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Because this hardly ever happens: Jessica Osborne, 20, received the gift from a family of regulars at the Pizza Hut where she works in this northeastern Indiana town. The family — a mother and two sons — stopped in recently for their usual: two Mountain Dews, a cup of hot water for tea and a large Meat Lover’s Stuffed Crust … Read More

from Steve Bloom’s Untamed

Esquire: It gnawed on my head, and I could feel flesh tearing away. I grabbed the animal by the throat; its fur felt like a dirty wet dog, only thicker. I hit it with a rock, but the rock crumbled, so I wiggled back into the fetal position. Its teeth cut deep into the bottom of my skull; I actually … Read More

The stats: Mr Xishun: 56 years old, 7.9 ft (was normal height until age 16 when experienced an unusual growth-spurt) Mr. Pingping: 19 years old, 2.4 ft (was the size of a grown-up’s open palm at birth )

From 1926 — Via Neatorama

The Atlantic reprints an article from 1982, in which one of its writers was shares his experience of working on something called a "computer": When I sit down to write a letter or start the first draft of an article, I simply type on the keyboard and the words appear on the screen. For six months, I found it awkward … Read More

Hahahaha: The City of Keizer is taking heat for installing a group of cement posts designed to protect pedestrians from cars, but which some say is a phallic symbol. A total of 52 of the posts were installed at a busy intersection in Keizer and they are getting a lot of second glances. A number of residents have complained to … Read More

Reuters: Muscular young men are likely to have more sex partners than their less-chiseled peers, researchers at the University of California Los Angeles said on Monday. These same researchers are working on a theory that young men are attracted to women with large breasts and long legs.  "It’s just a theory", said one UCLA researcher, "but we’re sure that there … Read More

Not to gross you out, but fireworks are dangerous Far far far more disturbing photos here.  (You’ve been warned…..)

(Via Neatorama.)

In January 1992, a container full of 29,000 rubber duckies (and blue turtles and green frogs) broke free from a cargo ship leaving China and somewhere in the Pacific. Fifteen years later, what remains of them are about to wash up on the shores of England, halfway around the world.  The Daily Mail discusses their journey, complete with this cool … Read More

Talk to her here: Welcome to IKEA. How can I help you? Hi Welcome to IKEA. How can I help you? What’s up? I’m fine, thank you for asking. What is your name? You are talking to Anna, the IKEA USA Online Assistant. My job is to answer your questions about IKEA What do you do? I work on this … Read More

They now have highly-sophisticated arson capabilities: High-wire squirrels torch man’s home twice in 8 days If you think Alan Turcott has bad luck, just think of the squirrels in his neighborhood. For the second time in eight days, Turcott’s Blue Island home caught fire when squirrels knocked high-voltage wires loose from a utility pole and onto his three-story house, fire … Read More

The Vatican, in perhaps a slightly sacreligious way, has issued a Ten Commandments For Drivers to combat road rage: 1. You shall not kill. 2. The road shall be for you a means of communion between people and not of mortal harm. 3. Courtesy, uprightness and prudence will help you deal with unforeseen events. 4. Be charitable and help your … Read More

I wrote about them on December 2, 2005. I wrote about them on November 2, 2006, and again on November 7, 2006. And again on May 10, 2007. What do I have to do to get people to pay attention to this impending global threat?  Make an Academy Award-winning documentary? An aggressive squirrel attacked and injured three people in a … Read More