Lemon the Duck, who was born with a neurological disorder, can now walk, thanks to an elementary school teacher and her class. picked by MandolinOrange 2 years ago

Imagine you threw a party and invited all your friends. You’re goofing around, taking silly pictures, totally having a great time. And then your parents walk in…not to bust you, but to join the party. They want in on your private jokes, they finish their fortune cookie readings with “in bed,” and might even bust out with a “that’s what she said,” just beca... read full post picked by suebe 1 year ago

Awake near 24 hours a day, the freak. picked by glik 2 years ago

Always remember that the Karma Gods never sleep picked by tigertony 2 years ago

Move back in time, walk the streets and alleys between reconstructed workshops, smell the fireplaces and tarcovered walls. After rowing a Viking ship, taste food made in iron and stone kettles, or the sweet old brews in your drinking horn. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

No, not a Tom Hanks movie...each night, scores of London's homeless pose as stranded passengers in order to sleep in a warm and safe place. picked by moe 2 years ago

Police said they couldn't explain how the boy managed to walk into the Third District station, report for duty and then get an assignment, or why no one noticed he was too young to be an officer. picked by tigertony 2 years ago

A man captured taking a huge snake for a walk in a city in amazing images on Google Street View has come forward.

Thumbnail source. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

A 5-year-old Sacramento, Calif., boy`s peaceful night`s sleep was interrupted this week when his mom woke him up to help deliver his new baby sister. picked by AutumnLotus 3 years ago

"Setting off illegal fireworks isn't celebrating, it's dangerous." "If a sex strike is what it takes in order to get the attention of our men, husbands, partners and sons, then we're ready for it, take action and make him sleep on the sofa". picked by equinox 2 years ago

The expanding torture scandal has left the American public horror-struck at how casually the Bush administration and its employees countenanced torture techniques like sleep deprivation, waterboarding and stress positions. However, another form of torture was not just used on detainees, but is being used on at least 25,000 Americans right now.

Posted in light of the debate in this thread. picked by lynxears 1 year ago

A little boy crippled by a debilitating illness can walk again - thanks to Botox. The toxin, usually only used for cosmetic purposes, has transformed nine-year-old William Scott's life. picked by AutumnLotus 3 years ago

The famous sequence that shows the evolution of man from knuckle-dragging ape to an upright human may be flawed, a new study has revealed. Researchers who examined the wrist bones of several primate species believe our early human ancestors never used their knuckles to walk like gorillas. Instead they evolved from other apes who spent most of their time in trees and descended to the ground uprig... read full post picked by AutumnLotus 12 months ago

Learn some card secrets from a champ: play poker, don't practice; drink water, not beer; chew mints, not cigars. Oh, and it helps if your husband shares your obsession. picked by hisidea 3 years ago

How some people abuse 911, the city ambulances and emergency rooms. Example one is "Ricky Alardo, a homeless alcoholic nicknamed Ricky Ricardo" who "swigs cheap vodka by day at his favorite corner in Washington Heights, then calls an ambulance to chauffeur him to the hospital for a free meal and a warm place to sleep, courtesy of taxpayers who fund his Medicaid benefits. picked by suebe 1 year ago

Songs and tunes all about everyone's favourite branch of science. From I Walk the Incline to this 'classic':
picked by TheStep 3 years ago

Using its fins to walk, rather than swim, along the ocean floor in an undated picture, the pink handfish is one of nine newly named species described in a recent scientific review of the handfish family. picked by Spacedust 2 months ago

A homeless man in Joplin,MO has plead guilty to burglary after staying the night in a department store. When police were called to the store in the morning he was found in blissful sleep, surrounded by $375 worth of women's underwear and wearing a frilly pink camisole and panty. picked by equinox 1 year ago

For those of you too lazy to walk your dog, here's a pet treadmill. picked by jerrybrecken 3 years ago

Undercover investigation revealed these and other abuses of "downed" dairy cows -- those who are too sick or injured to walk -- at a Southern California slaughter plant. And The Humane Society of the United States’ investigation also discovered that the meat from these tortured animals gets fed to children through the National School Lunch Program! All violations of state and feder... read full post picked by TraumaMamma 2 years ago