Not long ago, I was talking with a couple of friends who are about a decade younger than I am. We got onto the subject of recreational drugs and how my friends had recently sworn off Ecstasy. "I know a guy who used to love it, and he's quitting, too," one of them explained. "He's learned a lot about it and says it's just too hard on your body." I remarked that since Ecstasy is ... read full post picked by nateebiinature 4 months ago

Archaeologists exploring an old military road in the Sinai have unearthed four new temples amidst the 3,000-year-old remains of an ancient fortified city that could have been used to impress foreign delegations visiting Egypt. picked by AutumnLotus 7 months ago

If I really must say more, the officer defends himself by saying "her mother gave him permission to do so". picked by Koruzarius 5 days ago

DaimlerChrysler AG, the maker of Mercedes-Benz cars, is set to launch Internet-based video channels with the latest on new products and details on the company's history. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

*Or flip-flops as they are sometimes known.

Police in Torbay are handing out the lightweight footwear to drunken women staggering in heels or walking barefoot.

This story comes in a week when the Heelarious high heeled shoes for infants went on sale in the UK.

Perhaps when these children grow up, the extra training will mean they will be able to walk in heels, no matter how drunk picked by pocksucket 12 months ago

BRISBANE, Australia -- A man found asleep in a motorized wheelchair on a highway in northern Australia was charged with drunk driving, police said Monday. Officers in a patrol car noticed the man slumped in the stationary chair about 10 a.m. Friday on an exit lane. Cars were swerving to get around him. picked by bevissimo 1 year ago

It's not a building that seems to promise guests luxury or the most comfortable night's sleep. And that's because the "Alcatraz Hotel" used to be a prison. picked by maven 1 year ago

The appeal of the world community fell to the deaf ears of the Talibans who used cannons to destroy the most beautiful Buddha statue in the world. picked by Bornbad 2 years ago

Researchers at the John Innes Centre in Norwich have created a genetically modified purple tomato that could be used to help fight cancer. picked by Bornbad 1 year ago

"It is often quoted that wild bettas live in 'puddles'. This myth is used to justify keeping them in miniscule containers. The truth is they are largely found in Asian rice paddies, which may be shallow but are huge in area and contain thousands of gallons of water picked by gammerus 2 years ago

A revolutionary device that can harness energy from slow-moving rivers and ocean currents could provide enough power for the entire world, scientists claim.Existing technologies which use water power, relying on the action of waves, tides or faster currents created by dams, are far more limited in where they can be used, and also cause greater obstructions when they are built in rivers or the sea... read full post picked by smantyla 12 months ago

Did that get your attention? Of course it did! Well one Tennessee pastor used the same logic on a flyer he mailed out to his parishioners for a marriage seminar.

Hilarity, as always, ensues. picked by Moe 2 years ago

Last fall, she petitioned the national auto racing federation in this male-dominated society for permission to compete against men. When it was granted, she became not only the first woman in Iran to race cars against the opposite sex, but also the first woman since the Islamic Revolution here to compete against men in any sport. What's more, she beat them. picked by bornbad 5 months ago

Would you buy a bag of air? picked by tlovesd 3 years ago

Instead of buying more trailers - as allowed under the law - FEMA used more than $13 million toward fully loaded sport utility vehicles, travel expenses and purchase card accounts.

*WHAT? Corruption and graft in this administration? The HELL YOU SAY! picked by dollyllama 2 years ago

Skit featuring the most evil, two-faced boss you'll ever see... (really) picked by DrNothing 2 years ago

The 45-year-old man used tire repair solvent to plug a hole in his airbed and left it overnight. But it blew up when he went to inflate it the next day.

*Another Darwin award contender* picked by kakana 4 months ago

If you give me $1,626 I will go to the small Okinawan island called Iriomote and send you an envelope filled with star-sand (don't worry, I've been there before, I know where to go). I will send it from there. picked by MissWinkle 2 years ago

Related to the tragic earthquake of Monday morning in Italy, this feature explains some of the technology used to help find earthquake victims picked by Ankabout 8 months ago

University of Utah mathematicians developed a new cloaking method, and it's unlikely to lead to invisibility cloaks like those used by Harry Potter or Romulan spaceships in "Star Trek." Instead, the new method someday might shield submarines from sonar, planes from radar, buildings from earthquakes, and oil rigs and coastal structures from tsunamis. picked by kakana 3 months ago