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CNN punked on 140 year old hot dog story

CNN punked on 140 year old hot dog story

Well, it sounds believable, doesn't it? Okay, maybe not. Googlers were fascinated today by a classic American triumph of hope over the rules of nature, a hot dog that braved the elements buried under the Coney Island boardwalk- ... continue
All About Odd Day: 05/07/09

All About Odd Day: 05/07/09

Feeling odd? You're not alone. Today, 05/07/09, is worldwide Odd Day, an event that happens only six times a century when a date consists of three consecutive odd numbers. Odd Day first occurred in this century on ... continue
Note to Lawyers: Don’t Accept Sex As Payment

Note to Lawyers: Don’t Accept Sex As Payment

Legal fees can be expensive -- but allowing clients to pay with sex, it turns out, is a no-no for lawyers. A Florida lawyer named James Harvey Tipler has been disbarred by the state for providing legal ... continue
Pet Airways Crashes Before It Ever Takes Off

Pet Airways Crashes Before It Ever Takes Off

An odd airline designed to transport only animals seems to be off to a rough start. Pet Airways, set to launch from the U.S. in May, has already bitten the dust on the Web. Its site has ... continue
Note: Your Fellow Airplane Passenger Is Not a Urinal

Note: Your Fellow Airplane Passenger Is Not a Urinal

Flying is often unpleasant these days, but when your lap becomes the lavatory, you know you're really in trouble. A man has just been sentenced to three weeks in jail for relieving himself on another passenger during a ... continue
VIDEO: Man Charged with Drunken Driving on Motorized Bar Stool

VIDEO: Man Charged with Drunken Driving on Motorized Bar Stool

An Ohio man is facing DUI charges after police say he zipped around on a motorized bar stool while intoxicated. Kile Wygle, 28, apparently built the device himself. The Motorized Bar Stool Investigators say Wygle -- who lives in ... continue
Teen Paints 60-Foot Phallus on Family’s Roof

Teen Paints 60-Foot Phallus on Family’s Roof

Talk about overcompensating: A British teen has painted a 60-foot phallus on the roof of his family's home. (Or, as The Sun says, a "60ft willy.") The teen says he wanted the newly refinished mansion to stand ... continue
Programmer Gives Himself Prosthetic USB-Drive Finger

Programmer Gives Himself Prosthetic USB-Drive Finger

A software developer who lost his finger in a motorcycle crash has installed a prosthetic with a built-in USB drive onto his hand. Jerry Jalava, who lives in Finland, embedded the USB drive into an existing prosthetic device. ... continue
Man Uses Shoe Camera to Spy on Naked Women

Man Uses Shoe Camera to Spy on Naked Women

A Florida man is serving jail time for using a tiny shoe camera to photograph nude women in a surf shop's dressing room. Jeffery Philip Polizzi, 24, pleaded no contest to video voyeurism. Shoe Camera Spying Investigators say Polizzi ... continue
Hello, 911? McDonald’s is Out of McNuggets! (Hear the Actual Audio Here)

Hello, 911? McDonald’s is Out of McNuggets! (Hear the Actual Audio Here)

A Florida woman called 911 three times to report that a Fort Pierce McDonald's had run out of McNuggets. Investigators have now released the audio recordings of all three calls. McDonald's 911 Call: No McNuggets! The woman, a ... continue
VIDEO: Man Accused of Stuffing Cat in Bong to “Keep it Calm”

VIDEO: Man Accused of Stuffing Cat in Bong to “Keep it Calm”

A man from Nebraska is accused of stuffing his cat into a bong. Police say they found 20-year-old Acea Schomaker smoking marijuana from the homemade device while the kitten was crammed inside. (Click images to enlarge) Cat ... continue
Woman who was caught breast-feeding while driving breast-feeds again during TV interview [VIDEO]

Woman who was caught breast-feeding while driving breast-feeds again during TV interview [VIDEO]

A woman pulled over for breast-feeding her baby while driving is now facing charges of child endangerment. The same woman started breast-feeding her baby during a TV interview about the incident. Police say Genine Compton had the baby ... continue
World’s Most Pierced Woman, Elaine Davidson, Adds More Metal

World’s Most Pierced Woman, Elaine Davidson, Adds More Metal

Elaine Davidson, the world's most pierced woman, has added even more metal into her body. Davidson's latest additions bring her piercing totals to 6,005, the U.K.'s Telegraph reports. Elaine Davidson: World's Most Pierced Woman Elaine Davidson didn't need the ... continue
VIDEO: Topless Cafe Adds New “Perk” To Maine Coffee

VIDEO: Topless Cafe Adds New “Perk” To Maine Coffee

Talk about getting a perky start to your day: A Maine coffee shop has decided to set itself apart from the competition by taking the tops off--of its waitresses, that is. The appropriately titled Grand View Topless ... continue
Record-Breaking Giant Stingray Caught In Thailand [PICS + VIDEO]

Record-Breaking Giant Stingray Caught In Thailand [PICS + VIDEO]

A British man has wrangled what's considered the largest freshwater fish ever caught anywhere. Ian Welch managed to bring in a 770-pound stingray from the Maeklong River in Thailand. Largest Stingray: Nearly 800 Pounds The stingray -- which ... continue
Football Players Punished For Mid-Game Urination

Football Players Punished For Mid-Game Urination

A group of high school football players seems to have no defense when it comes to photographic evidence of an apparent mid-game public pee party. The guys -- from New Berlin Eisenhower High School, in the aptly named ... continue
Man Fined For Having Internet Porn

Man Fined For Having Internet Porn

A Chinese man is facing criminal charges over having porn on his personal computer. The man says the Nanyang City Public Security Bureau Internet Squad showed up at his property just days after he was married. ... continue
MySpace Helps Track Down Suspected Monkey Thief

MySpace Helps Track Down Suspected Monkey Thief

Social networking can do plenty of things. This may be the first time, though, we've heard of it leading to the arrest of a suspected monkey thief. Police in Pennsylvania had been looking for the guy since ... continue
How To Have Sex With Hot Female Tourists (And Get Paid For It)

How To Have Sex With Hot Female Tourists (And Get Paid For It)

A Turkish hotel owner has inadvertently advertised her hotel as being the best place in the entire world for a guy to work. The owner says she just had to fire every single male employee at her establishment ... continue
Stay Safe With Stab-Proof Fabric

Stay Safe With Stab-Proof Fabric

Do you have a tendency to piss a lot of people off? The newly invented stab-proof fabric may be just the thing for you. The fabric, developed by AgResearch, is made from a material called Vectran. ... continue
Using “Pants” In Your Password Can Backfire

Using “Pants” In Your Password Can Backfire

Slyly insulting your bank with the word "pants" can have its consequences. Sound crazy? Check it out: A British bank customer says he wasn't pleased with his bank, Lloyd's TSB, so he changed his banking password to ... continue
Internet Restrictions Inspire Attack, Police Say

Internet Restrictions Inspire Attack, Police Say

Think you're passionate about your Internet time? A Florida teen is accused of violently attacking his family after they cut back on his computer privileges. The 15-year-old evidently logged on and noticed that he didn't have the ... continue