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 24 minutes ago

The Royal Air Force is using instructions on the many uses of condoms as a tactic to lure young British men to sign up for the RAF Regiment. picked by mutil8or 15 hours ago

After rising to the ranks of Lt Generals in the army and Air Marshals in the IAF, a woman is now set to head the country's key missile project. picked by maxriter 1 day ago

To the average consumer of the corporate-media's wares, headlines such as this serve to assure them of the evil nature of the forces that we are currently confronting. In spite of all our blunders, and in spite of the seemingly complicated issues that surround the War on Terror, here is a clear example of the evil that the Western forces of good are clumsily attempting to counter. picked by maxriter 1 day ago

Perhaps the most striking image of Spain's drought - so severe it has forced Barcelona to ship in water - is that of an underwater church that has emerged from a drying dam. Video link. picked by AutumnLotus 2 days ago

At least one package a day containing rocks arrives at Uluru. The rocks, stones and pebbles were all taken by tourists as souvenirs, but are returned for a variety reasons, 25% of them from people believing they had been cursed for their initial indiscretion. picked by pocksucket 2 days ago

Before and after.

(Hopefully these images aren't a dupe, I did search) picked by cb__ 2 days ago

Divers trained in archaeology discovered a marble bust of an aging Caesar in the Rhone River that France's Culture Ministry said Tuesday could be the oldest known. picked by AutumnLotus 2 days ago

Rescuers were today battling stormy weather to reach survivors of the Chinese earthquake as the death toll of 12,000 was predicted to soar and nearly 19,000 people were feared buried in one area alone. IMAGES MAY BE DISTURBING FOR SOME. Update on this post. picked by AutumnLotus 3 days ago

Or is it, as Israel approaches its 60th anniversary on May 14th, and continues to face many challenges? Still, in 1948, some said the new nation would not last 60 days. picked by suebe 4 days ago

The sky bridge in Langkawi, Malaysia, a stunning cable-stayed bridge which actually curves around the single support column from which it’s suspended, 687 metres above sea level. picked by doggylives 4 days ago

"The bodies come and go with the tides. They wash up onto the riverbanks or float grotesquely downstream, almost always face down. They are all but ignored by the living."

An article detailing the horror that the residents of Myanmar face daily. picked by bluenutria 4 days ago

A massive earthquake struck central China on Monday, killing up to 5,000 people in a single county and trapping nearly 900 students under the rubble of their school

80 percent of the buildings had collapsed in Beichuan county in Sichuan province picked by 2manyusernames 4 days ago

Builders clearing land for a housing project in Colombia have uncovered an ancient burial site containing nearly a thousand tombs linked to two little-known civilizations. picked by AutumnLotus 5 days ago

The disaster in Burma presents the world with perhaps its most serious humanitarian crisis since the 2004 Asian tsunami. By most reliable estimates, close to 100,000 people are dead.

So what is the world doing about it? Not much.

That's why it's time to consider a more serious option: invading Burma. picked by JoshSF49 6 days ago

3 years and more than 4-thousand dollars later, a teenager is changing the lives of children all over these Cambodian villages with her One Toilet at a Time program. picked by suebe 6 days ago

Sandy Baumberger says she never expected to see her wallet again when it was stolen 35 years ago.

But it has been found by a 30-year-old dental student who tracked her down and returned it. picked by AutumnLotus 6 days ago

"Who wouldn't love you?"

Really adorable Nikon commercial. picked by muppet 6 days ago

After being fired for giving away a Timbit to a baby and hastily reinstated when the doughy dilemma hit the media, single mom Nicole Lilliman says she'll collect her much-needed Tim Hortons paycheque until she can find work elsewhere. picked by 2manyusernames 7 days ago

Recently, through a “meant-to-be” series of events, Oakley was able to reunite the discovery with its original owner, 16 years after he lost it.

*Start Twilight Zone theme music now* picked by jhordie 7 days ago

A U.N. official says the World Food Program is suspending cyclone aid to Myanmar because its government seized supplies flown into the country.

It's very difficult to be subjective when things like this happen. picked by Bandit 1 week ago

These is a great collection of different and unique toilet signs from around the world. picked by karenben 1 week ago

An animal considered to be the world's oldest living gorilla in captivity celebrated her 55th birthday today at the Dallas Zoo, with a frozen fruit cake.

Jenny also enjoyed banana leaf-wrapped treats at her wooded home in the complex. picked by AutumnLotus 1 week ago

A seal pup snagged in fishing line at the Children’s Pool in La Jolla is swimming free. As the seal grew, the net was in danger of choking it. But federal law protecting seals prohibited good samaritans from setting the pup free. picked by dollyllama 1 week ago

A blind Iowa man scored a perfect 300 game at the Century Lanes bowling alley on Saturday, The Storm Lake Times reported.

“I can’t see the lane or the pins and have a heck of a time finding my ball sometimes,” Davis told The Times. picked by dollyllama 1 week ago