Akhenaten wasn't the most manly pharaoh, even though he fathered at least a half-dozen children. In fact, his form was quite feminine, which has puzzled experts for years. And he was a bit of an egghead. picked by lpoindexter 5 months ago

Boeslager was involved in two separate attempts to assassinate Hitler. Of the 200 people involved in the second, very nearly successful plot, Boeslager was the last survivor. picked by pocksucket 5 months ago

A Senate lawmaker accused the Chinese government on Thursday of ordering U.S.-owned hotels in China to install Internet filters that can spy on international visitors coming to see the summer Olympic games. picked by deEPCHill 5 months ago

Diamonds, gold and silver coins, ivory and cannons to fend off pirates. ARRRRR!!!! picked by Moe 5 months ago

Bud the cat is back home safe and sound after spending more than four days stuck in a drain pipe in his family's yard in Harrisburg. (video)

*Story here. picked by dollyllama 5 months ago

A woman who was trafficked across the border from Pakistan with her son, 3, was handed to an Afghan who raped her, then beat the toddler to death as she watched.

He was jailed for 20 years for murder - but the woman, Rukhma, was jailed, too. picked by AutumnLotus 5 months ago

A CEO brings his yak to the office, in an attempt to foster a fun and creative work environment. picked by dollyllama 5 months ago

A new inalienable right could be enshrined soon in Ecuador's constitution: the pursuit of sexual happiness for women.

Assembly member Maria Soledad Vela has proposed an amendment ensuring a woman's right to enjoyable sex. picked by 2manyusernames 5 months ago

A Greek court has been asked to draw the line between the natives of the Aegean Sea island of Lesbos and the world's gay women.

Three islanders from Lesbos — home of the ancient poet Sappho, who praised love between women — have taken a gay rights group to court for using the word lesbian in its name. picked by ImNotBlue 5 months ago

"They met each other on Sunday morning," clinic director Berthold Kepplinger told reporters Tuesday. "And it is astonishing how easy it worked, that the children came together and also it was astonishing how easy it happened that the grandmother and the mother came together." picked by DaftGretel 5 months ago

When an 11-year-old Boy Scout found someone's wallet with $800 inside, he understood what the person who lost it was going through. picked by AutumnLotus 5 months ago

Many of Egypt's most famous monuments, such as the Sphinx and Cheops, contain hundreds of thousands of marine fossils, most of which are fully intact and preserved in the walls of the structures, according to a new study. picked by deEPCHill 5 months ago

According to a contract exposed by an undercover reporter, a child laborer is paid 3.5 yuan ($0.50) an hour and must work at least 300 hours a month. picked by deEPCHill 5 months ago

As he walked on the beach in Florida with friends, Kyle Coenen saw a red object he thought might be a Doritos bag."Somebody said, 'It's a wallet.' "
They picked it up and found it was crammed full of money, including many $100 bills. picked by mutil8or 5 months ago

Over a hundred centuries ago in a dusty corner of Mother Africa, human evolution may have leaped instead of crawled. Do the remains of Boskop Man foreshadow the future of humanity? And if so, why aren't these ultimate humans here now, instead of us? picked by Mitzuzake 5 months ago

Oh the irony!

Workers said they thought they were just making colourful flags and did not realise their meaning. But then some of them saw TV images of protesters holding the emblem and they alerted the authorities. picked by tigertony 5 months ago

Britons are ruder than they were a decade ago, according to a survey on Monday that showed almost three-quarters of people think manners should be taught at school. picked by AutumnLotus 5 months ago

Most often, supercars are designed and built to break performance records. As an example, the SSC Ultimate Aero TT was designed with one purpose in mind: to set production car speed records. picked by karenben 5 months ago

A spiritualist declared that the boy was possessed by witchcraft and ordered that he should be kept in a room until he died.

The couple complied with the order, leading to the death of the boy. picked by doggylives 5 months ago

An inspirational movie, message and movement. picked by TraumaMamma 5 months ago

The town of Oakwood in east Texas used to be known for growing cotton. Every business from its heyday is gone, with one very small exception: The Oakwood State Bank, the smallest bank in America. picked by dollyllama 5 months ago

Turns up what may be the earliest case of cancer ever found there.

/Side note: I visited the museum where that Viking burial ship is exhibited. Awesome. picked by suebe 5 months ago

On April 26, 1986 at 1:23 AM, reactor crew at Chernobyl-4 moved to shut down the reactor in its low power mode and a domino effect of previous errors caused a sharp power surge, triggering a tremendous steam explosion which blew the 1000 ton cap on the nuclear containment vessel to smithereens.

Elena gives us an unprecedented first person view of the place now. picked by Moe 5 months ago

A cargo ship chartered by the U.S. Defense Department was traveling in international waters when two unidentified small boats approached on Thursday. After the boats refused to respond to radio calls a burst of warning shots were fired. picked by 2manyusernames 5 months ago

A man reunites with the abandoned baby he found 18 years ago.

*What a story. picked by dollyllama 5 months ago