They're out to save the world and your prostate at the same time! picked by BrownTrout 2 years ago

For years, government officials have urged people to protect their Social Security numbers by giving out the nine-digit codes only when absolutely necessary. Now it turns out that all the caution in the world may not be enough: New research shows that Social Security numbers can be predicted from publicly available birth information with a surprising degree of accuracy. picked by Bingo 5 months ago

Few of America's "most wanted" criminals have been more notorious than John Dillinger - the PUBLIC ENEMY NUMBER ONE who met his end 75 years ago. He's back in the headlines with a bestselling book and a Johnny Depp movie about to open. Dean Reynolds follows his twisted trail from the post office wall of yesteryear to the box office of today. picked by bingo 5 months ago

This is some seriously f'd up crap. The laws that we live under should be freely and easily available. The laws that we pay to have drafted and enforced should be public domain by their very nature. Copyrighting things like the numbering system is an obscene work-around. picked by 2manyusernames 2 years ago

The $57,000, prison-tough public toilets are attracting worldwide attention. The could be just the so-loo-tion to bathroom shortages. Portland police especially like them; they can easily tell if there are two legs too many in there. picked by meggysue 3 months ago

This is a must see for all plimates!

Warning: The last word in this video is b*tch. If you don't like the word b*tch, then don't watch this. However, if the word b*tch doesn't bother you, then go ahead and view it. Just don't b*tch to me aboot the video. picked by punthe 2 years ago

Possibly the coolest new mode of public transportation. picked by gammerus 2 months ago

From the Tonight Show, tapes of stupid 911 calls.
(One woman called because she got locked in her car!) picked by Kitsune86 3 years ago

Two days after Interpol release this loser's face to the public, Wayne Nelson Corliss aka Casey Wane was arrested in Union City, New Jersey and confessed.

Awesome!

Update to this post picked by Moe 2 years ago

Public spending watchdogs in the US have slammed NASA for having such terrible property control procedures that employees have "lost" $94m worth of kit in the last decade. picked by misswinkle 2 years ago

Japan Tobacco (JT), like most cigarette companies today, is concerned about the image of smokers and smoking in modern society. In an effort to improve said image (but NOT discourage smoking, of course), the company commissioned a series of over 70 public service announcement style ads. picked by leopoldogolba 2 years ago

The Found Photos project consists of a collection of private photos which file-sharing users have unknowingly made public when installing P2P software. picked by Doggylives 4 months ago

A Chinese city suburb has set a bounty on dead flies in a bid to promote public hygiene picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

Haha this article was right up my alley

obviously made up but still funny picked by dork 3 years ago

They're flush with pride in a southwestern Chinese city where a recently-opened porcelain palace features an Egyptian facade, soothing music and more than 1,000 toilets spread out over 32,290 square feet. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

Maddeningly bizarre, "cast in stone" - so people will have to live with it! picked by AutumnLotus 9 months ago

This is Russian city Norilsk. It is the northernmost city in Siberia and the world's second largest city above the Arctic Circle. The extreme temperatures can go till -54°C. Therefore, it’s hard to see any homeless people there. When weathermen say that it will be warm, it means it will be -10°C. People have even known snow in June. And this is the bus in winter. It’s not thi... read full post picked by AutumnLotus 8 months ago

Art Frahm was an American painter of campy pin-up girls and advertising from the 1940s to 60s. Today he's best known for his “ladies in distress” pictures involving beautiful young women whose panties mysteriously flutter to the ground in public situations, often causing them to spill their bag of groceries. picked by DrNothing 2 years ago

The hooded, death-dealing "spirit of dark and lonely water" who stars in the first video on this medley of British safety PSA's is plenty creepy. picked by Bornbad 1 year ago

As if being a teacher wasn't hard enough. Turns out you could lose your Social Security benefits if you turned to teaching. picked by suebe 7 months ago