Imagine Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier slugging it out for a round in one of history’s greatest boxing matches and then when the bell rings sitting down for a game of chess. Preposterous? Ok, maybe. But we would have loved to see it and you wouldn’t have to make up the rules as you go because Chess Boxing is a real sport. picked by iamamaniac 4 months ago

A Malaysian man with a mouth of steel beat his own world record and dragged three train coaches 2.8 metres using only his teeth. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

Name Decoder is an online quiz with just one question: what's your name? Their name generator will reveal your Sexy Name and create an avatar for your MySpace or other web page so you can share it with the world.
Here's mine:
Minx Offering Lustful Loving and Intense Embraces" picked by arsphidius 2 years ago

Learn Self Defense is a basic how-to guide for anyone interested in personal safety and/or world domination. picked by TraumaMamma 2 years ago

When the economy makes big news, many photographs of people at work come across the wires, usually to help illustrate a particular story or event.
(45 photos total) picked by Bornbad 9 months ago

Nanocomp Technologies, is the first in the world to make sheets of carbon nanotubes -- microscopic tubes stronger than steel but lighter than plastic. picked by nateebiinature 2 months ago

An RSS feed is a format that allows certain content to be pushed to your computer. Newsletters, favorite blogs or columnists and news sites use it when they have frequent publishing schedules. Users can subscribe to a feed and receive only that information they sign up for. Usually, Web users must install a feed reader to subscribe to the content. picked by headland 2 years ago

A British engineer has smashed the world land speed record for wind powered vehicles, becoming the fastest naturally powered human on the planet. picked by topofall 8 months ago

Images of beautiful but impossible and unreal places and things picked by kamaloo 2 years ago

Celebrities around the world are making millions of dollars endorsing various gadgets, from cellphones to digital cameras. Whether or not these expensive ad campaigns actually work is hard to know, but what is certain is that these corporations will continue to empty their wallets in order to get these hot celebrities to promote their products. picked by iamamaniac 8 months ago

Remember the fellow who saved a couple of dolphins by reaching down into their stomachs and pulling out pieces of plastic? Well, he's just married a hometown sweetheart two feet shorter than himself. picked by VoodooPeacock 3 years ago

A nuclear-free world may never come about, but there can be safety in trying. picked by Bornbad 8 months ago

THE United States has far more juveniles serving life terms than any other country — 2387. Israel, the only other country that imprisons juveniles for life, according to a new study by the University of San Francisco's Centre for Law & Global Justice, has seven — and has not issued such a sentence since 2004. picked by maxriter 2 years ago

Earlier we learned that The New York Times opened up their archives for free. A thread was started where we could post interesting finds. The people at Mental_Floss magazine are showcasing the first time various famous places/names/things/ etc were mentioned in the Times. From simpsons, through Starbucks, Silicon Valley and more! picked by 2manyusernames 2 years ago

As dispatch rider Alex Ross travelled through the hostile Egyptian desert, deep behind enemy lines, his few mementos of home must have meant the world to him. So his horror at realising the pannier containing them had fallen off his motorcycle during one of his dangerous missions can easily be imagined. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

Track the progress of your latest favourite strain of influenza as it goes on its World Tour 2009. picked by pocksucket 7 months ago

There can be no question that cancer is blight on the world; every year it takes the lives of huge numbers of people across the globe. It has no prejudice, striking down young and old, black and white, rich and poor alike. As such, it also strikes our cherished celebrities taking their lives in equal numbers. picked by cactushair 7 months ago

Phelps earned his 11th career gold medal and second of the day. About an hour earlier, he won the 200 butterfly. He is 5-for-5 with world records in each of his events. picked by AfroMosHi 1 year ago

What's better than having our very own Plime Chatroom, you ask? Why, having it tomorrow, of course! Read the whole thread to find the sweet vision for tomorrow! picked by ReBoot 3 years ago

In Sadville, they were close. But in our world, the relationship quickly took a turn for the worse. picked by Bornbad 1 year ago