US scientists have introduced a concept design of the "Cornucopia" or Digital Fabricator, a "personal food factory" able to print food from specified ingredients, with no waste at the point of cooking. picked by bornbad 16 hours ago

Start drinking now!

*Props to Dave* picked by bornbad 16 hours ago

A lesson on keeping the back door closed. picked by suebe 20 hours ago

According to Dr. Karen Weatherby, a gerontologist and author of the study, gawking at women’s breasts is a healthy practice, almost at par with an intense exercise regime, that prolongs the lifespan of a man by five years. picked by cecilberman 20 hours ago

More than 800,000 people are arrested on marijuana charges each year in the United States, many on the basis of an error-prone test. picked by cecilberman 22 hours ago

A 20-year-old autistic man died of hyperthermia on Saturday after being left in a van for over five hours, where the temperature may have reached up to 130 degrees. picked by suebe 22 hours ago

BrewDog is at it again, drawing criticism ahead of its latest PR stunt. Wish I lived closer!

Follow up to this story. picked by meggysue 23 hours ago

Two small boxes bought 10 years ago for $45 -- negotiated down from $70 -- are now estimated to be worth at least $200 million, according to a Beverly Hills art appraiser. picked by PulsisX 2 days ago

A wedding photographer thought he came up with a great idea -- have a bride and groom pose holding hunting rifles. Bad idea -- one of the rifles accidentally went off, killing the photographer. picked by suebe 2 days ago

The Netherlands has given the OK for a 14 year old girl to try to sail solo around the world.

<--- We'll call this the "before" pic. picked by Moe 2 days ago

A priest in eastern Europe has been accused of drowning a baby boy as he baptised him. picked by midnightbliss10 2 days ago

The Electronic Frontier Foundation won regulatory approval for three exemptions to the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, including one that covers jailbreaking smartphones. picked by 2manyusernames 2 days ago

...with the money the lost from the oil spill? picked by pocksucket 2 days ago

During the 24-hour surgery, doctors lifted an entire face, including jaw, nose, cheekbones, muscles, teeth and eyelids, and placed it masklike onto the man. picked by bornbad 3 days ago

But do go here to see it picked by suebe 3 days ago

Richard Dawkins was probably talking tongue-in-cheek when he discussed the probability of arresting the pope when he visits the UK, but the UK government is said to have set in motion a law change that will prevent the Pope from being arrested - just in case. picked by 2manyusernames 3 days ago

Well, click it and learn something again!!! picked by suebe 3 days ago

The black space rock, which was about three inches long, split in two as it fell to the ground, near the pitch, before jumping back up and hitting Mr Marszel in his chest. picked by DAVEthefish 3 days ago

Right before going to jail for killing his wife on July 5th, Johnny Concepcion left New York-Presbyterian/Columbia University Medical Center with a brand new liver. His old one was ruined after he tried to kill himself with rat poison.

The NY Post has retracted its story. The link now goes to an update. picked by suebe 3 days ago

Oliver Stone insists that the Jewish lobby controls the US foreign policy and that it prevents the Holocaust and Hitler from being debated. He also states that Hitler and Stalin were scapegoats and should be looked at in context. picked by 2manyusernames 3 days ago

Kaing Guek Eav, also known as Comrade Duch, oversaw the prison, execution centre and despatch point for the Killing Fields, Tuol Sleng in Phnom Penh during the Khmer Rouge's brutal regime in Cambodia. His 9 month long trial has come to a conclusion with his conviction. Sentencing is due to follow. picked by pocksucket 3 days ago

The huge library of secret military reports prepared from 2004 through last December documents the uncertainty of American military officers and their U.S. intelligence counterparts about the conduct of the war in Afghanistan, as well as their strong suspicion that Pakistan’s military spy agency, the ISI, was working against the U.S. there by bolstering insurgent groups. picked by bornbad 3 days ago

What do we owe our parents? A mother is suing for financial assistance from the children she left behind. The children don't want to pay, questioning why they should be forced to support someone they barely know.

What a piece of work! picked by Kendar 4 days ago

A Kings of Leon show in St. Louis was cut short due to a gross intervention by a mean bird. The band stopped playing after just three songs because a bird pooped in bassist Jared Followill's mouth! picked by suebe 4 days ago

Their infant daughter, Alayna, has a serious eye problem, which they chose not to treat. Someone notified authorities and the state intervened, and now the Wylands are trying to regain custody of their daughter.

Those are the words, wholly inadequate.

Only the pictures do the story justice. picked by Spacedust 4 days ago