The Large Hadron Collider, the world’s most powerful particle accelerator, just cannot catch a break. First, a coolant leak destroyed some of the magnets that guide the energy beam. Then LHC officials postponed the restart of the machine to add additional safety features. Now, a bird dropping a piece of bread on a section of [...]
A Best Buy in Colorado has fired two employees who tackled a shoplifter in front of the electronics store, the former employees said. Jared Bergstreser, 20, and Colin Trapp, 23, said they were informed of their firings Sunday, two weeks after they followed the shoplifter out of the Broomfield store, KMGH-TV, Denver, reported Wednesday. “A [...]
Did I miss something? Is it April 1st already? If not then this is just plain weird, which is why I established the category! The stink of flatulence and rotten eggs could provide a surprising lift for men. Hydrogen sulphide (H2S) causes erections in rats and may one day provide an alternative to Viagra for [...]
The identity of a man found dead inside a car in College Park on Monday afternoon has been confirmed as that of a Gainesville engineer missing since Feb. 11. Now city employees are answering questions about why the man’s car was ticketed seven times by city employees, beginning the day after he was last [...]
This is worse than an ISP charging you for each download! CSIRO Policy and Economic Research Unit member Jim McColl and Adelaide University Water Management Professor Mike Young plan to promote the move to state and federal politicians and experts across the country. “It would encourage people to reduce their sewage output by taking shorter [...]
This is taking video games a little too serious. A Dutch court has convicted two youths of theft for stealing virtual items in a computer game and sentenced them to community service.
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Hayden wanted to buy a $4 wood plaque for his mother as part of a last-minute birthday gift, but Michael’s wouldn’t accept 16 quarters as payment. “It’s store policy not to accept change,” a cashier explained, forcing an embarrassed Hayden to borrow a few bucks from his younger sister.
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An Indiana dealer asked a customer to pay him an extra $25 “for gas money to deliver the cocaine,” court documents showed. They were meeting about 16 miles away from the dealer’s home in Hammond, Indiana, according to documents posted on The Smoking Gun website. With fuel retailing at about $4 a gallon, the dealer [...]
Because HD is so interesting I end up watching shows I never would have before. The other day on National Geographic HD, there was a show with a guy living with a tribe of people who have had little contact with the civilized world. Superstitions ran wild in this tribe and they killed fellow tribesmen [...]
A 54-year-old man says his obsessive-compulsive disorder drove him to eat 23,000 Big Macs in 36 years. Fifty-four-year-old Don Gorske says he hit the milestone last month, continuing a pleasurable obsession that began May 17, 1972 when he got his first car.
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Talk about the Nanny State! In Essex, UK – Police officers have been banned from wearing mirrored sunglasses because of fears they intimidate the public. Additionally “Officers have also been told to dress smartly and maintain high standards of personal hygiene. And they have been warned to think about what hairstyle they are sporting under [...]
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