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Who's killing the Dewey decimal system? Elementary School Student Suspended for 'Kick Me' Sign Prank at NYC School. Boy's Ears Save Him From Death: Ming Ming Caught Between Metal Bars Outside Apartment Window. Man Stops Car in Road, Tells Police He's From 33 A.D. Man had knife buried in face for four years: I've got these stabbing pains. By Daily Mail Reporter Updated: 21:11 GMT, 16 February 2011.

Man had knife buried in face for four years: I've got these stabbing pains

Floating house inspired by 'Up'. Worst Nightmare Realized of the Day. Sarah went online to find a lover...and ended up on a blind date with her long lost BROTHER. Manhattan dentist sent 31 pounds of pot, worth $50K, in the mail. Siegel for News Chinatown dentist Richard Lyons (below) shows the marijuana he received in the mail Friday.

Manhattan dentist sent 31 pounds of pot, worth $50K, in the mail

Report: Fukushima nuke workers expect to die - World news - Asia-Pacific. TOKYO — The workers at Japan's stricken nuclear power plant — known as the Fukushima 50 — expect some of them will die within weeks or months, the mother of one has reportedly said.

Report: Fukushima nuke workers expect to die - World news - Asia-Pacific

Tokyo Electric Power Co., the power company that runs the plant, said Friday that leaking radiation had seeped into groundwater beneath the site. The World's First Amphibious Ice Cream Van. Dalai Lama cooks up a publicity storm as a guest judge on MasterChef. WHAT'S COOKING?

Dalai Lama cooks up a publicity storm as a guest judge on MasterChef

: The Dalai Lama will appear on MasterChef.Picture: File Source: The Daily Telegraph Dalai Lama to guest judge MasterChef There's a catch - he'll be eating the food "Due to his beliefs, he won't be judging" MOVE over Matt Preston, the Dalai Lama is in town. Informationliberation - The news you're not supposed to know... China Decides to Ban Time Travel. In China… well, in China, many weird things happen.

China Decides to Ban Time Travel

The Chinese government, in another strange episode, has decided to ban time travel. Well, at least when it comes to television shows and movies. With the way things are run, the state controls and monitors everything shown on your television or your computer. So yeah, China can randomly go back in time and say Marty McFly never existed. Scary, huh? Somehow, though, the government has taken a sudden disliking to the idea of distorting certain historical events, things and people. Japan to End Whaling - Completely BS Breaking News. 9 MINUTES AGOBREAKING NOW Tokyo (Kyodo) - The top spokesperson for the Japanese government announced that Japan will no longer hunt and kill whales for research.

Japan to End Whaling - Completely BS Breaking News

"Effective immediately, Japan will no longer conduct scientific research on whale populations which require capture and dissection," said Chief Cabinet Secretary Makoto Inoue, speaking at a press conference in Tokyo. "The Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries has revoked all permits for whaling research. " Asked about the motivation behind the sudden announcement, Inoue said, "It cannot be denied that that whaling severely and unnecessarily damages the image of Japan in the international community, due to the strong sentiment against whaling in many countries," speaking through an interpreter. "There is no longer any economic need for Japan to obtain protein from the whales, so it would be irrational and pointless to continue catching whales. " Anti-whaling activists appeared stunned. Robert Fisk: Was he betrayed? Of course. Pakistan knew Bin Laden's hiding place all along - Robert Fisk, Commentators. Fresh from providing us with a copy of his birth certificate, the American President turned up in the middle of the night to provide us with a live-time death certificate for Osama bin Laden, killed in a town named after a major in the army of the old British Empire.

Robert Fisk: Was he betrayed? Of course. Pakistan knew Bin Laden's hiding place all along - Robert Fisk, Commentators

Bin Laden killing saddens victim's family. Sarah Collerton Updated Tue 3 May 2011, 9:49am AEST A relative of a September 11 victim says she is disappointed Osama bin Laden has been killed and that it would have been better if he was brought before a court.

Bin Laden killing saddens victim's family

Donald Trump Not Running for President: GOP Can Now Return to Regularly Scheduled Programming. The naysayers said Donald Trump was just pulling a con.

Donald Trump Not Running for President: GOP Can Now Return to Regularly Scheduled Programming

They said he was doing it for the ratings and to help his renegotiation for a big Celebrity Apprentice payday next year. They said he just wanted folks to pay attention to him. Lazy Cakes: A Sleepytime Snack Elicits Public-Health Outrage. Public health officials and politicians are debating the safety of a new snack on the market — sold as Lazy Cakes, Kush Cakes and Lulla Pies. They’re brownies laced with the sleep aid melatonin. Like other compounds sold as dietary supplements, melatonin doesn’t need premarket approval by the Food and Drug Administration when sold in pill form. Arrest after 16-hour mobile phone call. Call it revenge of the train passengers.

Arrest after 16-hour mobile phone call

There was relief all round when a passenger on a train from California to Oregon was arrested for disorderly conduct after a marathon 16-hour mobile phone conversation. When other passengers were trying to get a little sleep, Lakesha Beard, from Oregon, was talking...and talking, and talking. Amtrak staff called police after fed-up passengers started complaining about the length of the call and how loudly the woman was talking. According to local press reports, Ms Beard involved in a "verbal altercation" when asked to be quiet during the trip.

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