoo lens about classic alcoholic behavior in the four stages of alcoholism. Of special note are the damaging, unhealthy, and the fatal effects of alcoholic behavior. picked by denman3 2 years ago

It seems you can, with hypnosis

Synesthesia is the condition where the senses get crossed so that sight may become sound, taste my become colours, and so on.

Researchers have discovered that they can recreate the effects through hypnosis. picked by pocksucket 1 year ago

Was Disney's popular movie plagarized from Tezuka's "Kimba the White Lion"? Look at some scenes side by side and see if it isn't just a wee bit suspicious. picked by VooDooPeacock 3 years ago

Being creative or artistic doesn’t mean you know how to draw or play an instrument. Being creative is a way of thinking, a way of viewing the world.
Creative people use the RIGHT side of their brains more than the LEFT. Take the test and find out if your brain is RIGHT for a creative career. picked by ogri2003 2 years ago

Scopolamine is a colorless, tasteless, odorless drug. The most horrifying side effect of the drug is not is ability to make zombies of its victims, but the complete amnesia it causes. picked by maxriter 2 years ago

LEESBURG, Ga. — A Georgia teen is facing child cruelty charges after an online video showed a young man launching a baby several feet across a room using an inflatable pillow.
The video posted on YouTube shows the boy putting a baby on one side of a large yellow pillow and then jumping on the pillow, sending the child flying several feet across the floor, where the baby lands and cries. picked by bingo 1 year ago

The cost of everything seems to be going up lately, making tough times even tougher. Now a supermarket on the Upper East Side is passing an energy surcharge onto customers. picked by Nateebiinature 1 year ago

The structure of the rubber belt is a large mesh grid that splits the dieter's belly, side and back fat into easily manageable blobs. picked by stinkobinko 5 months ago