About 30 men lifted a schoolbus to save a pregnant woman struck by the bus, enabling the baby to be born before the woman died of her injuries, the New York Post said Friday. picked by topofall 2 months ago

Female police officers on the front line in Britain should be issued with "bulletproof bras", police leaders have said.

Upvotes for a picture! picked by topofall 2 months ago

An official in the Indian state of Bihar has come up with a new idea to encourage low caste poor people to cope with food shortages - rat meat. picked by wildminou 2 months ago

...it grazes her arm, and then she then carries on with her report. picked by afroMOSHI 2 months ago

I usually try to keep my own comments off the news posts, but...


What an ass. picked by afroMOSHI 2 months ago

Norwegian (here I'm talking about bokmål, the most often-used variety of Norwegian) is a language spoken by about 5 million people in Norway, and is extremely similar to the languages Swedish and Danish. picked by bernardblack 2 months ago

She grew to a height of 7'7".

But she was proud of her height, Rose said. "She embraced it," she said. "She used it as a tool to educate people." picked by Magellan 2 months ago

Did the United States turn down Israeli requests for military hardware to help it prepare for a possible attack on Iranian nuclear facilities? picked by AfroMosHi 2 months ago

Phelps earned his 11th career gold medal and second of the day. About an hour earlier, he won the 200 butterfly. He is 5-for-5 with world records in each of his events. picked by AfroMosHi 2 months ago

When you dial the Telemegaphone’s phone number the sound of your voice is projected out across the fjord, the valley and the village of Dale below. Your call will go through directly, and a bright light at the top of the pole will be lit as your voice rings out across the valley. Wish I had known about this when I was in Norway last month.Edit: Have sent this to my cousin in Norway for his... read full post picked by suebe 2 months ago

Pull your seat belts tight!
He said Russia's escalation of the conflict had "raised serious questions about its intentions in Georgia and the region" and had "substantially damaged Russia's standing in the world." picked by Bornbad 2 months ago

Parts of the spectacular Beijing Olympics opening ceremony were faked, it has emerged. picked by topofall 2 months ago

Barbados residents furious over naming of the world's tiniest snake. Follow up to maven's earlier post.

Just call it "Jerry". picked by suebe 2 months ago

In a follow up to Autumnlotus' earlier post 44 lb Prince Chunk has found a cat friendly home in New Jersey. picked by suebe 2 months ago

From dumpster diving, recovering unwanted food to share with others, build-your-own bike from parts workshops, squatting for housing, your complete guide to living on the cheap.
A complement to gnikgnok's post last year picked by suebe 2 months ago

[WARNING: this list contains images that may offend] This is a list of secret projects that have since been found to be true in light of released (either officially, or unofficially) documents. Some have long been the source of conspiracy theories while others have been accepted by the mainstream as real. In no particular order: picked by Bornbad 2 months ago

Names by culture, includes meanings. picked by dOntEAtpOOp 2 months ago

Some Leavenworth residents have been unknowingly walking around above an underground city, and no one seems to know who created it or why. picked by AfroMosHi 2 months ago

Plan to protest the funeral of Tim McLean, who was murdered and decapitated on a Greyhound Canada bus last week picked by tigertony 2 months ago

What was a lion doing with a machete? picked by tigertony 2 months ago

Everyone knew a woman lived in the house with her boyfriend and two adult sons. But they had never seen a child there, had never noticed anyone playing in the overgrown yard. picked by Chez 2 months ago

I think they're OK, I suppose.

Challenge - watch this 5 times and then try to spend the rest of the day not singing it. picked by pocksucket 2 months ago

About 45,000 people gathered today (6th August 2008) in Peace Memorial Park to hear Hiroshima Mayor Tadatoshi Akiba give an address. In the speech, Mayor Akiba called for the abolition of all nuclear weapons.

Full transcript of the speech in the comments picked by pocksucket 2 months ago

An article where Tanya Gold speaks to the descendants of Nazis who have converted to Judaism. Including one man who is a relative of Hitlers. The article is very interesting, but her interview with the so called "Jewish Hitler" is fascinating. picked by Marz 2 months ago

Amazing revelations have emerged regarding already existing government plans to overhaul the way the Internet functions in order to apply much greater restrictions and control over the web. picked by carguy4life 2 months ago