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Man Punches Shark To Save His Dog

Posted 9/30/2008 1:04 pm by

Jake, a 14-pound rat terrier, is the luckiest dog in the world. No, he didn’t win the lottery, but he certainly gambled with his life and won thanks to his brave owner, Greg LeNoir. It was during the dog’s daily swim that Jake encountered a 5-foot-long shark off the coast of Islamorada, Florida. One big […]

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Happy Rosh Hashanah!

Posted 9/29/2008 12:46 pm by

Rosh Hashanah begins tonight.  For those of you that don’t know, Rosh Hashanah is the Jewish New Year.  It begins tonight, September 29, at sundown and runs until sunset on October first on the US calendar, and it marks the beginning of year 5769 of the Jewish Calendar.  Shana Tovah! Rosh Hashanah, like all the […]

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Goodbye Wachovia, Hello Citi!

Posted 9/29/2008 12:20 pm by

Someone on Wall Street has to be listening to a track from Queen’s 1980 album, The Game, right now. Why is that? Well, hum the distinctive bass line if you know it… Dada dum dum dum… another one bites the dust. In this case, ‘another one’ means Wachovia Corporation, who collapsed under the weight of […]

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Paul Newman (1925-2008) Passes Away At Age 83

Posted 9/27/2008 11:00 am by

One of the biggest icons in film history, Paul Newman, passed away last night at age 83.  You can read a great article about his life (with a lot of amazing pictures) here, or look at the press release issued by the Newman’s Own Foundation here.  Either way, the world is missing a giant of […]

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Dentist Breaks Into Woman’s House, Repossesses Her False Teeth

Posted 9/26/2008 1:38 pm by

I don’t know anyone who likes going to the dentist.  I can’t speak for anyone else, but I HATE it.  Passionately.  Whenever I go to the dentist I feel like I’m Dustin Hoffman and Dr. Szell (the guy in the picture) is asking me, “Is it safe?”  I’d never cross my dentist, because I’m afraid […]

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Jet Man Yves Rossy Flies Across The English Channel

Posted 9/26/2008 1:17 pm by

Remember the story yesterday about Yves Rossy, the Jet Man who was going to fly across the English Channel?  Well, today, he did it.  He took off over France, flew 22 miles across the Channel, and landed successfully in Dover in less than 10 minutes.  The BBC has the incredible video taken by the National […]

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Hugh Hefner To Fire Bunnies?!

Posted 9/25/2008 12:54 pm by

You know the economic crisis is getting bad when even notorious Playboy founder and icon to a generation Hugh Hefner has to cut back on his expenses.  Even with a hit reality TV show and a magazine empire, a multi-millionaire can only afford to carry so much in terms of expenses, and Hef has been […]

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Yves Rossy, Rocket Man, Postpones His Death For Another Day

Posted 9/25/2008 10:00 am by

While the Chinese astronauts on board the Shenzhou VII are currently in flight towards the stars, in Calais, France, another intrepid adventurer has pushed back risking death for another day.  Yves Rossy, a professional pilot for SwissAir by day and a daredevil by night, has invented something he calls a Jet Wing.  Basically, it’s a […]

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Shenzhou VII Leads To An Epic Chinese Space Event

Posted 9/25/2008 7:45 am by

In a few short hours, the Chinese spacecraft Shenzhou VII will slip the surly bonds of Earth and rocket towards through the stratophere to the stars. Among other goals of the trip, taikonaut Zhai Zhigang will make China’s first spacewalk, technically called extra-vehicular activity. I suppose that’s nicer than calling it a ‘dude with a […]

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A Tribute To Yankee Stadium

Posted 9/24/2008 2:08 pm by

Since I said goodbye to the much less historic RCA Dome, I’d be remiss if I didn’t say goodbye to the big ballpark in the Bronx, Yankee Stadium. Built in 1923, Yankee Stadium has seen a ton of history. As such, there are lots of neat things that happened there. Mental Floss has singled out […]

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“Dome, Sweet Dome” No More: The Deflation Of The RCA Dome

Posted 9/24/2008 12:45 pm by

It will only take about 45 minutes to permanently alter the skyline of Indianapolis, Indiana.  Twenty-four years ago, the RCA/Hoosier Dome was opened.  At 10:30 AM this morning, the giant fans keeping the stadium’s roof up were turned off starting the deflation process.  By the time you read this, the home stadium of the Indianapolis […]

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Happy National Punctuation Day!

Posted 9/24/2008 12:00 pm by

Well, it’s been a pretty momentous week for holidays.  First we had PARK(ing) Day, then International Talk Like A Pirate Day and the first day of fall.  Now we’ve got my favorite holiday of all:  National Punctuation Day!  As a former English student and part-time grammar fascist, the misuse of simple punctuation really drives me […]

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Haunted, Abandoned Ghost Towns

Posted 9/23/2008 1:11 pm by

With the arrival of fall, that means Halloween is right around the corner. For those of us who are fascinated by all things macabre, that means haunted house tours, ghost walks, and if you’re really lucky, a visit to some awesome ghost towns like the seven scary ghost towns over at Cult Case. I’ve never […]

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The Idaho Vandals Cheerleaders Are Too Sexy

Posted 9/23/2008 10:55 am by

There’s always someone out there looking to ruin a good time.  Take, for example, the case of the Idaho Vandals cheerleading squad.  Who doesn’t appreciate those athletic young ladies firing up the crowd with their high-spirited choreography, tumbling routines, and high-flying tosses?  The fact that they are usually wearing cute and skimpy outfits only helps […]

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Gennifer Moss, AKA Earth Friend Gen, Arrested For Nude Skating

Posted 9/22/2008 12:45 pm by

Gennifer Moss, better known to residents of Portland, Oregon as Earth Friend Gen, did something that I would have never believed possible.  Gen, a roller-blading naked woman, so offended a group of construction workers that she was not only told to put clothes on, but also arrested.  Considering that Portland is infamous for its lax […]

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The First Day Of Fall

Posted 9/22/2008 12:10 pm by

It is the first day of fall today, and everywhere the weather is starting to cool down (finally, September had some days in the 90-degree range here!).  That means Halloween is right around the corner, then Thanksgiving, then Christmas and New Year’s Day, then 2009.  Time really does fly, doesn’t it?  If your trees are […]

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Pinhook Bog, The Man-Eating Swamp

Posted 9/22/2008 10:30 am by

Located in Northwest Indiana is one of the most unusual national parks in existence.  Known collectively as Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore, rather than being one single swath of preserved land, it is actually 15,000 acres of non-contiguous land controlled by the National Parks Service.  There are historic homes, cemeteries, one of the world’s tallest wandering […]

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The USS Harry S. Truman In Lego Form

Posted 9/22/2008 9:01 am by

It took $20,000 worth of plastic gray bricks, but Malle Hawking of Munich, Germany, has built a LEGO replica of the USS Harry S. Truman, one of the US Navy’s nuclear aircraft carriers.  As you can read in his story, he was inspired by the Discovery Channel documentary “City of Steel,” about the ship’s construction, […]

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Plunder Some Booty On International Talk Like A Pirate Day!

Posted 9/19/2008 2:25 pm by

Arr, matey!  It be International Talk Like a Pirate Day today, so hoist the mainsail, down a pint of grog, eat some limes, and wear an eyepatch!  Can ya believe tha holly day has been around since Nineteen and Ninety Five?  It be the lucky thirteenth year o’ the celebration of all things scallywag!  The […]

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National PARK(ing) Day

Posted 9/19/2008 6:30 am by

Today is an unusual day. It’s an event called National PARK(ing) Day. It’s a bit difficult to explain, but I’ll give it a shot. Basically, you stick a quarter or two into the parking meter of your choice, roll out a piece of Astroturf or carpet, and set up your lawnchair and umbrella and relax. […]

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Homeless Polar Bear Bomb Scare

Posted 9/18/2008 3:30 pm by

Inspired by the plight of the polar ice caps, which are entering their thinnest period of the year before the winter refreeze, Greenpeace launched a great new performance art piece to get people paying attention to the environment with their four homeless polar bears.   The bears, made by Washington D.C. street artist Mark Jenkins, […]

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Bigfoot On The Beach Or Surfin’ Sasquatch

Posted 9/18/2008 2:17 pm by

As dedicated Bigfoot blogger NewsComa could tell you, Sasquatch likes to party. Judging by the picture of Bigfoot’s recent trip to Roanoke, Virginia, he likes to party just a little bit too much. That’s why the poor man-ape is passed out face-down on the sand. Fortunately, he’s got that thick woolly coat to protect him […]

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Trapped In Church With A Lion, Riding Out A Hurricane

Posted 9/17/2008 12:30 pm by

Join me briefly in song, won’t you?  “In Bolivar Peninsula, in mighty Bolivar Peninsula, the lion swims tonight.”  That’s right; in Bolivar Peninsula, Texas, a lion that couldn’t evacuate in time before Hurricane Ike had to swim it out while locked inside a church. But that’s not the best part. The best part is that […]

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Drunk Man Humps SUV

Posted 9/17/2008 6:35 am by

Maybe I’m a little bit jaded by my college experience, and by living in a town with a serious partying weekend every year, but I’ve seen a lot of drunk people doing a lot of drunk things.  Plus, with the Internet, you can see drunk people doing some exceptionally insane stuff.  I thought I’d seen […]

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Ninja Cat Attacks!

Posted 9/15/2008 10:30 am by

Cats can do some pretty awesome things. Cats can also do some pretty funny things, as I found out once I got a cat of my own. Check out this insane video of a cat that has learned the secrets of the ninja. Well, the cat isn’t quite a ninja, as it was caught on […]

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Geraldo Doesn’t Surf

Posted 9/15/2008 6:30 am by

Geraldo Rivera has one of the longest careers in television that I can think of. It seems like he’s been around forever. From his eponymous talk show that dominated the 90’s to his current slightly more legitimate career as a reporter for Fox News (among other places), the man with one of the more famous […]

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Bears (Well, Guys In Bear Suits) Fear No Hurricane

Posted 9/14/2008 8:16 pm by

Sometimes I just love people. Take, for example, this guy in a bear suit who showed up during KHOU TV in Houston’s coverage of Hurricane Ike. Even while Galveston’s getting pounded by massive waves, this dude’s out there having a good time. Sick as it might be, I haven’t laughed so hard in quite some […]

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After The Gas Crash

Posted 9/14/2008 5:56 pm by

Everyone and their mother is scared about the supply of gas.  Thanks to Hurricane Ike clobbering America’s major gas refining/oil producing area not long after the previous hurricane, Gustav, hit nearly the same area, fuel prices have shot up throughout the country.  Where I live, gas went from $3.40 to $4.15 in two days, triggering […]

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Accidentally Naughty Signs

Posted 9/13/2008 12:25 am by

There are always signs out there that, when you look at them, you just know whoever put the sign up probably wasn’t reading it closely.  As someone who wasted five years of college as an English major (plus a year of grad school, so that’s six years of wasted time and money), I see signs […]

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Cat Vs. Printer, Who Ya Got?!

Posted 9/12/2008 6:35 am by

I was never a cat person. I was always a dog guy. I wanted a pet that was fun and that was always happy to seem me. Cats were usually too aloof for my tastes. Little did I know that cats were a source of high comedy, like this video from Neatorama. I learned quickly […]

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