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A gassy prisoner accused of turning his deadly biological weapon on the guards at a prisoner has been told to stick a cork in it.  At the Kirseberg Prison in Malmo, Sweden, an inmate has been disciplined for, and I quote, “a series of concerted attacks” in the form of directed flatulence.  That’s right, an […]

You might be familiar with the cougars on Sex and the City, but they’re not the only animals prowling around Tribeca!  A wily little coyote, who had been on the run since she was first spotted in Manhattan on Wednesday, has finally had her luck run out on her.  The nameless 1-year-old female was finally […]

Timothy Serrano had had enough.  He was sick of the fighting, wanted to get away from his nagging old lady and all her problems, and had a great way to do so.  He went to the cops, told them he couldn’t deal with his woman anymore, and asked them to arrest him.  Given that he […]

How often are you ever going to write a sentence where you put Barack Obama together with Britney Spears?  Never, unless you’re writing about 24-year-old Francois Cousteix from Puy-de-Dôme, France, known as Hacker Croll.  French authorities have finally tracked down the man who hacked into the Twitter feeds of both Barack Obama and Britney Spears […]

In the movie Robocop 3, there’s a scene in which the bad guys are being chased by Robocop.  In an attempt to get away from him, the head bad guy on the run grabs a sack full of cash and dumps it behind his speeding truck.  Seeing this, a group of kids comes over and […]

Given that Mexico is a crucial linchpin in the international drug trade, I can understand why officials would be cautious.   I mean, people will do anything to get their drugs across the border; if Jesus isn’t safe, nothing is safe.  That’s why, when border police 72-year-old Okoronkwo Umeham was searched and some suspicious herbs […]

Mixing a guy with an MBA from Georgetown with a lifetime restaurant worker seems like, at first glance, a recipe for a wacky new sitcom.  However, it’s not a sitcom, though it is a little wacky.  Levent Cakar, the aforementioned MBA, and Damon Bae, the restaurateur, have joined forces for a restaurant with a pretty […]

For nearly 30 years, India and Bangladesh have argued over a rocky little piece of nothingness.  New Moore Island, or South Talpatti, a 2 mile by 1.5 mile strip of sand and rocks, has been the center of tense, nearly violent disagreements between the two countries for as long as the two have been separate […]

If you’re an English person from Sunderland, Durham, or Teesside, I suggest not meeting anyone off of Facebook.  According to Peter Kelly, Teesside’s director of public health, those three areas of Great Britain are where Facebook use is at its highest.  They’re also areas where Facebook use has been linked to an outbreak of syphlis […]

I know what you’re thinking, but this isn’t another cryptid article.  An international group of researchers and archaeolgists have discovered a fossilized hand of an ancient proto-human ancestor, or hominim, in a cave near Denisova Lake in the Altai Mountains in Siberia.  This woman, called X-woman, isn’t human.  She’s also not a Neanderthal, the other […]

There’s been buzzer-beating shots, upsets galore, and some Cinderella runs by some unexpected teams.  Still, in spite of all the March Madness, 17-year-old autistic teenager Alex Hermann has a perfect NCAA Tournament bracket.  That’s right; he’s got 48 correct picks in 48 games.  If he was 18, he’d be a millionaire; the top prize for […]

It’s called Spice, Scary Spice, K2, K2Herbal, or synthetic marijuana, and it’s the latest designer drug to hit the bongs, pipes, and assorted smokery of American teenagers and college students looking for a legal way to get totally baked, man.  Supporters say it has all the highs of marijuana without all the illegality and hassle […]

The music industry is dying.  If they continue to try to do things they way they have always done them, in 15 years or less the companies that exist as we know them will no longer exist.  Without a doubt, due to plunging CD sales, a slate of horrible publicity, stupid business decisions, Internet piracy, […]

Not, one, but two sharks have been discovered in the Tennessee River.  “But Ron,” you’re saying to yourself.  “Aren’t sharks saltwater fish?  And isn’t the Tennessee River a freshwater river?”  Yes, and yes.  Before you ask, no, this isn’t the start of some sort of MegaShark Versus Giant Octopus or even Shark Versus Megashark scenario […]

The bhut jolokia, or ghost chili/ghost pepper, is widely known to be the hottest chili pepper in the world.  It entered the Guinness World Records list in 2007, after testing determined that this potent pepper has a staggering score of 1,000,000 on the Scoville units heat scale; that’s 400 times as hot as Tabasco sauce!  […]