Everyone know that celebrities like to do weird and shocking things; it's apparently in their publicity seeking nature. The latest trend in the Hollyweird shockfest seems to be who can name their kid the weirdest (or stupidest, whichever you prefer) name possible. (DEAD LINK FIX'D, NOW TOP 20) picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

If you wanted to visit the world's largest fish tank, you'd have to go to Okinawa, Japan, home of the "Kuroshio Sea," otherwise known as the Churaumi Aquarium. picked by punthe 2 months ago

And other perps suited to a "tee" picked by coldbladed 1 month ago

Researchers found evidence of microbreweries across Ireland, which predates the 1759 foundation of the Guinness brewery by several thousand years. picked by misswinkle 1 year ago

Don't panic - this is not BDSM slash fiction set in Hogwarts.

Updating Psycmoe's post, the works of William McGonagall, the world's worst poet, sold at auction for more than a set of autographed Harry Potter first editions. picked by pocksucket 3 months ago

Hachiko was brought to Tokyo in 1924 by his owner, a college professor named Hidesamuro Ueno. picked by Bornbad 5 months ago

Elwood!(had to be from New Jersey)

Theme pic is last years winner. picked by Bornbad 1 year ago

With a viewing area that measures 11 feet by 6 1/4 feet and 8.84 million pixels of resolution, the TV (which has no model number and no date for being commercialized) is regularly thronged by crowds of slack-jawed onlookers, unable to comprehend the thing. picked by punthe 8 months ago

'The builders described him as "the nicest man you could meet" - he spent half an hour with them, made them all a cup of tea, and even offered to make them a sandwich' picked by spocksmyhomeboy 1 year ago

Browsing the internet leads you to find lots of funny and scary things. This is amongst the funniest and scariest. Long live the fine line between educational and downright creepy. picked by misswinkle 1 year ago

When the mayor asked how many more years Tanabe wanted to live, Tanabe replied, "for infinity". picked by DrNothing 11 months ago

Prepare to be surprised.

May be NSFW. picked by gratheo 5 months ago

Ugly dog owners, your time has come. Register for the World's Ugliest Dog competition here.

Or just stare at the ugly dogs, repulsed but somehow unable to look away. picked by pocksucket 3 months ago

The laser's output tops a petawatt, which is a quadrillion (1,000,000,000,000,000) watts of power.

The university should be on the look-oot for a purple/green haired individual hell bent on stealing this. picked by punthe 4 months ago

It costs more than $5 million a year per team for salaries to disabled players, over the years there has been many unusual injuries in baseball and here is the top ten. picked by danswayuk 1 year ago

Maxim magazine has published a list of the world's five unsexiest women. Hey Sarah, why the long face? picked by mitzuzake 10 months ago

The only known copy of the world's first telephone directory is set to fetch up to £20,000 at auction next month. The 20-page book containing the names and number of 391 subscribers around New Haven, Connecticut, was issued in 1878 - just two years after the invention of the telephone by Edinburgh-born Alexander Graham Bell. picked by AutumnLotus 3 months ago

HE gets his name from Ol' Blue Eyes himself - and no wonder given Frankie is the world's only blue-eyed koala. picked by dollyllama 7 months ago

A chili grown in a remote region of northeastern India has been named the world's spiciest by the Guinness World Records. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

The world's heaviest pig, force-fed sand and metal to reach its record breaking weight of 908kg, has been sacrified as part of a religious ceremony in Taiwan. picked by mitzuzake 12 months ago