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It’s been known for a long time that smoking is bad for you. There was a saying a while back that went along the lines of “Every cigarette you smoke, reduces your lifespan by 11 minutes.” which is of course ironic considering 11 minutes is about how long it...
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Dubai, home to everything expensive and extravagant, will now be home to the world’s first underwater hotel. Dubbed the Water Discus Underwater Hotel, the fancy flophouse will feature a section with 21 rooms, a “dive center” and a bar, all 10 meters below the surface of the sea. A...
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Robert Gene White, 67, was found dead after being administered several lap dances at a Texas strip club named The Red Parrot, in El Paso. The man had been receiving lap dances from several strippers and when it came time to pay, he was found to be unresponsive. The...
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Since the beginning of the local arm-wrestling match between students protesting the announced raise in scolarity fees, police trying to keep the protests calm, and the provincial government holding their own to save face “against a bunch of wet-behind-the-ears kids”, a university psychology teacher, dressed like a giant panda...
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Swimmers in Eichbaum Lake near Hamburg, Germany are killing fish by the hundreds. By urinating in the lake, the residents are increasing the amount of phosphates in the water to levels that are fatal to the fish. The phosphates clog the fish gills and cause them to suffocate. Local...
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Young Benjamin Lerman Coady, a seventh grade student from West Hartford Conn. spotted an error on a historical map of the 6th century Byzantine period. Immediately he went to a docent and was instructed to fill out a form, which he did. “The front desk didn’t believe me,” he said....
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A Parisian exhibition has showcased a truly bizarre concoction: an aerosol mouth spray that immediately imparts drunkenness and inebriation. The chemical, called WA|HH Quantum Sensations Spray, was designed to allow people to experience the drunken condition without having to endure the unpleasant side effects of intoxication. Each puff of...
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A 53-year old British man, living in Middlebury (outside of Bristol) received minor injuries after crashing his motorized bar stool. *double take* Yes, a motorized bar stool. The man, James Kleckner, was taking the stool with a small engine attached on a little jaunt around the block when it...
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If you think that your job sucks, spare a thought for the people working in this playing card factory in China. Their skills are simultaneously amazing and sad. You have to pack a lot of cards into boxes to be this fast at it. If you have a minute...
It’s been known for a long time that smoking is bad for you. There was a saying a while back that went along the lines of “Every cigarette you smoke, reduces your lifespan by 11 minutes.” which is of course ironic considering 11 minutes is about how long it...
Dubai, home to everything expensive and extravagant, will now be home to the world’s first underwater hotel. Dubbed the Water Discus Underwater Hotel, the fancy flophouse will feature a section with 21 rooms, a “dive center” and a bar, all 10 meters below the surface of the sea. A...
Robert Gene White, 67, was found dead after being administered several lap dances at a Texas strip club named The Red Parrot, in El Paso. The man had been receiving lap dances from several strippers and when it came time to pay, he was found to be unresponsive. The...
Since the beginning of the local arm-wrestling match between students protesting the announced raise in scolarity fees, police trying to keep the protests calm, and the provincial government holding their own to save face “against a bunch of wet-behind-the-ears kids”, a university psychology teacher, dressed like a giant panda...
Swimmers in Eichbaum Lake near Hamburg, Germany are killing fish by the hundreds. By urinating in the lake, the residents are increasing the amount of phosphates in the water to levels that are fatal to the fish. The phosphates clog the fish gills and cause them to suffocate. Local...
Young Benjamin Lerman Coady, a seventh grade student from West Hartford Conn. spotted an error on a historical map of the 6th century Byzantine period. Immediately he went to a docent and was instructed to fill out a form, which he did. “The front desk didn’t believe me,” he said....
A Parisian exhibition has showcased a truly bizarre concoction: an aerosol mouth spray that immediately imparts drunkenness and inebriation. The chemical, called WA|HH Quantum Sensations Spray, was designed to allow people to experience the drunken condition without having to endure the unpleasant side effects of intoxication. Each puff of...
A 53-year old British man, living in Middlebury (outside of Bristol) received minor injuries after crashing his motorized bar stool. *double take* Yes, a motorized bar stool. The man, James Kleckner, was taking the stool with a small engine attached on a little jaunt around the block when it...