They're unusual locations where gravity loses its pull and a spaceship can loiter, rather like a marble at the bottom of a cup, without using a lot of fuel. Three of them are 930,000 miles outside Earth's orbit. One is between the Earth and the sun, and another is hidden on the far side of the sun. picked by kakana 4 months ago

The government wants to shock smokers into quitting by putting graphic pictures of the damage caused by smoking on cigarette packs.
The new images show rotting teeth and lungs, throat cancer and a 'flaccid cigarette' – the "grim reality" of the effects smoking can have on health, as chief medical officer Sir Liam Donaldson says. picked by bingo 12 months ago

View the effects of multiple 'g's on an inexperienced passenger in the back seat of an F/A-18 fighter jet. picked by jLoSsDh 8 months ago

Stop it.
Find out where you'd come out if you dug a hole from your neighborhood on down to the other side of the earth. picked by gnikgnok 2 years ago

Rescue Ink - "You take a look at us, and maybe your first reaction is to cross to the other side of the street.
You may find us hanging out together at a hot rod show, tattoo parlors, or even hitting up the blacktop together on our bikes for a little road trip, but the main thing that brings us together is our love of animals." picked by Rowangrey 1 year ago

“It's a convenience for boaters,” said Duke spokesman Andy Thompson. “Instead of having to come into a marina or to a docking area to use a restroom, they can actually use this floating restroom.”
*as if they don't piss off the side already* picked by bornbad 5 months ago

Now 82, Crawford grew up on the east side of Cleveland, where back in the 1930's his father would strap him to a 15 foot wide helium balloon as part of an attraction, traveling to air shows across Ohio. And he actually went on an adventure! picked by TraumaMamma 1 month ago

George W. Bush's grandfather, Prescott, and fellow Bonesmen reportedly robbed Geronimo's grave and stole the Apache chief's skull and some of his personal effects at the Apache Indian Prisoner of War Cemetery in 1918. picked by whi73rav3n 2 years ago

Buzz Popcorn is a microwave popcorn laced with caffeine meant to give folks a jolt similar to the effects of a soda.

*it's about damn time* picked by bornbad 6 months ago

The first black holes in the universe had dramatic effects on their surroundings despite the fact that they were small and grew very slowly, according to recent supercomputer simulations. picked by AutumnLotus 4 months ago

The makers of Tamiflu have added a new warning label about delirium and hallucination after reports that some children have suffered these side effects. picked by sparky 3 years ago

The Pope has come out of the side of evolution. Go Pope, go. picked by pocksucket 2 years ago

Fire and police personnel arrived at 1:30 a.m. to the home on the city’s far southwest side and encountered the infant — who was bleeding profusely — and took him from the scene in a helicopter to a hospital.

*I think it's interesting to note how they think it happened and what kind of dog was involved. picked by dollyllama 2 years ago

Go through security, get pulled to the side. I'm wearing a French Connection Transformers t-shirt. Bloke starts joking with me is that Megatron. Then he explains that since Megatron is holding a gun, I'm not allowed to fly. picked by sandossu 1 year ago

The Smurfs are loved by children the world over as wholesome, la-la-la, friendly little blue creatures who live in a magical land. But there's a not-so-Smurfy side of Smurf Village, where the typical defining traits of the Smurf denizens represent the shadier side of human nature. picked by Bingo 3 months ago

Words to live by, from a warning label on a small tractor: "Danger: Avoid Death." That warning was selected Wednesday as the winner of the 11th annual "Wacky Warning Label Contest," sponsored by Michigan Lawsuit Abuse Watch. The contest is part of an effort to show the effects of lawsuits on warning labels. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

Feel Good Story!!! MEMPHIS - In the dark, early hours of a cold, rainy October morning, a man hit by a car was wheeled into the trauma unit at The Regional Medical Center at Memphis. He was unconscious, wet and in critical condition. Registered nurse Rachel Tonahill sifted through his effects. Who is he? Who could they call? She found a message, handwritten on lined notebook paper, folded up, stu... read full post picked by horsefeathers 7 months ago

Saturn's moon Iapetus has virtually no gray. Rather, its features are all stark black and white. The appearance has long puzzled astronomers. New detailed images suggest sunlight is melting ice on one side of Iapetus, leaving the moon's dark surface exposed, while the opposite half retains its reflective ice-mixed shell. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

Simple but rather compelling, visitors to this site are encouraged to recreate a photo taken of them as a child and then post the two side by side. picked by MissWinkle 2 years ago

An amazing new "Star Wars" holographic system is nearing release which permits you to project yourself in full living 3D into a destination holographic field. Viewers see you as if you were physically present. Speakers can give presentations from the other side of the globe and appear to be on stage. picked by equinox 10 months ago