Believe or not, the great philanthropist of the modern world actually received donations (or pledges of donations) from other nations in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. picked by cheeselog1234 2 months ago

You all saw the pictures of the supposed undiscovered Amazonian tribe. Those shots took the internet by storm. Now we learn that it was an hoax to bring attention to the threat of logging. The tribe has been known for almost 100 years. picked by 2manyusernames 2 months ago

A 60-year-old Bremerton man who admitted to drinking two to three 40-ounce bottles of beer Friday and then tried to unload a shotgun blew a hole through his wall. picked by bevissimo 2 months ago

In a scheme condemned as an "absurd" waste of time, nurseries are teaching 3-year olds that people across the world live different lives but everyone has a right to food, water and shelter. Instead of playing and singing they are learning that the Giant from Jack & The Beanstalk had a right to be bad and therefor was a victim of Jack. picked by 2manyusernames 2 months ago

The "Police Mum" stepped up to the plate to help feed babies separated from their mothers after the May earthquake.

Follow up to this story picked by suebe 2 months ago

The University of Washington found that researchers were able to predict the prevalence of obesity simply by looking at zip codes. picked by veronla21 2 months ago

A Canadian court has lifted a 12-year-old girl's grounding, overturning her father's punishment for disobeying his orders to stay off the internet. picked by AutumnLotus 2 months ago

A two-year-old girl worshipped as a goddess after being born with four arms and four legs is taking her first steps since having her extra limbs removed. Update on this and this. picked by AutumnLotus 2 months ago

If you wanted to visit the world's largest fish tank, you'd have to go to Okinawa, Japan, home of the "Kuroshio Sea," otherwise known as the Churaumi Aquarium. picked by punthe 2 months ago

Freedom of Speech is one of America's greatest rights. Sadly it is a very rare freedom. Many countries - even countries you'd expect to be freedom-lovers say no to free speech. Oh you have the right to say nice sweet things, but you can't say anything mean or negative, anything that might hurt a group's feelings.

wasn't going to post this, but it fit in with the salon owner article picked by 2manyusernames 2 months ago

Your leanest and greenest weapons to do battle with the $4 gallon picked by carguy4life 2 months ago

Your leanest and greenest weapons to do battle with the $4 gallon picked by carguy4life 2 months ago

An Italian woman whose family kept her locked in a room for almost two decades after she was accused of becoming pregnant out of wedlock has been freed by police, authorities and media reports said. picked by aclister 2 months ago

An officer found the man sitting in the grass "putting on makeup," the officer wrote.
The 19-year-old told the officer he left the house to put on the makeup because "there is better lighting outside." picked by bevissimo 2 months ago

The most controversial aspect of the new law is offering state funded fertility treatment to lesbian couples. Denmark, Sweden, Finland and Great Britain already provides this service. Up to now, Norwegian lesbian couples have gone to Denmark for this procedure. picked by suebe 2 months ago

Intelligence is taking a hit in England. Wednesday, on two separate incidences highly classified documents were left on trains. The first one involved Al Qaeda and Iraq. The second set left on a different train detailed strategy on tackling terrorist funding, drugs trafficking and money laundering. picked by 2manyusernames 2 months ago

From midnight Thursday to midnight Friday, Peck completed 415 tattoos, applying the unlucky number 13 to scores of arms, legs, ankles, backs, thighs and even some rear ends. picked by bevissimo 2 months ago

School bus driver/artist says name symbolizes help God gave him in tough times. The 57-year-old's first name was changed to "In God," while his last name was changed to "We Trust. picked by bevissimo 2 months ago

These really are stunning, incredible pictures and are a 'must see'!

go to - - for more. picked by topofall 2 months ago

A 22-gun British warship that sank during the American Revolution and has long been regarded as one of the "Holy Grail" shipwrecks in the Great Lakes has been discovered at the bottom of Lake Ontario, astonishingly well-preserved in the cold, deep water, explorers announced Friday. picked by dollyllama 2 months ago

Mercer Consulting's annual roundup of the global cities with the best quality of life is here, and Zurich once again comes out on top. The best place in the U.S.? Honolulu at No. 28. picked by AutumnLotus 2 months ago

ROME - An Italian couple who were caught having sex in a church confessional box while morning Mass was being said have repented and made peace with the local bishop. picked by bevissimo 2 months ago

Canada once had a policy that permitted Native Canadians to be plucked from their homes and families to wipe out their language and culture. This effort to "Christianize and civilize" Canada's native people went on for over a century. Now Canada is apologizing for the tragic deed and has $1.9 Billion compensation fund to help make amends. picked by 2manyusernames 2 months ago

Jordan archaeologists have unearthed what could be the world's oldest church dating back 2,000 years.

Cave where '70 beloved by God worshipped while Christ was alive' is found. picked by AutumnLotus 2 months ago

............get married by September! picked by topofall 2 months ago