John Wilkes Booth, Lee Harvey Oswald, Jack Ruby, the Professor and Mary Ann...Oops picked by Bandit 2 years ago

ESO's Wide Field Imager has captured the intricate swirls of the spiral galaxy Messier 83, a smaller look-alike of our own Milky Way. Shining with the light of billions of stars and the ruby red glow of hydrogen gas, it is a beautiful example of a barred spiral galaxy, whose shape has led to it being nicknamed the Southern Pinwheel. picked by AutumnLotus 10 months ago

A visionary photographic journey across the globe, experiencing its varies cultures and environments, is showcased here in a gallery of limited edition prints. I like his global warming pictures and Yellowstone black and white. picked by misswinkle 2 years ago

The Savannah, Ga., native once weighed 700 pounds. Her goal: 145. picked by chappy 8 months ago

A waiter at a Colorado Springs restaurant spotted something that he thought was wrong. He stepped in and did something about it. picked by indisguise 1 year ago

Yet another reason to keep Grandpa away from the computer

"Percy Saltzman, Canada's first TV weatherman, had a dark side. He was a rowdy blogger.

The 91 year old detailed description of his interest in bare female bodies and his sexual difficulties with his first wife."

Regarding his sons friend, Toronto civil rights lawyer Clayton Ruby - "Ruby is a booby" picked by Misslesh 2 years ago

Ruby was the 373rd most popular name of the 1980s.
Any Dannie's born in the 1970s...you could form a club! There would be 420 of you.

(U.S. only, sorry Brits) picked by scobrakid 1 year ago

"It's my first time holding one of these boys." — Supporting actress winner Ruby Dee.

...and other gems picked by bevissimo 1 year ago

You can if you move to a new new housing estate in Dartford, Kent, England, which is naming 13 streets after Rolling Stones' song titles. picked by suebe 7 months ago

"It includes personal letters to and from former District Attorney Henry Wade, a gun holster, official records from the Jack Ruby trial, letters to Ruby and clothing that probably belonged to him and Kennedy's assassin, Lee Harvey Oswald, said Dallas County District Attorney Craig Watkins. And conspiracy theorists will rejoice over one find: a highly suspect transcript of a conversation betw... read full post picked by lynxears 1 year ago

A baby was abandoned inside a nursery for two-and-a-half hours after staff locked up and went home for the night.
Nursery staff told the child's relative that someone had already picked her up. A massive search was started but further inquiries led them back to the nursery, where Ruby was discovered fast asleep in her pram. picked by 2manyusernames 2 years ago

A cloned beagle that glows under UV light could help researchers to model human disease, but the process could be too expensive to continue.
Ruppy – short for Ruby Puppy – is the world's first transgenic dog. She and four other beagles all produce a fluorescent protein that glows red under ultraviolet light. picked by bingo 2 months ago

Shelter manager Ruby Richards said yesterday that preliminary reports indicate the fire started in the ceiling and may have been sparked by mice chewing through electrical wires.

**Thumbnail not suspected mouse. picked by tragluk 6 months ago

Ruby Roo needed a new pair of shoes. The 5-month-old Chihuahua was born with only two legs and was surrendered by her owner to the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals' Lakeland facility in September. picked by chappy 8 months ago

So many cool things I want...
The gun that Jack Ruby used to kill Oswald
The holy grail and Indy's whip
The hat from the wicked witch of the west
Hoover's FBI badge
The Maltese Falcon
The Braveheart Sword

If I could only win the lottery. picked by buddha 1 year ago

"It turns out that many of our nation’s upscale restaurants, places such as Applebees and Chilli’s are actually a lot less healthy for you than if you were to go down to McDonalds and get your favorite meal." Maybe so... but these are upscale restaurants? picked by mahler87 2 years ago