So embarrassing, the players don't know what to do, the fans don't know what to do...great stuff. picked by cheeselog1234 1 year ago

A man (43) has been arrested after he kidnapped his wife (36), who had separated from him, and then viciously beat her, breaking each of her arms and legs, and putting out her right eye; he then penetrated her with an iron bar (NSFW warning on link) picked by Bornbad 9 months ago

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Pascal Payet called in a hijacked helicopter. He later returned in another to lift out two buddies. Recaptured, he did it again—on Bastille Day.

*cool stories* picked by bornbad 5 months ago

Texas police responding to a store's burglar alarm found a less-than-hardened criminal inside: He was 4, and playing with the toys. picked by AutumnLotus 11 months ago

It can take months for bones to heal after even a small break. Now a U.K. company, RegenTec, hopes to speed up the healing process by injecting a white powder designed to seal broken bones together in minutes. picked by AutumnLotus 11 months ago

Like a jazzy sports car that has never had its oil changed, the underlying protocols of the Internet have remained largely unchanged since it came into being in the mid-1980s. The Internet can be surprisingly fragile at times and is vulnerable to attack. picked by Bornbad 3 months ago

Presumably now unemployed man has run in with presumably now ex-employer picked by pocksucket 2 years ago

Researchers from Wake Forest University (WFU) in the U.S. report that they have developed flexible organic solar cells with an energy efficiency surpassing 6 percent, more than double the 3 percent efficiency they reached two years ago. picked by AutumnLotus 3 years ago

An American man has broken the world record for holding the most cockroaches in his mouth, after keeping 11 of them in his mouth.

Video included. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

Union officials in Colorado say a Qwest supervisor tried to cut down on lengthy bathroom breaks by telling workmen to use disposable urinal bags in the field. picked by muppet 2 years ago

Bulgarian grandmaster Kiril Georgiev managed to break the world record for the largest number of simultaneous chess games played. Georgiev played a total of 360 games simultaneously and wrapped up his chess marathon within 14 hours and 8 minutes. picked by AutumnLotus 9 months ago

A suburban Detroit teenager allegedly broke into a bank, created several thousand dollars in damage and left a foul deposit on the floor. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

The record for the world's largest flag now belongs to an Israeli banner produced by a Filipino evangelical Christian. The huge blue and white flag, measuring 2,165 feet long and 330 feet wide and weighing 5.7 tons, breaks the record for the world's largest. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

On TVNewser, Alissa Krinsky breaks the news that Gwen Ifill broke her ankle Monday night falling down the stairs in her home while carrying "research related to her moderating duties at Thursday's Vice Presidential debate in St. Louis."

Related to THIS story I posted earlier. picked by Nateebiinature 1 year ago

Massive shelf of ice is on the brink of breaking off its continent on the bottom of the world...

*Now, what do you think will happen with all that fresh water in the ocean?* picked by theshizknitt725 10 months ago

This makes it the 3rd country to break off relations with Colombia, right? picked by keroberos32 2 years ago

"A body in motion tends to stay in motion" - watch this guy prove it as his ultra-lite bike comes apart at over 107 mph. picked by BrownTrout 3 years ago

The hourly chimes of Big Ben are to fall silent for a month while maintenance work is carried out on one of London's most famous landmarks. picked by spocksmyhomeboy 2 years ago

The Helix Hotel in Abu Dhabi’s Zayed Bay doesn’t have floors like we’re used to - instead it spirals in sections of a corkscrew from top to bottom with no clear breaks, flowing from retail to residential, and hotel suites to saunas. picked by cactushair 8 months ago

The expansion pack to the biggest selling game of 2006 moved nearly 2.4 million units in the first 24 hours of availability in North America and Europe. picked by TheBlueFrog 3 years ago