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Warning - ancient cannonball's may explode.

Apparently, if you submerge an iron cannonball in saltwater for several hundred years it will become very porous as it corrodes. Then, if you suddenly ...

Chelsea Clinton sexy?

Vanity Fair is claiming Chelsea Clinton has become a new sex symbol. ...

Studies in the Obvious...

Wednesday, May 8, 2002 (1 post)
Cornell University's Kevin McGraw conducted a study of personal ads placed by women from 23 cities around the US. His findings: (Gasp!) City ...

Canada -- The 51st State

Tuesday, May 7, 2002 (1 post)
According to a new poll by Ipsos-Reid, 30% of Americans think of Canada as just another state. "Seven in ten Americans say that they see their northern ...

What Would Jesus Do?

Tuesday, May 7, 2002 (2 posts)
HOUMA, Louisiana - The Rev. Thomas Bouterie, a Roman Catholic priest has resigned as pastor of his church after a coffee table book showed him shirtless in a ...

Be careful answering personal ads

Tuesday, May 7, 2002 (1 post)
If you see an online ad that starts like this... "Hi, I'm Bill. I'm compassionate, athletic guy who enjoys Mediterranean food, the poetry of ...

The Amish - Reflective signs are bad, but reflective tape is okay.

Tuesday, May 7, 2002 (1 post)
The Schwartzentruber Amish, an 80 member sect, has been fined $90 because they refuse to hang red safety triangles on their horse drawn buggies. According ...

Rolling Stones Tour

Thursday, October 24, 2002 (3 posts)
The Stones are going on tour, again, this time to mark their 40th anniversary together as a band. Combined age? 230 years.

Monkey wearing a dress and doing a handstand on top of a goat...

Now THAT'S entertainment... [IMAGE]

Koreans recreate classic Led Zeppelin album cover...

The original... [IMAGE] The Korean version (a scene from the new ...

Eye for an eye, tooth for a tooth...

A Saudi man who had two teeth knocked out in a fight got his revenge on Wednesday when his attacker had two of his own teeth extracted as punishment. ...

Beach Volleyball in Switzerland?

Yes, they have beach volleyball in Switzerland. And yes, there are no beaches in Switzerland. When they want to play beach volleyball, they just ...

New Prince Philip quote

Friday, May 3, 2002 (1 post)
"Do you know they have eating dogs for the anorexic now?" - Prince Philip, to a blind woman accompanied by her guide dog.

This is creepy...

With a laser-driven microphone, scientists in Bonn have found that flowers whimper when a leaf is cut and cucumbers squeal when they get sick. And plants ...

picture of an elephant stretching to reach a cookie

Saturday, February 25, 2006 (1 post)
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Quote of the day -- Britney the Baptist

Thursday, May 2, 2002 (1 post)
"She [Britney Spears] is such a well-known person that we want her to continue being a good example of what it is to be a Baptist." - Rev. David Kelly, ...

big-ass flower

This is a picture of an "Amorphophallus Titanum", the worlds largest flower, at the Kew Gardens in London... ...

The Clinton Show

Thursday, May 2, 2002 (3 posts)
The LA Times reports that Bill Clinton is meeting with executives at NBC about the possibility of hosting his own daytime talk show. It seems that Clinton ...

Quote of the day -- Sacrifice the chocolate rabbit!

Wednesday, May 1, 2002 (1 post)
"When we yelled 'Sacrifice the chocolate rabbit' they jumped out of their parked cars and started to circle us. They were praying hard. It was really ...

Bizarre - scientists invent remote controlled rats

By implanting electrodes in rats' brains, scientists have created remote-controlled rodents they can command to turn left or right, climb trees and navigate ...

And I thought American football was tough...

Wednesday, May 1, 2002 (1 post)
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Former Sydney Swans Australian Rules player Peter Filandia was suspended for 10 matches on Wednesday after pleading guilty to biting an ...

New US Warships shaped like bricks

artist's rendering of new DD-X class destroyer... [IMAGE]

New Business Idea

Hmm... I like dogs. I like beer. This could work... http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,51340,00.html

This ISN'T the Middle East...

This isn't a picture from the Middle East, it is Japanese anti-terrorist police practicing how to deal with English soccer fans... ...