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While the Men may still be at Work, they’re going to owe someone some money.  Men at Work, the Australian band whose massive hit “Land Down Under” became an iconic song for their native Australia throughout the world, has repeatedly been dogged by rumors that the song’s famous flute riff was stolen from the song […]

When it comes to technology, there are two problems.  The first one is building the infrastructure to use it:  in the case of India, only half of the country’s 25,000 colleges are connected to the Internet, but they’re working on that.  The other problem is adoption:  if people have no money, how can they possibly […]

Feel the burn has a whole new meaning for extreme eating contestants in Edinburgh, Scotland. Whether its hot dogs or buffalo wings, eating competitions are in vogue right now. The challenge to eat extremely spicy hot bowls of chilli curry hosted by Kismot Restaurant left competitors writhing on the floor in agony, vomiting and panting. […]

Are those hummingbirds in your pants or are you just happy to see me? A Dutch traveler had an obviously unusual bulge in his trousers, attracting the attention of French customs officials at Rochambeau airport in Cayenne, French Guiana. Once the authorities pulled the man aside and did a thorough check, they found an unusual […]

It’s time for your bi-yearly chupacabra sighting, boys and girls!  What once was only a Mexican phenomenon has now spread throughout Texas and up into the South.  It’s been seen as far north as Kentucky, though this most recent chupacabra shooting occurred outside of Mendenhall, Mississippi, in Simpson County.  Truitt Barnard was out hunting when […]

Bloggers don’t get a lot of respect.  I should know; I’ve been blogging forever and I still get treated worse than a journalist from the Podunk Tribune.  Still, bloggers are growing more and more powerful, but is it possible that a blogger may one day wear the Nobel Prize medal around his or her neck? […]

After 23 seasons on the air, The Simpsons continues to be a major cash cow for Fox.  There are college graduates who do not remember a world without Bart, Homer, Lisa, Marge, and Maggie.  There has been a successful movie, the show still rakes in cash around the world… would Fox really kill The Simpsons? […]

The Ferris wheel is one of the tamer rides at any carnival. Unless you have a fear of heights the slowly rotating ride is just a simple chance to get a bird’s eye view of the surrounding area. That wasn’t the case at a carnival in Taree, New South Wales, Australia when the Ferris wheel […]