Crude oil closed above $100 a barrel for the first time on Tuesday afternoon, vaulting through a longstanding psychological barrier amid persistent concern about whether production can keep up with rising global demand. picked by willster09 3 months ago

A party of 10 were shocked to find a profanity phrase printed on their restaurant bill. picked by 2manyusernames 3 months ago

Shawn Lonsdale, whose one-man crusade against Scientology made him a public enemy of the church, was found dead at his home over the weekend in an apparent suicide. He was 39. There were no signs of foul play, and police found what appeared to be a suicide note. picked by 2manyusernames 3 months ago

News of WikiLeaks demise is a bit premature. Yes, this was the original source for this. picked by 2manyusernames 3 months ago

The US has officially recognized Kosovo as an independent nation today. Something else for people to fight and get killed over. Because, you know, we can NEVER have enough reasons for that.

I'm just sayin' picked by moe 3 months ago

A skittish kitten that scampered out of its carrier on a subway platform has been found after 25 days in the underground tunnels.
Georgia had lost some weight and scratched her nose but was otherwise unhurt. picked by Marli 3 months ago

The proclamation was made by leaders of the breakaway province's 90 per cent ethnic Albanian majority, including former guerrillas who fought for independence in a 1998-99 war which claimed about 10,000 civilian lives. picked by lawrencee 3 months ago

A mail carrier saved an elderly woman from being dragged down the street by her van. picked by dollyllama 3 months ago

The Office quebecois de la langue francaise is investigating a pub in downtown Montreal for English-only signs promoting Irish beers such as "Harp" and "Caffrey." picked by chinook 3 months ago

In Archangelsk, Russia, a man intended to build a 2 floors house but realised there was nothing to stop him adding more on top.

Now check the work : Ugly or creative ? picked by wildminou 3 months ago

This fifth grader loved basketball. Unfortunately, her leg got so fragile, doctors wouldn't allow her any physical contact. All she could do was keep the stats and yell. picked by dollyllama 3 months ago

Mothers cradle children in their arms. Fathers smile softly at the helpless bodies they hold. Other parents are bent over from the weight of their teenage kids whose legs fall limp, almost touching the ground. In the absence of basic medical equipment, these parents do this every day. picked by dollyllama 3 months ago

A 2,000-year-old mine has been discovered high in mountains in Peru. The find offers proof that an ancient people in the Andes mined hematite iron ore centuries before the Inca Empire, archaeologists say. picked by AutumnLotus 3 months ago

Icicles merge with Stalactites, chambers are flooded, prop struts lie crushed like matchwood. Despite this, one brave photographer penetrated this disused Siberian mine to bring back these photos - including bats covered in condensation picked by pocksucket 3 months ago

No one ever called Bush MachoMan or BadAss. Some of our presidents though were quite the badasses. Here are the top 5 starting with Andrew Jackson the duelin' cane whippin' machine. picked by 2manyusernames 3 months ago

TAMPA, Florida (AP) -- Harry Richard Landis, who enlisted in the Army in 1918 and was one of only two known surviving U.S. veterans of World War I, has died. He was 108.

Just two months after MandolinOrange posted this. picked by TchEngRox 3 months ago

In honor of Susan B. Anthony's birthday, TIME put together a slide show of photos memorializing her and "the many other women who lobbied for the passage of the 19th amendment." picked by Marli 3 months ago

Cheryl Walker lived in a dog kennel for one month, which raised $8,000 for the shelter, and helped place 110 dogs into homes. picked by MandolinOrange 3 months ago

A young cancer patient's wish was granted when a big yellow school bus picked him up on Thursday. picked by dollyllama 3 months ago

Chinese leader Mao Zedong proposed sending 10 million Chinese women to the United States, in talks with top envoy Henry Kissinger in 1973, according to documents released Tuesday. picked by 2manyusernames 3 months ago

Doctor diagnoses man's brain tumor through 'spongy' handshake. picked by cb__ 3 months ago

They married in the spring of 1940 as the country braced itself for a Nazi invasion. Then Thomas Scrowston kissed his young bride Vera goodbye and went off to war. His duties in the RAF meant the newlyweds spent four long years apart, never knowing if they would see each other again. picked by maxriter 3 months ago

Just in case you were curious to whether it is a real holiday or not, as it turns out, it has legit backgrounds.

Cheers! picked by MUPpetMAKer 3 months ago

Charles M. Schulz penned his last Peanuts comic, that were published 8 years ago today. Here they are.

He died the same day. picked by MUPpetMAKer 3 months ago

Asian restaurants across Israel have declared a “spring roll strike.” They refused to sell spring rolls or egg rolls. In the next coming weeks they will add sushi and noodle strikes. This is to protest Israel's plan to rid kitchens of foreign chefs, and replace them with Israeli chefs. picked by 2manyusernames 3 months ago