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10 Things You Didn't Know About April Fool's Day

Danny Gallagher — Mon, 01 Apr 2013 13:00:54 +0000

Every year on April 1st, office water coolers are spiked with white wine and computer mouses are glued to desks. Every year on college campuses, half empty buckets of water are placed on the top of dorm room doors and passed out bros are covered with marker ink. And throughout the world, the sound of chuckling and cackling can be heard echoing across its borders.

Lifeguard Fired for Saving Swimmer Outside of Protected Zone — Is It Fair? [VIDEO]

Amy Sciarretto — Thu, 05 Jul 2012 14:43:55 +0000

Florida lifeguard Tomas Lopez was fired from his job for saving a swimmer who was drowning. Wait, what? Lopez, 21, was fired Monday after he went outside of his company’s protected zone to help a swimmer in need. A beach dweller ran up to Lopez’s lifeguard post to alert him that a man was drowning. [...]

National Geographic Plans to Transmit Tweets into Space

Don Deane — Thu, 28 Jun 2012 18:00:43 +0000

As a way to promote its show ‘Chasing UFOs’ and potentially impress aliens with our highly-advanced Twitter technology, the National Geographic Channel will broadcast tweets into the deepest recesses of space this coming August. The event will also celebrate the 35th anniversary of the “Wow!” signal, an unexplained narrowband radio signal detected by SETI in [...]

Seriously?! 10 Year Old Gets Tattoo [VIDEO]

Lynn Quale — Mon, 25 Jun 2012 17:25:27 +0000

The latest crazy headline from MSNBC making news across the country is of a grandfather in Florida who let his 10 year old grandson (who he has custody of) get a tattoo.

Perpetual Student Michael Nicholson on His Way to 30th Degree

Jeremy Taylor — Wed, 20 Jun 2012 18:45:27 +0000

You’ve surely heard it said that so-and-so has “dedicated his life to learning.” But it would be hard to find anyone more dedicated to the pursuit of knowledge than 71-year-old Michael Nicholson, who is currently working on his 30th college degree. That breaks down to one bachelor’s degree, two associate’s degrees, 22 master’s degrees, three specialist [...]

Urinal Splash Guard Aims to Keep Your Shoes Pee Free

Ernio Hernandez — Sun, 29 Apr 2012 17:45:16 +0000

Though nowhere near as fun as making music with your pee — there now exists a urinal splash guard. No, no one is worried that you might sneeze into your stream, a splash guard will supposedly keep errant droplets from raining down onto the floor and/or on your shoes, pants or feet for you sandal-wearing [...]

What the…? Woman Fired After Donating Kidney to Boss [VIDEO]

Don Deane — Tue, 24 Apr 2012 16:30:17 +0000

In today’s economy, it seems even donating a kidney to your boss isn’t a guarantee of job security.

Debbie Stevens, a Long Island divorced mother of two, alleges that she was fired from her job after donating a kidney to her manager, Jackie Brucia, and now she’s seeking millions of dollars in compensation.

Brave Man Attempts to Eat Burger King Whopper With 1,050 Strips of Bacon

Don Deane — Sat, 21 Apr 2012 20:00:44 +0000

Burger King Japan recently introduced a special where customers can add 15 strips of bacon to a burger for only 110 Yen ($1.24). One man took advantage of this artery-clogging promotion by adding a staggering 1,050 strips of bacon-y goodness to a Whopper. He has it his way and, before long, his stomach makes him regret it.

Hot Sauce is in High Demand

Lynn Quale — Fri, 20 Apr 2012 12:52:31 +0000

Who doesn't like hot sauce? It's one of those condiments that you should always have on hand - you will find ketchup, mustard, and a bottle of Frank's in my fridge at all times. Right now the hot sauce industry is booming, and I thought I better share this information with you just in case you have always dreamed of creating and selling your own recipe. If that is in fact the case - NOW is the time!

10 Fascinating Facts About Tax Preparation That Will Actually Blow Your Mind

Maura Chwastyk — Thu, 12 Apr 2012 16:40:03 +0000

Amount of income, number of deductions, total receipts, amount of times you banged your head on the table: April is the month of figures.

If the amount of money in your bank account and number on your tax return are making you crazy, take a break, take a breath and distract yourself with some of these numbers from the IRS.

Ozzy Osbourne Schedules His Lovemaking Around 'Letterman'

Jeff Giles — Tue, 27 Mar 2012 23:20:37 +0000

After spending a few seasons watching Ozzy Osbourne putter around his kitchen in ‘The Osbournes,’ we thought nothing could surprise us about the domesticated Prince of Darkness — but as it turns out, we underestimated his wife Sharon’s tendency to overshare. According to the UK’s Sun tabloid, Ozzy schedules his conjugal visits with Sharon around [...]

Now You Can Hold David Lee Roth in the Palm of Your Hand

Billy Dukes — Mon, 26 Mar 2012 17:00:38 +0000

Sometimes only David Lee Roth can properly express how you feel. Sometimes a set of circumstances are so complex that it takes a wordsmith like Roth to properly convey your sentiment. Sometimes you just have money to blow and you love Van Halen.

If any of this rings true, then you need the David Lee Roth Scream Box.

Miss Universe Canada Contestant Banned For Manly Reason

Patrick Bateman — Mon, 26 Mar 2012 11:30:25 +0000

The pageant’s organizers admit Jenna Talackova is a “real girl,” but won’t let her in their beauty pageant because the Vancouver native was born a dude. The rules state that each contestant must be a “naturally born female.” Talackova claimed she was born a female on her registration form. She later confessed when the pageant’s [...]

Website Full Of Products You Didn't Realize You Needed

K. Thor Jensen — Sun, 25 Mar 2012 14:00:18 +0000

There’s nothing worse than seeing an awesome Kickstarter project that you failed to fund. All of the people who chipped in cash get cool bonuses and rewards and you’re left with nothing. It can even be hard to buy the finished product once it’s done. New online store TinyLightbulbs aims to fix that problem. After [...]

Can What You Eat Make You Go Bald?

Shauna Wright — Thu, 22 Mar 2012 17:00:38 +0000

Guys, want to keep your hair? Lay off the junk food, because research now links a poor diet to a receding hairline. In the past few years, three major studies in as many countries back up the claims of Finnish research done a decade ago, and they all indicate the same thing: men with insulin [...]

How Did a Sneeze Cut Power to One Minnesota Town?

Shauna Wright — Tue, 20 Mar 2012 17:00:33 +0000

You’ve probably heard of power-walking and power-napping, but how about power-sneezing? More specifically, power outage sneezing. Travers Lee DeWitte, 38, of Minnesota, was driving when a big sneeze came out of nowhere, causing him to involuntarily hit the gas and run into a wire attached to a power pole. The cable snapped and caused a [...]

Man Jumps Out Of Space Capsule 13 Miles Above Earth

Joe Student — Mon, 19 Mar 2012 19:00:32 +0000

Last week, Red Bull-sponsored astronaut Felix Baumgartner jumped out of a space capsule 13 miles above the earth over Roswell, New Mexico and lived. Watch the video to see details of this amazing feat: The jump from 71,581 feet was a test for Baumgartner, 42, who wants to break the 51 year-old record of 102,000 [...]

Town Votes to Keep Street Named 'Katie's Crotch'

Shauna Wright — Wed, 14 Mar 2012 17:44:13 +0000

Streets are often named after notable people, so one can only imagine how exactly New Portland, Maine residents came up with the name Katie’s Crotch Road. While no one’s quite sure how it came to pass, some local historians say a family with the last name of Katie used to live at the street’s intersection [...]

Teenager Finds Winning Lottery Ticket After Mom Makes Him Clean Room

Jeremy Taylor — Mon, 05 Mar 2012 21:00:17 +0000

Ryan Kitching’s mom had been nagging him to clean his room, as moms tend to do. When the 19-year-old from Midlothian, Scotland finally relented and attacked the mess, he found 12 old lottery tickets.

Figuring they must all be losers, he thought about throwing the tickets out with the rest of the junk. But then he had a “strange feeling” that he should check the numbers, and when he did, he was nearly $85,000 richer.

Banker Leaves One Percent Tip, Tells Waitress to 'Get a Real Job'

Shauna Wright — Tue, 28 Feb 2012 18:00:16 +0000

The Occupy Wall Street crowd may have derided the so-called “one percent,” but someone is so proud to be in those upper ranks that he showed his disdain for the rest of us by tipping a restaurant server exactly — yes — one percent on a tab, and including a nasty note to boot. The [...]