When the economy heads south, the job market dries up and layoffs mount, and many people turn to higher education—whether it be graduate school, continuing education, or college—as a refuge. picked by suebe 10 months ago

Fashion is a progressive industry that changes with the wind and the tolerance of the people. Though women continually stretch the boundaries in the name of style, men’s fashion trends commonly remain in the safe zone – most of the time. Occasionally, however, men become courageous en masse, and the end results were typically disastrous. picked by AutumnLotus 4 months ago

What happens when one little tattoo or piercing turns into something much more. picked by deepcleanfun 2 years ago

I am humbled…

This is not just a story about a man who has spent the last few years tirelessly cooking, packing and giving free, hot meals to hungry people every day under a subway stop–some 70,000 in total. picked by nateebiinature 3 months ago

Exclamation marks used to be frowned upon. Now look what's happened! We use them all the time! Hurrah!!! But what is it about the age of email that gets people so over-excited? picked by 2manyusernames 7 months ago

A Santa Barbara, Calif., program that allows people to live in their cars in selected parking lots is being considered as a model for Los Angeles. picked by muppet 2 years ago

The latest must-have knife for hunters, divers, thrill seekers, terrorists, and wackos has a cartridge with compressed gas which will cause **severe** damage. It is designed for taking down bears, sharks, and other large predators, but some fear it will be used on people. See comment for video of knife against watermellon. picked by 2manyusernames 1 year ago

"Guests were coming to the wedding that had no idea what had happened," the officiant said. "It was my unhappy duty to have to tell people the groom was killed." picked by cb__ 3 months ago

A breakthrough by scientists could see dentures bite the dust.

Researchers have pinpointed the gene that governs the production of tooth enamel, raising the tantalising possibility of people one day growing extra teeth when needed. picked by AutumnLotus 9 months ago

Bonobo males frequently engage in various forms of male-male genital sex.
Which promptly quiets all of those people saying homosexuality is not natural. picked by Kurt311c 2 years ago

Never afraid to let their bigotry and prejudice trump their boss rules to do good, turn the other cheek, and help people, the catholic charity plans on stopping charity work. picked by bernardblack 2 weeks ago

Are you curious about what strange habits other people have when going to the bathroom? Fill out the survey and find out. Your answers are completely anonymous. After you complete the survey, you will see the survey results.
And Remember This: 50% of people PEE IN SWIMMING POOLS picked by ogri2003 2 years ago

People with type O blood have a lower risk of developing pancreatic cancer (yay), say US researchers.

The researchers believe the study may also help explain what causes one of the deadliest kinds of cancer. picked by AutumnLotus 9 months ago

Eight people from Burundi have been arrested for their connection to the trade in the body parts of albinos and the murder necessary to acquire them.

Related to this picked by pocksucket 9 months ago

People have sex for more than 200 reasons, ranging from "I was bored" to "I wanted to feel closer to God" to "I wanted to get a promotion," according to a new survey. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

More than a billion people lack access to clean water, and 2.5 billion are without water for sanitation, with 80 percent of all disease borne by dirty water. picked by kakana 8 months ago

For people who lament the state of popular culture, or think that television is entirely devoid of interesting, unpredictable content, I write this post to demonstrate that occasionally, something truly fascinating appears. These five musical performances all appeared on major broadcasts (sure, some were late at night), and though most people probably viewed them with a raised eyebrow, some of the... read full post picked by Turtle 2 years ago

or centuries, people have claimed to have had out-of-body experiences but now scientists have recreated the sensation without using drugs in the first experiments of their kind. picked by punthe 2 years ago

Too many people having their say.
This is the DC equivalent of sticking their fingers in their ears and singing. picked by fugazi 1 year ago

The Rev. Pat Robertson, so often a source of consternation and embarrassment for evangelical Christians like myself, seems to believe that most people who are gay left the straight life after being sexually abused by a coach or a guidance counselor. Whoa. picked by bornbad 6 months ago