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Sprint To Get The iPhone, Too?

Posted 8/24/2011 9:00 am by

When it comes to the battle of cell phone carriers, there’s on thing that’s made all the difference:  the Apple iPhone.  AT&T’s subscriber base went through the roof while AT&T had the exclusive iPhone rights for three years (despite being terrible), and when Verizon finally got the iPhone, it was a huge deal.  Enter Sprint, […]

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Iowa Football Rivals Reject Cy-Hawk Trophy

Posted 8/24/2011 8:30 am by

When the new Cy-Hawk Trophy was presented to Iowa and Iowa State by the Iowa Corn Growers’ Association, the universal response was one of, ahem, confusion.  The trophy, which features a family of farmers gathering around a basket full of corn, was widely mocked by pretty much everyone in the known universe, which is kind […]

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20 Stunning Damage Photos From The East Coast Earthquake

Posted 8/24/2011 8:00 am by

Yesterday, the Virginia area was rocked by a 5.8 magnitude earthquake the likes of which haven’t been felt on the Eastern seaboard in… well, ever.  That’s right, it’s one of the strongest earthquakes to his Virginia, it was felt all throughout the East Coast, and has become a huge joke to Californians.  Not to be left out, […]

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Coach Pat Summitt Diagnosed With Early Onset Dementia

Posted 8/24/2011 7:30 am by

For a coach used to cutting down nets after winning championships, Pat Summitt is hoping an unexpected illness won’t cut her career short. Basketball fans were shocked Tuesday with the news that the legendary coach of the University of Tennessee Lady Vols basketball team has been diagnosed with early onset dementia, Alzheimer’s type. Summitt says […]

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MLB Player Forced Off Field By Moth In His Ear

Posted 8/24/2011 7:00 am by

Unlike the NFL where massive collisions are usually the cause of player injuries, Major League Baseball players are known for acquiring goofy and unusual injuries that can sideline them for extended periods. Baseball players have been injured putting on and taking off their socks. Extended periods of flicking sunflower seeds led to a pitcher injuring […]

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Spilled Bull Semen Closes Interstate Ramp

Posted 8/23/2011 11:18 am by

Early commuters in Nashville were stalled by an unusual incident on Tuesday morning. Four canisters releasing what appeared to be a cloud of gas on a ramp caused the traffic shutdown. This was definitely not your average Jello spill closing a highway. The contents of the abandoned containers turned out to be harmless and not […]

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Man Claims Same Parking Spot For 11 Years

Posted 8/23/2011 9:57 am by

If you are in New York and stroll regularly around the corner of Columbus Avenue and 68th Street, you’ve most likely seen a ragged green 1994 Civic. That’s because it’s been in the same parking space for 11 years. Owner Charles Mysak considers that corner prime real estate for his not-so-mobile book store. The former […]

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China Fights Massive New Divorce Culture

Posted 8/23/2011 9:30 am by

There’s a new fad taking over Chinese culture, and it’s based solely here in the west.  In China, the new materialism culture that is sweeping through the country is leading to a rise, both in marriages and in divorces.  That’s right, the lack of women in China is leading to Chinese girls (or “girls”) marrying […]

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Fugitive Captured Thanks To Mother’s Dying Wish

Posted 8/23/2011 8:30 am by

William Walter Asher III escaped from El Dorado County, California, after serving 8 years in prison for a 1975 robbery and murder of a bartender at age 20.  Since 1975, Asher has been on the run from the Federal Bureau of Investigation and various police forces across North America.  He always stayed one step ahead of […]

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Kate Winslet Flees Fire On Richard Branson’s Island Estate

Posted 8/23/2011 7:30 am by

Just because you’re rich, that doesn’t mean you’re going to be safe from tragedy.  See, for example, Richard Branson.  He owns a beautiful home on the island Necker in the British Virgin Islands, and it is one of the finest island homes in the known universe, making great use of the natural environment, the beach, […]

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Terrelle Pryor Becomes An Oakland Raider

Posted 8/23/2011 6:30 am by

Coming out of high school, Ohio State University quarterback Terrelle Pryor was the hottest recruit in the country, thanks to his huge frame and his blazing speed.  Those two factors caught the eye of Oakland Raiders boss Al Davis, and now Pryor is taking his talents to the Bay Area.  The Oakland Raiders picked Terrelle […]

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Strangest Triple Play Ever

Posted 8/22/2011 11:34 am by

There was no monkey involved in the triple play the Nashville Sounds pulled off Saturday night, but that was about the only thing missing from what has to be the most unusual triple play ever. The Sounds, the minor league AAA affiliate of the Milwaukee Brewers, were on the road taking on the Omaha Storm […]

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MLK Memorial Joins The National Mall

Posted 8/22/2011 8:00 am by

It has been described as America’s front yard, and remains one of the most famous vistas in America.  However, that vista is in danger of being buried beneath a cavalcade of carved stone, promenades, and trees.  A brand new 4-acre monument to Martin Luther King, Jr. is scheduled to open up at the National Mall […]

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Ferrari Race Car Auctions For Record $16.4 Million Dollars

Posted 8/22/2011 7:00 am by

When it comes to classic cars, the best way to track down a classic automobile is to hit up the annual Concours d’Elegance at Pebble Beach.  Not only are there awesome car shows and a competition to crown the most beautiful car, there’s also a pretty popular auction (for rich folks).  A 1957 Ferrari Testa […]

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13-Year-Old Genius Improves Solar Panels

Posted 8/21/2011 11:11 am by

Sometimes great things can come from just taking a walk. That was the case for observant 13-year-old Aidan Dwyer, who noted while taking a winter stroll that the bare branches in the trees around and above him formed a distinct pattern. Putting two and two together, he made measurements and discerned that there really was […]

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Couple Fends Off Zombies In Wedding Photos

Posted 8/21/2011 6:44 am by

Love can be a fickle thing. You may be in it, but the object of your desire just wants to be friends. Or you’re both so enamored with each other for a month or so that neither of you see that your relationship is DOOMED! Oh, your friends see it and try to tell you, […]

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The West Memphis 3 Are Free

Posted 8/20/2011 10:38 am by

It took nearly two decades, but the West Memphis 3 are finally free. Three teenagers – outsiders in their own community – were convicted of a heinous crime, the brutalization and  murder of a trio of 8-year-old boys in West Memphis, Arkansas in 1993. Damien Echols, Jessie Misskelley and Jason Baldwin spent 18 years in […]

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The HP TouchPad Liquidation Sale Begins!

Posted 8/20/2011 7:30 am by

If you’re wanting to get your hands on HP’s recently discontinued TouchPad, then you’re in luck.  HP is issuing a liquidation order for its TouchPad tablet computer, slashing prices to bare bones levels.  We’re talking a 16GB TouchPad price of $100 and a 32GB TouchPad price of $150 at stores like Best Buy, Staples, and […]

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German State Bans Facebook’s Like Button

Posted 8/20/2011 7:00 am by

I don’t know anything about the German state of Schleswig-Holstein.  I’m sure it’s a beautiful place with many, many beautiful Holstein cows.  The one thing I can tell you about Schleswig-Holstein is that they take their privacy very, very seriously there.  In fact, the state government of Schleswig-Holstein has banned the Facebook Like button on official […]

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Barber Shop Closed Due To Animal Sacrifices

Posted 8/19/2011 8:30 am by

For William Camacho, it’s an issue of religious freedom.  For New Bedford, Connecticut, it’s an issue of health.  A barbershop in New Bedford was closed down after officials discovered that chickens used for animal sacrifice were being stored in the shop’s basement.  Six chickens, two hens and four roosters, were found in the barbershop’s basement. […]

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NBA 2K12 Adds 15 Legends

Posted 8/19/2011 8:00 am by

Pistol Pete.  Wilt the Stilt.  The Logo.  His Airness.  Dr. J.  These are more than just men, and more than just nicknames.  These are some of the most legendary basketball players of all time, and they are more than deserving of the moniker NBA legends.  These men are all members of the basketball hall of fame and […]

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Retweet, Sexting, and the Oxford English Dictionary

Posted 8/19/2011 7:30 am by

The times, they are a-changing.  As such, the dictionary must change too, or risk being left behind to mollycoddle deceased words like aviatrix.  Sexting, retweet, woot, and 400 other technology-based words are being added to the Concise Oxford English Dictionary.  This is the 100th edition of the Concise OED, which now has over 240,000 words.  That doesn’t […]

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HP Kills The TouchPad, WebOS

Posted 8/19/2011 7:00 am by

It takes a big company to admit it has made a mistake, especially after burning through multiple millions of dollars in the process.  As it turns out, HP is a pretty big company.  Its biggest mistake?  Probably the expensive and unpopular HP TouchPad tablet computer.  It’s like an iPad 2, but not as good, and […]

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The West Memphis Three May Finally Get Justice

Posted 8/19/2011 6:30 am by

In 1994, three teenagers from West Memphis, Arkansas, named Damien Echols, Jessie Misskelley, and Jason Baldwin went to jail for a crime most people believe they did not commit.  The three teens, who listened to heavy metal in a town where heavy metal is tantamount to worshiping Satan on a blood altar, were convicted of the brutal […]

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Christine O’Donnell Storms Off Piers Morgan

Posted 8/18/2011 8:30 am by

Everyone in America knows who Christine O’Donnell is.  If you don’t know the name, then you know the former Delaware Senate nominee’s most famous campaign ad.  That’s right, Christine O’Donnell is the woman who made a campaign ad that said she was not a witch.  Amazingly enough, that’s something she can’t live down.  Christine O’Donnell […]

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Brain-Eating Amoeba Blamed For Three Deaths

Posted 8/18/2011 8:00 am by

When it comes to summer fun, there’s nothing better than a nice swim in a lake or pond or something else fun, cool, and refreshing.  However, swimming has dangers inherent into the activity.  For one, there’s the risk of drowning.  Now, apparently, there’s a secondary risk that’s pretty obscure, but has a 95% fatality rate. […]

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Never-Opened Vegas Hotel Doomed To Implosion

Posted 8/18/2011 7:30 am by

Originally scheduled to open in December 2009 and pushed back a year to December 2010, the Harmon Tower is a brand-new 26-floor hotel right in the heart of Las Vegas, Nevada’s incredible new CityCenter development.  However, though the hotel tower has never opened, its owners are ready to tear it down.  MGM Resorts International wants […]

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Giant Capybara Spotted In Paso Robles

Posted 8/18/2011 7:00 am by

It was about a month ago when two workers at a wastewater treatment plant in Paso Robles, California, spotted an unusual looking animal hanging around.  It wasn’t bothering anyone, but man, was it funny to look at!  It was like some kind of giant water rat.  As it turns out, after consulting with the Department […]

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Librarians Donate Time To Help Joplin Schools

Posted 8/18/2011 6:30 am by

After talking about a brawl at a church and a wounded vet having his prosthetic hands stolen, it’s always great to share uplifting news here at PopFi. The beginning of the school year and librarians coming to the rescue provide that opportunity. After tornadoes in the spring devastated schools in Joplin, Missouri, the task of […]

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Burt Reynolds Faces Foreclosure

Posted 8/17/2011 8:00 am by

For years, Burt Reynolds was the face of Florida.  He and his then-wife Loni Anderson were huge stars, and Reynolds has been one of the biggest boosters of Florida, even appearing in commercials for the state while highlighting his beautiful estate, dubbed Paradise, in Hobe Sound, Florida.  As it turns out, Burt’s been forced to […]

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