The late-1970s rock band, famous for not getting along, reunited at the 2007 Grammys, performing its hit "Roxanne." The Sting-fronted group then set off on a world tour, selling out stadiums and arenas on five continents. They sold $200 More...
Over the past year a disturbing trend has taken over the world of press releases. They all seem to have turned into SPAM. (Not the Hormel brand Spam, but "UCE" or unsolicited email.) It's becoming more and more difficult to find the good More...
Called the “Grim Reaper of the Animal World” by locals, Sam was the 3 time champion of being the world’s ugliest dog. Legend holds that if a man spites his woman one too many times, this makeup-less fate shall be his eternal morning wake up More...
I’m not familiar with a vegetable called a marrow (it seems to be some kind of squash), but this one is apparently the biggest ever at 113 pounds! There were lots of huge vegetables at a giant vegetable show in More...
One can get famous in many different ways and the important steps is for you to become outstanding in whatever area you choose. There are famous cooks, artists, chefs, athletes or More...
Knut (born December 5, 2006) is a polar bear who was born in captivity at the Zoologischer Garten Berlin. Rejected by his mother at birth, he was subsequently raised by zookeepers. He was the first polar bear cub to survive past infancy at More...
From miniature black holes to distortions in the fabric of space-time, from galaxies that areeating each other to matter that can neither be seen nor detected directly...space is full of many strange More...
Long before Bonsai Kittens and the tourist guy, hoaxsters have been wreaking havoc on the gullible to amuse themselves and maybe gain a little notoriety. Here are a few hoaxes that pre-date the Internet, in some cases by centuries. There are plenty More...
Hurricanes are violent tropical storms with sustained winds of at least 74 mph. They form over warm ocean waters – usually starting as storms in the Caribbean or off the west coast of Africa. As they drift slowly westward, the warm waters of the More...
Floods kill an average of 74 people per year. Staying safe during a flood takes planning. Create a disaster pack to keep at home, or to take along if you need to evacuate. Include enough food and bottled water for three days. The American Red Cross More...