Despite all the smiles and moans, it turns out that having sex on film for money can really mess a person up. So after having had to deal with all types of demons, from horrific childhoods to drug and alcohol problems to just feeling like a used piece of meat, these 10 porn stars traded in fame and fortune in the porn industry to become servants of God. picked by sharon22 7 months ago

Technical information stored in the device fitted in the Range Rover Sport's air bag was downloaded and used to prosecute Antonio Boparan Singh. picked by topofall 2 years ago

Chondritic meteorites have a similar chemical composition to the sun and are therefore reliable witnesses as to what the solar nebula, from which the planets formed, was composed of. This can be used to deduce what the Earth consists of chemically. However, ETH Zurich researchers have now discovered that strictly speaking this fundamental geological assumption is not true. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

Firefighters are used to saving lives. Typically, it's people they're helping. But that wasn't the case in Wisconsin this morning. picked by AutumnLotus 6 months ago

Chuck Shepard has seen it all, he runs the "News of the Weird" and some stories have been submitted so many times that they are just not considered weird anymore...

1. an old, widely-advertised phone-sex number is reassigned to a church
35. dog steps on gun, shooting the master
46. unlabeled urn with loved one's ashes mistakenly stolen or sold at yard sale picked by tragluk 2 years ago

Healthy people should be allowed to take Ritalin and other drugs to boost their brain power, a medical expert has argued.*
Professor John Harris said it was unethical to stop the controversial drug being used for this purpose - as students have been known to at exam time.

*Any one read Flower's for Algernon? picked by bingo 5 months ago

Radiotherapy used to treat brain tumors may lead to a decline in mental function many years down the line, say Dutch researchers.

A study of 65 patients, 12 years after they were treated, found those who had radiotherapy were more likely to have problems with memory and attention.

"It always depends on the patient, but if it is possible to defer radiotherapy, maybe people should" picked by Bingo 4 months ago

I can't decide how I feel about this. The man is finally in jail, which should please the Goldman family. I'm not sure how making money from the sale of these items would make them feel any better about their son's death. Thoughts? picked by RowanGrey 11 months ago

All the current interest in hybrids and other vehicles with some sort of alternative powertrain is kind of amusing to me. Oh, don't get me wrong. I'm all for pursuing other ways to power cars. But I smile because I've owned three alternative energy cars for years. The newest was built in 1925; the oldest, 1909. Each one is a rolling manifestation of a brilliant idea. Sadly, they were all way ahead... read full post picked by sholom22 3 years ago

A 15-year-old boy has died in Michigan after police used a Taser stun gun to subdue him, police say.

An investigation was opened and an autopsy ordered with police saying it was not clear whether Brett Elder's death on Sunday was directly linked to the Taser incident. picked by AutumnLotus 8 months ago

BEHIND the cash register at Smoke Shop No. 2 in downtown San Francisco, Sam Azar swipes a customer’s credit card to ring up Turkish cigarettes. The store’s card reader fails to scan the card’s magnetic strip. Azar swipes again, and again. No luck. As customers begin to queue, he reaches beneath the counter for a black plastic bag. He wraps one layer of the plastic around the card... read full post picked by TraumaMamma 9 months ago

The year was 1507. A landlocked German cartographer created a surprisingly accurate map of the world, and used the word "America" to honor explorer Amerigo Vespucci. This is believed to be the first time the word "America" was used. picked by AutumnLotus 3 years ago

Texas Cyber Crimes & Fugitive units arrested Patrick Joseph Blevins, 49; Reginald Lee Collins, 27; Ronald Daven Metoyer, 41; Robert Shepard Walter, 23; Scott Peter Hansen, 44; Jason Labronte Carr, 31; & Jeremy Bryan Polak, 28 as sex offenders who used MySpace.

"Texans will not tolerate criminals who prey on our children," Attorney General Greg Abbott said. BRAVO!! picked by Moe 2 years ago

Police shot him twice, used taser guns, gas and grenades to capture him. picked by misswinkle 2 years ago

Have a play with a Flash version of an Enigma Machine as used by the German Armed Forces during WWII to generate super-secret codes. picked by pocksucket 2 years ago

Officials in Los Angeles announced that they prepare to implement a water-conservation plan. This will include the limitations on watering lawns and washing cars as well as recycling sewage water. picked by maxriter 2 years ago

On this day three decades ago, Sony's original blue-and-silver Walkman went on sale in Japan, launching an era of personal, portable music and generations of oblivious subway riders and pedestrians. picked by bornbad 5 months ago

UK researchers have created a tiny liquid crystal display using a transparent material harder than diamond and only one atom thick.

The LCD display, based on the material graphene, could one day be used in everything from mobile phone touch screens to televisions. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

Australian doctors used an intravenous feed of vodka to keep an Italian tourist alive after he consumed large quantities of a poisonous substance. picked by aclister 2 years ago

Art Center Pasadena student Jake Loniak has taken everything that is cool about exoskeletons and motorcycles and crammed it into this Yamaha-branded Deus Ex Machina concept motorcycle. picked by maxriter 1 year ago