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When you’re a business predicated on clowns, one of the biggest problems you have with your customer base is that so many people are afraid of clowns, so John Lawson’s Circus is offering free counseling for people who fear clowns.  Clowns, of course, are the third-most feared item, just after spiders and needles. “It is […]

While repairing a furnace in his Connecticut home, Jonathan Metz got himself in a jam, literally.  His arm got stuck inside the furnace, trapped between two heating coils, and after an incredible 18 hours, he wasn’t going to get free any time soon.  To make matters worse, his wounded arm had quickly become infected, and […]

When you think of courage, there are a lot of different people you could think of.  Fire fighters, police, the military… they’re all very brave.  They’re also very well protected.  Try thinking of brave, but more along the lines of facing down an angry horned animal while protected only by sequins, bright satin, and a […]

Bangladesh is a nation that loves its soccer.  Football is such a big deal in Bangladesh’s capital of Dhaka that when fans were unable to see the Nigeria-Argentina match, there was a riot!  That’s why the government has ordered that factories shut down for World Cup matches.  Not to spare workers so they can watch, […]

One of the simple pleasures of life is a good, hot shower.  There’s nothing quite like turning on the water and getting a wonderful stream of clean, warm (or cool, depending on the weather) cascading down upon your upturned face.  It’s blissful, and a good shower awakens the body and revitalizes the mind.  Also, your […]

The official title was King of Kings, but the locals just called it Touchdown Jesus.  King of Kings was a six-story-tall statue of Jesus with his arms raised that sat outside the Solid Rock Church along I-75 in Monroe, Ohio.  It’s been in place since 2004 and has become something of a novelty thanks to […]

It’s one of those stories you hear about sometimes:  a person or an animal gets frozen to death (or locked in the freezer for 19 hours) yet somehow, after reviving them and heating them back up, they wake up alive, rather than simply becoming a slice of room temperature pork.  Researcher Mark B. Roth and […]

Afghanistan is a rocky, troublesome land that’s generally fit for growing opium and not much else.  The combination of soil and climate just doesn’t take well to other types of farming, nor are other crops lucrative enough to support the struggling nation which spent many years under Taliban rule.  That all might have changed, as […]

Nintendo did it first.  With their revolutionary motion-controlled Wii console, the big N managed to secure a spot at the top of this generation of video games despite not playing in HD, not being powerful, and not coming with next-generation Blu Ray technology built in.  They had a gimmick, they made it work, and most […]

Brittney Horstman was stopping off at the Miami Federal Detention Center as part of her job duty.  At the time, she was an employee of the Federal Public Defender’s Office in Dade County, Florida, so she was going to visit one of her clients, until the guards stopped her for setting off the metal detector.  […]

One of the world’s best-known comic strip characters is ended her run in the funny pages yesterday.  June 13, 2010, was the date on the final panel of Little Orphan Annie comic strips, according to distributor Tribune Media Services.  The strip, which had been in papers continuously for nearly 86 years, first appearing in strips […]

Now, rumors are rumors, and Rumors is the best Fleetwood Mac album, but the scuttlebutt is that T-Mobile is looking to do something just a little bit crazy in the next week.  Just four days before the launch of the iPhone G4, T-Mobile is supposed to be giving away all their phones with a new […]

In about 30 minutes, the 2010 edition of the FIFA World Cup will be kicking off in beautiful Johannesburg, South Africa.  The opening match, to be started at 10 AM Eastern time, will be the host country of South Africa squaring off against America’s heartland, Mexico.  Make sure you don’t miss a match by heading […]

Attention World Cup soccer players:  if you’re going to curse, you’re going to have to pick a different language other than English.  The Brazilian officials who are working Saturday’s first-round World Cup match between England and the United States are on to you, and are making efforts to get a crash-course in English profanity before […]