People of the past in poses reflecting their mode of demise picked by yoornotme 2 years ago

If Twitter were human, what kind of a person would it be? And, would you befriend such a person? Columnist Meghan Daum has an opinion about what she dubbed the Age of Oversharing."… at the risk of unilaterally offending 14 million people, if Twitter were a person, it would be an emotionally unstable person. It would be that person we avoid at parties and whose calls we don’t pick... read full post picked by bingo 8 months ago

Papenfus, 43, allegedly told a sales representative during a phone call that he would burn down the building and kill the employees and their families. He was arrested for making terrorist threats. picked by coldbladed 4 months ago

Drinking alcohol dulls the brain's ability to detect threats, US researchers said today in a study that helps explain why drunk people get into bar fights and drive their cars. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

About a decade ago, people knew that one way of getting rid of SPAM was deleting it. Use that age-old knowledge to downvote me to the delete list! picked by zoock 2 years ago

The people of F**king have grown tired of English-speaking tourists acting out their village's name. But now residents of the German town of W**k have told them grasp the opportunity. picked by kissmenow 4 months ago

Spare us plimers, and take it straight here: Ofuzi. Their whole purpose is to give people a place to let thier feelings and rants out, or for you to read other people's. Just send in an e-mail and your rant will soon be posted. picked by streetlight22 3 years ago

Water supplies to 200,000 people in eastern China were cut for 40 hours due to groundwater pollution, allegedly from chemical plants, state media reported Wednesday. picked by DrNothing 2 years ago

When her mother started to show symptoms of dementia because of Alzheimer’s, Penny Garner never imagined that she would one day spearhead a radical new way to treat people with dementia. picked by Bingo 4 months ago

Despite its reputation as an impetus to rash behavior, anger actually seems to help people make better choices—even aiding those who are usually very poor at thinking rationally. picked by DrNothing 2 years ago

Home to a green-minded people and government, Norway exports the dirty stuff to the rest of the world. The result is a contradiction.
Norway spews out more emissions per head than many other countries in Europe. picked by Bornbad 10 months ago

There's just something about people strapping jet engines to things they have no business being strapped to that brings a twinkle to our eyes, and Robert Maddox's pulsejet-powered bicycle is no exception.

I am drooling already for one of these. picked by unoriganl 2 years ago

Dear Hollywood,

Hi, it's us! The people who spend money on your movies. Please stop making the same ones over and over again! picked by Bandit 2 years ago

Hitler and Mussolini both bent millions of people to their fascist wills. Now experimental evidence has shown how such apparently innocent behaviour as communal singing and dancing can cause well-meaning people to lose their ability to think independently... picked by bingo 10 months ago

Two centuries ago people spotted a rather unusual rock formation. When viewed from the right angle it seem to resemble a face and they immediately dubbed it the Great Stone Face or the Old Man of the Mountain. picked by sanduu 1 year ago

Many people go to psychics for a handful of typical reasons. They want to know if they will get their dream job soon, or make a big move, or end up with the hunky new guy who seems shy but might just be The One. picked by JDRucker 1 year ago

A "flying saucer" that glides three metres above the ground and carries two people has gone into commerical production. They run on alcohol and can go 100 MPH. Brochure picked by DrNothing 2 years ago

When I think about my family’s history with the Mayo Clinic, I immediately think of the kitchen ceiling in my childhood home, where a pale orange circle about the size of a basketball is forever stained into the plaster. Most people probably wouldn’t even notice it’s there, but we do. It has a story, of course. Not an entirely cheery one, but we have a family philosophy that if i... read full post picked by dollyllama 6 months ago

With oil prices increasing and the US economy on the downward, people are drinking more and looking for creative ways to make some extra money (for beer). I'd like to think that the following tricks would enable you to do both. picked by deepcleanfun 1 year ago

A major decline in the proportion of Canadians suffering hip fractures may be partly due to people weighing more and having bigger buttocks.

*too much beer, eh* picked by Bornbad 3 months ago