Sailor crashes boat for 13th time
(telegraph.co.uk) - A hapless sailor named 'Captain Calamity' has destroyed his catamaran after flipping it for the 13th time while attempting to ride Britain's biggest wave.
Why money CAN buy you happiness - but only if you earn more than your friends
(dailymail.co.uk) - Money makes you happy - but only if you have lots more than your
friends and neighbours.
Owning the house of your dreams, the car you always longed for
and having millions in the bank doesn't stop that desire to keep up with
the Joneses, researchers have found.
And More...
Two-year-old with same IQ as Einstein
(telegraph.co.uk) - He has been ranked in the 99.99th percentile of the population and has been ranked off the scale as the Stanford-Binet test cannot measure higher than 160.
Obama wins 2009 Nobel Peace Prize
(news.bbc.co.uk) - The Nobel Committee said he won it for "his extraordinary efforts to strengthen international diplomacy and co-operation between peoples".
The committee highlighted Mr Obama's efforts to support international bodies and promote nuclear disarmament.
Mr Obama's spokesman said the president was "humbled" to have won the prize. He said he woke Mr Obama up with the news early on Friday.
Ark. player ends game with noble gesture
(arkansasvarsity.rivals.com) - Thamail Morgan took the kickoff and headed up the field.
He was at the 20 ... 30 ... 40
He had been avoiding, dodging or just simply running through tacklers on the way. Football always had come easily for Morgan. This game was no different. By the time he hit midfield, only More...
Who needs a Phillies foul ball?
(abclocal.go.com) - During Phillies' Tuesday night sellout, a touching family moment turned into comic relief and a video that is drawing national attention.
Study: Regular drinkers get more exercise
(msnbc.msn.com) - People who drink regularly seem to exercise more often than teetotalers, and those who average more than a drink or two a day may be the most active, a new study suggests.
Using data from a government health survey of U.S. adults, researchers found that in general, the amount of time More...
How Different Groups Spend Their Day [infograph]
(nytimes.com) - The American Time Use Survey asks thousands of American residents to recall every minute of a day. Here is how people over age 15 spent their time in 2008.
The Seven Types of Employees You Meet at Best Buy
(gizmodo.com) - Have you ever noticed that no matter which Best Buy you go into, you end up seeing the same people working there? That's because there are seven types of people that work at every single Best Buy, with no exceptions.
Irrational Markets: People reject free money out of anger
(arstechnica.com) - Game theory has provided researchers in a variety of fields, from psychology to economics, an opportunity to test human behaviors under controlled conditions. It allows big questions—are humans rational actors when money's on the line, for example—to be tested in situations where behaviors that deviate from expectations are easy to More...
Before They Were Music Stars
(yepyep.gibbs12.com) - It feels good to realize that before they were rock or pop stars, these people were just like us (or worse). Without money, fame, and an image consultant, what are the chances that they’d have an aspirational look? Below is a trip down memory lane that features school yearbook photos from some of music’s biggest stars.
Red-Hot Redheads: Cool Facts About Carrot Tops
(divinecaroline.com) - We’ve all heard that blondes are dumb, brunettes are smart and dependable, and that curly-haired women are unhinged, but of all the hair stereotypes out there, no one suffers more injustice than redheads do. Throughout history, they’ve been subjected to discrimination and fearful prejudice, being viewed as untrustworthy, mischievous, temperamental, More...
Secrets of Self-Made Millionaires
(rd.com) - When you think “millionaire,” what image comes to mind? For many of us, it’s a flashy Wall Street banker type who flies a private jet, collects cars and lives the kind of decadent lifestyle that would make Donald Trump proud.
But many modern millionaires live in middle-class neighborhoods, work full-time and More...
CEO gives employees $1,000 from his pay
(abclocal.go.com) - A New Jersey CEO dipped into his own paycheck in a bid to stimulate the economy.
Jack Windolf gave $1,000 to all 434 workers at Bollinger Insurance Solutions and told them "let's jumpstart this economy."
The Eight Levels of Programmers
(codinghorror.com) - The "where do you see yourself in five years" question is sort of glib, and most people have a pat answer they give to interviewers. But it does raise some deeper concerns: what is the potential career path for a software developer? Sure, we do this stuff because we love More...
Security Guard takes disabled man's luggage
(davehingsburger.blogspot.com) - "He says my luggage is unattended because I am a disabled man and can't supervise my own luggage."
She tried to flush baby down the toilet; then it gets weird
(open.salon.com) - Working in a hospital brings exposure to the human condition in the way that no other job can. Of course you see birth and death, but you also see the results of human foibles like rage, anger and despair. All too often, mental illness plays a (usually harmful) role. Eventually, More...
Why Do Check Cashing Services Exist?
(delsquacho.com) - I wondered how the average person would be saving that much money by paying for a service that anyone with a bank account in good standing could get free of charge.
NFL players lost at sea may have shed life vests
(news.yahoo.com) - Two NFL players might have taken off their life vests after their hopes of being rescued at sea faded as they clung to their capsized boat, according to Coast Guard records on the eventual rescue of a sole survivor.
Nick Schuyler told the Coast Guard that one by one, the other More...
6 year old with 176 IQ
(usatoday.com) - Pranav Veera can recite the names of the U.S. presidents in the order they served in office. He can say the alphabet backward. Give him a date back to 2000, and he'll tell you the day of the week.
He's only 6 years old.
At first glance, Pranav is a typical young More...
Women's breasts getting bigger
(nz.news.yahoo.com) - New Zealand women are getting bigger breasts, with D cups and bigger accounting for nearly half of Bendon bras sold in New Zealand last year.
Drunk or Not?
(yesbutnobutyes.com) - It's time to play...are they drunk?
We have here a collection of photos from around the Internets focusing on people
who appear to be quite inebriated.
Or maybe they're faking it. Judge for yourself.
Scary: 34% Of Americans Don't Think It's Possible To Live Without Government Help
(sayanythingblog.com) - George Lakoff, a professor at the University of California at Berkeley, recently stated that “the moral mission of government is simple: no one can earn a living in America or live an American life without protection and empowerment by the government.”
Thirty-four percent (34%) of voters nationwide agree with Lakoff’s assertion More...
1 in 31 Americans in Jail - Cost of locking them up too high
(reuters.com) - One in every 31 U.S. adults is in the corrections system, which includes jail, prison, probation and supervision, more than double the rate of a quarter century ago, according to a report released on Monday by the Pew Center on the States.
The study, which said the current rate compares to More...
Mother sets fire to her daughter's gloating rapist
(telegraph.co.uk) - A Spanish mother has taken revenge on the man who raped her 13-year-old daughter at knifepoint by dousing him in petrol and setting him alight. He died of his injuries in hospital on Friday.
World's heaviest man set to marry
(news.bbc.co.uk) - The world's heaviest man says he is to marry his girlfriend later this month after losing nearly half his original body weight.
25 Innovators in Technology
(portfolio.com) - They’re changing the way we do business (and not always for the better). Don't miss features on Twitter CEO Evan Williams, Google's gambit with the power grid, and an essay about CEO Steve Jobs' leave of absence from Apple.
Is Genius Born or Can It Be Learned?
(time.com) - Is it possible to cultivate genius? Could we somehow structure our educational and social life to produce more Einsteins and Mozarts — or, more urgently these days, another Adam Smith or John Maynard Keynes?
Plane crash in NY - 50 dead
(news.bbc.co.uk) - Intense heat is keeping investigators from the wreckage of an aircraft that crashed in New York state, killing 50 people in the early hours of Friday.
If you've ever thought about having octuplets...see this pic!
(dailymail.co.uk) - There are baby bumps and then there are baby bumps.
But there must be few women in history who have ever had a baby bump quite like octuplets mother Nadya Suleman.
Hello ladies of the internet!
(i43.tinypic.com) - I must stress again this is for a SERIOUS, long term relationship. I am not some 'fling' as though I were a boy toy to be tossed aside.
Caught on camera: Man just milliseconds from death as he leaps out of path of speeding train
(dailymail.co.uk) - A split second from oblivion, he saunters across a level crossing, seemingly oblivious to the train thundering towards him.
After suddenly realising his fate, he manages to leap clear of the 75mph express , but only after it catches his trailing foot, sending his trainer spinning into the air.
This astonishing CCTV More...
High Five Escalator - 2000 high fives in 45 minutes
(improveverywhere.com) - For our latest mission, Agent Lathan gave out 2,000 high fives by standing next to a subway escalator during the morning rush. Five additional agents spread out along the adjacent stairs, holding signs that prepared commuters for the upcoming high five fun.
Top 10 Moments Caught on Google Maps Street View
(urlesque.com) - In this Web 2.0 world, the cameras are always rolling and the net is always ready to advertise our absurdity. So in the spirit of open information -- we've compiled our Top 10 Moments Caught on Google Maps!
Irishman runs seven marathons on seven continents in five days
(telegraph.co.uk) - Richard Donovan, 42, from Galway in the west of Ireland, began his challenge in numbing sub-zero temperatures in Antarctica on January 31 and finished in Sydney just five days, nine hours and eight minutes later.
Palin Interview - Quotes from the New Sarah Palin Interview
(esquire.com) - The full-length version of our controversial interview with Alaska's governor reveals the former vice-presidential candidate's perspective on John McCain's choices, her daughter's marriage, God's guidance, and her perceived "hotness."
Man pulls out 13 of his own teeth with pliers 'because he couldn't find an NHS dentist'
(dailymail.co.uk) - A former soldier pulled his own teeth out with a pair of pliers because he could not find a dentist to take on NHS patients.
Iraq War veteran Ian Boynton could not afford to go private for treatment so instead took the drastic action to remove 13 of his teeth that were giving him severe pain.
Bill Gates Unleashes Swarm of Mosquitoes on Crowd
(foxnews.com) - Microsoft founder turned philanthropist Bill Gates released a glass full of mosquitoes at an elite technology conference to make a point about the deadly disease malaria.
"I brought some. Here I'll let them roam around. There is no reason only poor people should be infected."
'Tough Guys' take part in ultimate endurance test
(telegraph.co.uk) - Competitors must sign a "Death Warrant disclaimer" before taking part.
The event claims to be the safest most dangerous taste of mental physical pain and endurance on earth.
10 Confessions Of A Cash4Gold Employee
(consumerist.com) - From the acid-cloud haze of the Cash4Gold processing center steps forth a shadowy figure, fingers stained with orange testing fluid. It's an ex-Cash4Gold employee and in-between tuberculosic wheezes he manages to pass you a yellow legal paid with 10 confessions about how his former employer taught him to rip people More...
'Buy American' Provision Draws Fire
(abcnews.go.com) - Sparks Fly on 'This Week' as CEOs and Legislators Debate Stimulus Package
Michelle Obama bans daughters from mixing with celebrities
(telegraph.co.uk) - But family friends told Us Weekly that Mrs Obama is "trying to keep them grounded" and insisting on no special treatment as they begin their new lives in Washington. That means an end to hanging out with celebrities such as Beyonce, whom the girls were thrilled to meet during the campaign, according to their father.
Baby born with 12 fingers, 12 toes
(upi.com) - A baby born in San Francisco has six perfectly formed and functional fingers and toes on his hands and feet, say doctors at Saint Luke's Hospital.
Take our money, keep your stuff
(sfgate.com) - It started as a family joke: Facing snowballing medical expenses for their two young disabled children, Gregg and Brittiny Peters quipped they might need to sell everything they owned to stay solvent. As the bills tipped $10,000, however, the idea was no longer funny.
Facebook Honesty
(flickr.com) - If you're on facebook, you've probably received a friend request from someone from years back who you never particularly liked. If you're anything like me, you probably just accepted their request. If you're anything like the person in this picture, you're my new hero.
Man who took one bill and handed rest back to bank teller gets 15-year sentence
(ktbs.com) - Brown surrendered to police the next day, telling them his mother didn't raise him that way.
Something to aspire to
(en.wikipedia.org) - I have a feeling you couldn't try to obtain a greater wikipedia page.
93-year-old man freezes to death indoors
(msnbc.msn.com) - A 93-year-old man froze to death inside his home just days after the municipal power company restricted his use of electricity because of unpaid bills, officials said.
Husband's kiss woke 'sleeping beauty wife' in coma after heart attack
(dailymail.co.uk) - 'What happened next was beyond my wildest dreams,' he said. 'She turned her head towards mine, puckered up her lips and gave me a little kiss.
Widow finds dead husband's secret toy treasure trove hidden in shed
(telegraph.co.uk) - For decades, Brenda Rowlands wondered what her husband Dewi kept locked away in the wooden chest he stored in the shed.
6 Bizarre Body Modifications and Plastic Surgeries
(cosmeticsurgeon.co.uk) - If you've ever thought, maybe I'll make my self look like a cat, then know you wouldn't be the first.
Mother guilty over smoking boy...who just happens to be 3 YEARS OLD!
(news.bbc.co.uk) - A three-year-old boy lit a cigarette butt and smoked it in front of his mother, Merthyr Crown Court has heard.
The incident was filmed on a mobile and passed to social services by a friend of the boy's mother Kelly Marie Pocock.
The friend earlier spotted him smoking a cigarette and said it looked like he had been "smoking for many years".
Man rapes woman in order to learn english in jail
(yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk) - The court heard after his arrest Majlat told a psychiatrist he decided to rape the woman because he wanted to go to jail where he would be fed, housed and be taught English.
Why People Fake Their Deaths
(livescience.com) - When people die, sometimes it's hard to believe they are really gone — and for good reason.
Rumors of faked deaths have followed many famous people, including comedian Andy Kaufman, Elvis Presley, John F. Kennedy, and (up until October 2008) pilot Steve Fossett. Rumors and conspiracy theories aside, faked deaths are More...
A face you can trust - Boston.com
(boston.com) - Princeton psychologists recently showed that certain faces, even when expressionless, strike people as trustworthy or untrustworthy.
17 Year old Girl has 7 Kids [Shokcing Story] | WickedReport.com
(wickedreport.com) - Argentine teenager Pamela Villarruel poses with her seven children outside her parents’ home in the town of Leones in Cordoba Province.
College Girl’s Virginity Auction Hits $3.8 Million
(buzznewsroom.com) - As of Wednesday, bidding on the San Diego resident’s virtue had reportedly reached $3.8 million. But that won’t be her only revenue — she just inked a book deal with the David Black Literary.
Charge your batteries Obama, the world is yours tomorrow!
(flickr.com) - Sleep tight...you've got a long road ahead of you.
How Obama found his voice - Books
(nytimes.com) - Much has been made of Mr. Obama’s eloquence — his ability to use words in his speeches to persuade and uplift and inspire. But his appreciation of the magic of language and his ardent love of reading have not only endowed him with a rare ability to communicate his ideas More...
Prejudice study finds gay is the new black
(bps.org.uk) - A study into prejudice has found homophobic attitudes are more common than racism. The study will be presented today, 16th January 2009, at the British Psychological Society’s Division of Occupational Psychology annual conference in Blackpool.
In the study, carried out by Occupational Psychology consultancy Shire Professional, 60 people ranging in age More...
Pilot Is Hailed After Jetliner’s Icy Plunge
(nytimes.com) - A US Airways jetliner with 155 people aboard lost power in both engines, possibly from striking birds, after taking off from La Guardia Airport on Thursday afternoon. The pilot ditched in the icy Hudson River and all on board were rescued by a flotilla of converging ferries and emergency boats, More...
Unemployed try unconventional methods to find jobs
(money.cnn.com) - Renting a billboard, handing out flyers or printing up T-shirts with your contact information used to seem like an outlandish way to get a job but now unemployed workers are going to just such lengths to get attention.
Finger Length May Predict Financial Success
(dsc.discovery.com) - The length of a man's ring finger may predict his success as a financial trader. Researchers at the University of Cambridge in England report that men with longer ring fingers, compared to their index fingers, tended to be more successful in the frantic high-frequency trading in the London financial district.
Heath Ledger wins Golden Globe
(hollywoodreporter.com) - The award for best supporting actor went to the late Heath Ledger on Sunday at the 66th annual Golden Globe Awards.
I was a 48-year-old virgin until I won £8.5m on Lotto
(thesun.co.uk) - Not quite how the title would lead you to believe...
Tony Dungy steps down as Indianapolis Colts coach
(sports.espn.go.com) - Tony Dungy always considered football just a career path. Not his life's mission.
On Monday, Dungy began the transition from head coach to full-time dad and devoted volunteer by announcing his retirement after seven years leading the Indianapolis Colts.
"We just felt this was the right time," Dungy said. "Don't shed any More...
Man accused of selling daughter for cash, beer
(wtop.com) - Evidentially, the going rate for a 14-year-old is $16,000, 100 cases of beer and several cases of meat.
NYC "Skank" Sues Google
(therightperspective.org) - A former Australian Vogue cover model is suing Google to help her find the identity of an anonymous blogger who dubbed her “Skankiest in NYC”.
True grit: the mum who delivered her own baby
(smh.com.au) - So at midnight, after 12 hours of constant pain, the petite, 40-year-old mother of six sat down on a low wooden bench. She took several gulps from a bottle of rubbing alcohol, grabbed a 15-cm knife and began to cut.
The Legend of Cliff Young: The 61 Year Old Farmer Who Won the World’s Toughest Race
(elitefeet.com) - The legendary story of Cliff Young is already known to many runners. If you're aren't familiar with it, you're in for a fascinating read.
Paul Newman: 30 Unforgettable Roles
(ew.com) - From 1956 through 2006, the versatile actor performed in some 60 movies. Here's a look back at the gems from a half-century career in film.
Barack Obama is Time's Person of the Year
(time.com) - In one of the craziest elections in American history, he overcame a lack of experience, a funny name, two candidates who are political institutions and the racial divide to become the 44th President of the United States.
21 Of The Craziest, Weirdest And Funniest Tattoos You’ve Ever Seen
(listfied.com) - Tattoos are in vogue nowadays. Although there are some reasonable tattoo designs, some people decide to let their imaginations loose, and have the weirdest of ideas, and the result is a weird and crazy tattoo. Here are 21 of such tattoo designs. Enjoy!
