Becky Prosser, 7, was born with a birthmark that covered half of her face, now, doctors were able to remove it, giving her as close to a normal face as she will ever have.

This is makes me happy. picked by MUPPETMAKER 3 months ago

Fiyalko's 110-yard shot with a five iron was his first hole-in-one. He's been golfing for 60 years. picked by dollyllama 3 months ago

This 105-story, 3,000-room hotel has been been vacant for 20 years. picked by punthe 3 months ago

He was supposed to speak on Heath Ledger's Death.
These people never saw it coming!! picked by nesbyniccolo 4 months ago

... In fear of living a day without each other.

After reading The Final Exit, they took all the steps, wrote letters to all their friends and family, put their entire life in order. Both had been suffering with several health problems, and had made a pact to end it if things got bad. picked by muppetmaker 4 months ago

It is the oldest surviving map of Britain, dating from around 1360.

The cartographer must have been feeling cocky. picked by AutumnLotus 4 months ago

A team of experts has unearthed an 800-year-old cellar under a central Berlin car park which they say dates the city back to the 12th century, earlier than previously thought. picked by AutumnLotus 4 months ago

Across the street from a Denny's, a Pharmacy, and a Dried Fruit Store.

hehe picked by muppetmaker 4 months ago

A team of US archaeologists has discovered the ruins of a city dating back to the period of the first farmers 7,000 years ago in Egypt's Fayyum oasis. picked by deepchill 4 months ago

Wanted: rich older women interested in hot younger guys. Applicants must be over 35, earn at least $500,000 a year or have a minimum of $4 million in liquid assets, entrusted assets or divorce settlement. picked by bevissimo 4 months ago

Lovelorn staff at a Japanese marketing company can take paid time off after a bad break-up with a partner, with more "heartache leave" on offer as they get older. They also give staff paid time off to hit the shops during sales season. picked by AutumnLotus 4 months ago

Saddam’s handwriting & stars representing Baath party have been removed. picked by juaner899 4 months ago

Ethnic clashes escalate as rival tribes use machetes, clubs to exact revenge. Update to story. picked by juaner899 4 months ago

Inspired by bluenutria's post and a search turning up VooDooPeacock's post I did a little research on our 16th president's ancestry. picked by suebe 4 months ago

...for the chance to be king. Prince Charles today becomes Britain’s longest-serving king-in-waiting at 59 years and 74 days. He's in no hurry for his mom to pass. picked by suebe 4 months ago

The 14,000mph bolt HURLED Darren to the ground, SHREDDED his shirt and BLEW APART his trainers. picked by thenegativeone 4 months ago

27th January 2008 marks the 63rd anniversary of the liberation of the concentration camps at Auschwitz in Poland by the Russian Army.


The USHMM provides further commentary. picked by Pocksucket 4 months ago

This month in 1863, President Lincoln signed the proclamation that would launch our nation into the most deadly war in American history.

"If slavery is not wrong, nothing is wrong." Lincoln stated in a letter to a constituent in 1864. picked by donteatpoop 4 months ago

Over the years he took thousands of pictures of the couple and their land and all the creatures that lived there. In 2002, he chronicled the farm's end. Call it death, if you will. Call it progress, if you must. picked by FreeMind 4 months ago

No, not that.

A collection of photos of toy U.S. presidents with interesting biographies of the real presidents' lives.

"One day in summer, I ran across a small wooden box at a flea market. It was filled with 2-inch tall plastic figurines of the American Presidents, from Washington to Nixon." picked by bluenutria 4 months ago

Australia Day, celebrated annually on 26 January, is the official national day of Australia, commemorating the establishment of the first European settlement on the continent of Australia. The date is that of the foundation of a British penal colony in New South Wales, by Captain Arthur Phillip, the first Governor.
Where are our Australian Plimates? picked by 2manyusernames 4 months ago

I'm honest and in the past have traced and returned wallets but, wow, would you go to these lengths to return something? picked by topofall 4 months ago

No one will ever confuse Jim Murray with a teenager. His tall frame, broad shoulders and clipped gray hair give him away for the grandfather he is.

*Hesitated briefly putting this under G.R.I.N. but it is a good read in the news even if the topic is grim. picked by dollyllama 4 months ago

The victims of human sacrifice by Mexico's ancient Mayans, who threw children into water-filled caverns, were likely boys and young men not virgin girls as previously believed. picked by AutumnLotus 4 months ago

A Vietnamese woman who travelled to Taiwan to find the father she had never met, ended up working for him without knowing it.

Chance or help from above? picked by tigertony 4 months ago