Anyone remember that episode of Eastenders? You know, the one where Sonia Jackson suffered excruciating, and mysterious, menstrual trauma on Christmas Eve, only to end up giving birth to a baby she had no idea was there in the first place? picked by sharon22 14 hours ago

What happens when you put a Muslim imam, a Christian priest, a rabbi and a Buddhist monk in a room with 10 atheists?
Turkish television hopes the answer is a ratings success as it prepares to launch a gameshow which seeks to convert a group of non-believers. picked by 2manyusernames 18 hours ago

Children should be taught about evolution to prevent them mistaking Barney and Fred Flintstone for scientific fact, an academic has claimed.

The failure to teach primary school children scientific truth is playing into the hands of advocates of creationism - according to James Williams, lecturer in education at Sussex University. picked by Bingo 18 hours ago

As the Royal Geographical Society's new head, Michael Palin is a man with the world in his hands. He tells of his passion for the spirit of polar explorer Ernest Shackleton.
He hopes to enthuse people about the 'adventure' of geography. picked by Bingo 19 hours ago

In the wake of the heatwave that swept Britain these last few days has lead to two police dogs left in a car dying of heat exhaustion. picked by pocksucket 19 hours ago

Instead of getting a disk, fans will get a shirt with cover art on the front and a track list on the back. This shirt will not come with a CD. Instead, it will feature a code for each fan to use in order to download the album off the internet for free. picked by sholom22 20 hours ago

As she steamed the placenta with some herbs, the kitchen got that ironlike smell of cooked organ meat, with vague undertones of a consciousness-raising group and a Betty Friedan rally. picked by bornbad 20 hours ago

Imagine if you could look at something once and remember it forever. You would never have to ask for directions again. Now a group of scientists has isolated a protein that mega-boosts your ability to remember what you see. picked by bornbad 20 hours ago

That's right. Read that headline one more time.

The world is in a sorry state when midget wrestlers can't go about their business. picked by pocksucket 20 hours ago

The rare black-footed ferret will be reintroduced to the wilds of Canada this fall after a 70-year absence.
First, the animals will have to undergo weeks of vigorous survival training.

Sometimes boot camp works, sometimes not. picked by Bingo 20 hours ago

On June 30, the California Court of Appeal held that a man who was burned by the huge bonfire that ends the Burning Man festival each year could not sue the festival organizers. Anthony Beninati admitted he had intentionally walked into the fire, and that he had previously known fire was hot. picked by bornbad 21 hours ago

One of the not-so-great joys of my new trailer is that it came with an infestation of black widow spiders. We would open the galley, and there one would be: black, and shiny, with horribly pointy legs and a big, fat abdomen. picked by bornbad 21 hours ago

A German gardener's house was left a smouldering wreck on Friday.... picked by topofall 23 hours ago

Imagine a Rubik's Cube that actually makes you smarter; an Erector (snickers) Set that never stops erecting; a Hula Hoop you don't look ridiculous playing with; Silly Putty that isn't silly; cram it all in a jar, turn the fun up to 11, and you've got BuckyBalls! picked by Doggylives 23 hours ago

Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin says she will resign from office July 26.

Her spokesman wouldn't say why Palin decided to step down picked by IcePigs 24 hours ago

In 1946, artist Salvador Dali and Walt Disney became collaborators, and set to work on a short film called Destino. The project was abandoned with less than 20 seconds of film shot, but six decades later Disney artists completed the film using Dali's original storyboards. The result is easily the strangest thing to come out of the Disney studios since... Well, probably ever.
related picked by Bingo 1 day ago

90-year-old Rachel Veitch of Orlando, Florida has been driving the same 1964 Mercury Comet Caliente since it was new. Now she has racked up 557,000 miles on the odometer -and it’s still going great!
Unlike her three husbands, Veitch says, the Mercury has “never lied to me, never cheated on me, and I can always depend on her.” picked by Bingo 1 day ago

The Oops Design Awards have taken it upon themselves to do something that should have been done a long time ago -they have created an award for the ugliest, silliest and most useless product designs of the year.
Some really awful stuff! picked by Bingo 1 day ago

With the power of the wind, a knitting machine knits from the outside towards the inside of the building. The knitted material is harvested from time to time and rounded-off in individually packaged scarves. Each scarf has its own label which tells you in how much time it has been knitted and on which date. picked by suebe 1 day ago

A New York Police Department rookie just couldn't wait to get started.

Officer Dariel Firpo, 23, was leaving the midtown Manhattan ceremony when he saw a 79-year-old man being robbed of his wallet and thrown to the ground by a mugger, police said. picked by suebe 1 day ago

A Philadelphia man's accused of using Tarot cards and mysticism to lure three teenage girls into having sex with him. picked by funkfrost 1 day ago

... no more ... today over 100 years after the Brits introduced the law here its finally struck down by the high court. but the "great" religious folks are not too happy. Hope they open their minds soon. Rainbow Pride Walk picked by tgkprog 1 day ago

A Northern California elementary school teacher sent her students home for the summer with a video of class memories, only the DVD included six seconds of her having sex on a couch. Video here NSFW picked by suebe 1 day ago

Police in suburban Chicago say a taxi driver who didn't have Mace handy when he was attacked by a knife-wielding passenger instead disarmed the man with a can of aerosol deodorant. picked by suebe 1 day ago

Sure, it's still bad for you. But see how good it can look! picked by suebe 1 day ago