A Florida woman has been charged with fraud and theft after she kept her dead mother's body in a bedroom for six years while collecting more than $200,000 in pension benefits. picked by AutumnLotus 7 months ago

One of the murderers of British toddler James Bulger is reportedly set to marry — and his fiancee has absolutely no idea who he is. picked by Bornbad 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

Scientists explained why people learn from their mistakes. The brain immediately alerts you of avoiding the same mistake thus making you learn faster from incorrect actions. picked by maxriter 2 years ago

In what is either the weirdest Russian crime story of the year so far or a new low in yellow crime journalism, a female hair stylist in the Kaluga region is suspected of holding an armed robber in captivity as a sex slave for two days after he unsuccessfully tried to knock over her beauty salon. picked by kakana 7 months ago

A simple, easily configurable, script for the Greasemonkey Firefox extension hides Plime entries marked not safe for work, or containing other user selectable phrases. Useful for anyone with snoopy, shoulder-looking coworkers. picked by iceburg 3 years ago

In fact, that job is now considered better left to parents, to avoid inappropriate touching. picked by glik 2 years ago

Researchers have discovered a secret of sexual success for flying foxes.

Males with relatively high levels of testosterone in their blood are better able to maintain their "harem" of choosy females. picked by nateebiinature 3 months ago

"Many states, in an effort to shut out Ron Paul are now closing their primaries. That means that only Republicans can vote in the Presidential primaries for a Republican candidate. Many states are doing this quickly and quietly and giving people very little time to learn about the new rules." picked by gammerus 2 years ago

When a church had too much cash, they gave it to members, with instructions to help others.

Ignore the poor web design and read this gem. This is the sweetest news story I've read in a long time. picked by lynxears 1 year ago

South Korea has agreed to the terms of the PSI (Proliferation Security Initiative) which keeps WMD's away from naughty people. North Korea says that is a declaration of WAR!

I'm confused.... picked by bcgrote 6 months ago

Apparently he promised a bunch of his friends that if he ever got to the Stanley Cup Finals, he'd fly them all out to watch. Now this, his first trip to the Cup Finals, he kept his word and flew out 16 of his friends from Finland, and bought them all tickets to Games 1&2. They're all wearing orange shirts at the game that simply read "Teemu" across the front. picked by thebassman 2 years ago

German nursing homes are using a novel strategy to stop Alzheimer's patients from wandering off: phantom bus stops.

The idea was first tried at Benrath Senior Centre in Düsseldorf, which pitched an exact replica of a standard stop outside, with one small difference: buses do not use it. picked by Sanduu 1 year ago

A Chicago Bears fan today legally changed his name to Peyton Manning after losing a Superbowl bet. picked by indierockcafe 3 years ago

Training routine boggles. picked by tomphoolry 3 years ago

That's it really - some pictures of some things. Things that straddle that line between cool and pointless.

I reckon there'll be at least one thing on here you'll want. And those stairs/drawers combo that keeps cropping up. picked by pocksucket 2 years ago

A Rube Goldberg device.It just keeps going and going. picked by Bornbad 11 months ago

I've often read that if you jump off the Golden Gate Bridge, you will accelerate to the point where hitting the water will be like hitting concrete. But my little brain keeps saying, "Yeah, but it's WATER!" Could you jump off a bridge like the Golden Gate and contort your body in such a way that you'd survive? picked by super 2 years ago

When he was 15, Seb Green stole a boat and got into difficulty. The subsequent rescue and hospital treatment cost approximately £20,000.

Now aged 18, Seb is trying to make amends by undertaking 5,000 mile walk round Britain's coastline for charity.

His website explains more and also keeps track of his progress via GPS. picked by pocksucket 2 years ago

Said he couldn't leave the cancer patients brain surgery at such a delicate point in the operation. picked by tigertony 8 months ago