In a repeat of a similar incident two years ago, a dead goat was found at Wrigley field. Presumably the goat was a reference to the Billy Goat curse, put on the Cubs in 1945 by Billy Goat tavern owner William Sianis after the team refused to allow his pet goat, Murphy, inside Wrigley Field for Game 4 of the World Series. The Cubs haven't won a World Series since 1908. picked by suebe 8 months ago

The creation of the Gynoid Maria from Fritz Lang's Metropolis. picked by pocksucket 1 year ago

Roger Baker, the internationally-acclaimed field artist, has created an 850,000-square foot work of art of the modern Purple Heart medal that has been "mowed" into an Orange County, NY field as a "gift of art" to the American public. picked by kxmk 2 years ago

On Monday a live wheat field, approximately one quarter of an acre in size, sprouted at South Street Seaport. The Wheat Foods Council brought what they're dubbing the “Urban Wheat Field Experience” to the area, and it's only up through today. You can learn about "the lifecycle of the wheat kernel, functioning mills, bread-baking, nutrition" and more...but mostly it just seems... read full post picked by suebe 1 year ago

Palmerton School District was looking to raise money for the school by selling a field they had, but the only bid they received was from a boy, for $5.

They declined the bid. picked by MuppetmakeR 2 years ago

Media conglomerate Tribune Co. announced a definitive agreement Friday to sell all but a 5 percent stake in the Chicago Cubs and Wrigley Field to the billionaire Ricketts family, capping a tortuous selection process that began nearly 2½ years ago. picked by Bornbad 3 months ago

Police in Switzerland managed to discover a two-acre field of marijuana while using Google Earth as part of an investigation. Growers, you may be able to hide your goods from police in fields of corn, but you can't hide from the all-seeing eyes of Google. picked by Bornbad 10 months ago

A 600ft jellyfish pattern has appeared in a barley field in Kingstone Coombes, Oxfordshire, in what is one of the most intriguing crop circles ever seen in Britain. picked by AutumnLotus 6 months ago

Goodbye Jacobs Field, Hello Progressive Field.Am I the only one sick and tired of teams naming their staduims after corporations. They'd name it Tampax Field if they paid enough. Actually that would probably work well with the Tampa Bay Rays... picked by sholom22 2 years ago

There is a growing body of evidence that suggests the Earth's magnetic field is about to disappear (at least for a while). As the magnetic poles shift position, it will have a significant effect on our terrestrial weather as well as all the gadgets we've launched into Earth orbit. picked by BrownTrout 3 years ago

This is absolutely insane, a plane crashes on the baseball field during a game. picked by JuicyFruit 3 years ago

Three years ago, local property owners mowed the words "Bush Be Gone" into their field. They were recently surprised to learn that if their address is typed into Google Earth, the message appears even though the field grew in long ago. picked by hisidea 2 years ago

Who are we to disagree?
New evidence points to dreams being affected by the localized magnetic field of the Earth. This is also backed up by studies showing melatonin levels are affected by geomagnetic fields and that taking melatonin supplements can alter one's dreams. picked by bernardblack 8 months ago

Firefox is in beta 5 currently. Next will be a RC, followed by the final release by June. This latest level is quite staple.

Now you can try out FF3 without losing your FF2 info/user database. If you are tired of FF2's downfalls such as memory hog and crashes, check out FF3 today! picked by 2manyusernames 2 years ago

She will compete for a share of winnings totalling $3 Million at the WTA Championships. picked by musicgirldani 3 years ago

When exposed to a high-voltage electric field, water in two beakers climbs out of the beakers and crosses empty space to meet, forming a water bridge. The liquid bridge, hovering in space, appears to the human eye to defy gravity. picked by 2manyusernames 2 years ago

Just a quick post to augment AutumnLotus's post about stars...

Just wanted to throw this out there since it's by far the best Hubble pic ever taken.

For those seeing it for the first time, know that everyone of the specs is a different GALAXY, not a star... picked by moNet 3 years ago

Woman leaves baby in field, says she wasn't sure she was pregnant until the day she gave birth. She said doctors had told her, but she thought they were wrong. She said the pregnancy was "a mystery."

i hope they don't give it back. what a freakin lunatic. picked by muppet 1 year ago

Munro’s ‘Field of Light’ will be installed on the grass roof of the visitors centre, between the famous Rainforest and Mediterranean Biomes from November 1st through to Spring 2009. picked by Bornbad 1 year ago

Oxygen is constantly leaking out of Earth’s atmosphere and into space. Now, ESA’s formation-flying quartet of satellites, Cluster, has discovered the physical mechanism that is driving the escape. It turns out that the Earth’s own magnetic field is accelerating the oxygen away. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago