The history of the modern day calendar, and how we began the Leaping tradition. picked by MUPpetMAKer 5 months ago

A 19-year-old suburban Detroit resident is on track to graduate from The University of Michigan after just a year of study. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

In a year in which roughly 17,000 leading presidential contenders, plus of course Dennis Kucinich, held roughly 63,000 debates, during which they spewed out roughly 153 trillion words; and yet the only truly memorable phrase emitted in any political context was ``Don't tase me, Bro!'' you know there will be a lot of humor to find. picked by 2manyusernames 7 months ago

An Austrian woman lived with the mummified remains of her aunt for a year after she died at age 96. picked by AutumnLotus 11 months ago

Successful New Year trip makes a holiday really happy. To the contrary, spoilt vacations can not only sadden holiday memories, but also cloud the whole future year. So you need to foresee everything. picked by femina 2 years ago

Jon pokes fun at Time's 'Person of the Year' award. picked by Boomshank 2 years ago

Details of 2,000 suspects wanted by Dutch Police languished unchecked within the Crown Prosecution Service for a year. Eleven of the people listed have since gone on to commit crimes within Britain, including serious assault. picked by Pocksucket 5 months ago

Women who use make-up on a daily basis are absorbing almost 5lb of chemicals a year into their bodies picked by Bornbad 1 year ago

Archaeologists in Greece have discovered a rare 2,700-year-old piece of fabric inside a copper urn from a burial they speculated imitated the elaborate cremation of soldiers described in Homer's "Iliad." picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

Chinese students are giving pornographic cards as gifts for the upcoming Lunar New Year's Day ...and each one has a small paper fortune enclosed. picked by BrownTrout 1 year ago

ARCHAEOLOGISTS have found a 2500-year-old tomb in eastern China containing 40 coffins that could provide rare clues to life in the region at the time. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

A 13 year old girl named Ashley Morgan posed as a record executive on MySpace and lured several bands to Los Angeles with the promise of a record contract. Morgan had developed a ‘sonymusicexec‘ MySpace profile to lure bands to her home. picked by alphaguy1984 2 years ago

Winston Rockwell (aka Rocky, aka squirl033) was crowned the winner of the 2006 Photograph of the Year Contest with his AMAZING photograph called "Refraction" - you HAVE to see this non-manipulated photograph!! picked by thebassman 1 year ago

A woman from Rocklands, Norfolk Island, says she is still using a 50-year-old refrigerator, passed down from her parents. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

An 88-year-old English teacher, who recently became the oldest full-time teacher in the Los Angeles area, is revered for her energy and enthusiasm. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

Emily and Emma were the most popular names given to baby girls born in the United States last year, while the boys were dominated by Jacobs and Michaels. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

A Parkway School District teacher said he was using a teaching technique when he twice ordered a 7-year-old student to hit himself in the head as hard as he could with a pair of drum mallets. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

British climate scientists predict warmest year ever. picked by LatueOfStiberty 2 years ago

70-year-old slab of blackened pork went on display in a downtown Raleigh restaurant this week in a curious tradition that began in 1937. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

Collection of Magnificent photos and winners in various categories on
the competition for best photo for the Year 2006 picked by icemann 2 years ago