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[Video] What creepy, unidentified beast is stalking the woods in Louisiana?

[Video] What creepy, unidentified beast is stalking the woods in Louisiana?

Clearly, this dude was out walking his Montauk Monster when it got off the leash- it explains the anguished look. The image and video below have captured the imagination of the internet this morning- some guys from Louisiana ... continue
Car crash kills man, wife wanders off into ether

Car crash kills man, wife wanders off into ether

This is weird and kind of Twilight Zone-esque. An Illinois couple were driving home from a Christmas party late Saturday night when their car crashed. The husband, Dale, suffered a broken back in the crash and died at ... continue
Debt collectors sued for using Facebook to harass family and friends of delinquent borrowers

Debt collectors sued for using Facebook to harass family and friends of delinquent borrowers

Technology and its widespread use evolves daily, and as it does, the way sometimes intensely personal information is used (possibly against you) by companies and agencies often has no legal precedent. One such case would be the collection ... continue
Florida woman returns from Haiti with Cholera, is recovering

Florida woman returns from Haiti with Cholera, is recovering

A Florida woman who visited Haiti has returned from her trip infected with Cholera, an official with the Florida Department of Health has confirmed. Dr. Thomas Torok says that the woman was visiting family near the Artibonite River, ... continue
Amazon draws web ire for stocking pedophilia guide

Amazon draws web ire for stocking pedophilia guide

Online retailer Amazon has sparked a bit of debate surrounding whether objectionable content available for sale on their site is a decency issue or a censorship one. The concern is due to a book most people would find ... continue
Scientist: ‘mystery missile’ was probably a jet contrail

Scientist: ‘mystery missile’ was probably a jet contrail

A "mystery missile" spotted around sunset yesterday in California was likely a jet contrail, a Harvard scientist has deduced. Conspiracy theorists have been having a bit of a web field day after a CBS helicopter team snapped what ... continue
Study: Sleep deprivation causing more road fatalities

Study: Sleep deprivation causing more road fatalities

Drunk driving is an oft-cited dangerous behavior on the road, but if you're regularly getting behind the wheel without proper rest, you could be "overestimating your ability to deal" with the effects of sleep deprivation on your ... continue
McDonald’s: Vote Republican, or else

McDonald’s: Vote Republican, or else

An Ohio McDonald's sent an upsetting, intimidating letter to employees, suggesting that if they dared to not vote Republican, it could affect their salary and benefits. The franchisee sent the letter along with paychecks on official McDonald's stationery, ... continue
Homeopathic teething tablets recalled after suspected belladonna toxicity

Homeopathic teething tablets recalled after suspected belladonna toxicity

Parenting an infant during a teething phase can drive parents to try anything in hopes of soothing their child's persistent discomfort and likely constant crying. While natural or 'homeopathic' remedies are generally more a waste of money than ... continue
Teacher’s ‘apparent nervous breakdown’ posted to YouTube

Teacher’s ‘apparent nervous breakdown’ posted to YouTube

A Tennessee teacher's loud and frightening meltdown was caught on tape and posted to YouTube. In the grainy and difficult to hear footage, you can listen to the teacher ranting about "power" before he begins turning over tables ... continue
Firefighters watch as house burns to ground, refuse to help because homeowner didn’t pay $75 bill

Firefighters watch as house burns to ground, refuse to help because homeowner didn’t pay $75 bill

When the issue of privatized health insurance comes up and is discussed for a long enough time, it is inevitable that an analogy will be made to privatized fire departments and firefighters ignoring emergency calls. That's exactly what ... continue
4-year-old reportedly tests positive for Herpes after finding used condom in hotel

4-year-old reportedly tests positive for Herpes after finding used condom in hotel

The family of a four-year-old boy who is said to have put a discarded, dirty condom overlooked by hotel maids in his mouth at an Atlanta hotel in August reportedly contracted oral Herpes from the incident. As expected, ... continue
[Video] Cubs’ Colvin attacked by rogue bat

[Video] Cubs’ Colvin attacked by rogue bat

In the clip below, you can watch Cubs rookie Tyler Colvin get stabbed by a fragment of shattered baseball bat during a Cubs-Marlins game. Colvin went on to score after the injury, but was later hospitalized and will ... continue
Strain of common cold linked to childhood obesity

Strain of common cold linked to childhood obesity

So maybe this is why you're fat. A study published in the September 20th online edition of the medical journal Pediatrics indicates that children who had been infected with adenovirus 36, a strain of the common cold that ... continue
‘Candwich’ apparently a reality, to a degree

‘Candwich’ apparently a reality, to a degree

When we first heard about the Candwich, the idea seemed inevitably unpalatable but undeniably awesome. Who wouldn't buy just one to experience the joy of simply popping a tab to experience a sandwich in all its wichy-goodness? Peanut ... continue
Bedbugs spotted at NYC Google offices

Bedbugs spotted at NYC Google offices

Those who work for Google are envied thanks to the well-known perks associated with the company, including fun things like scooters in the hallways, competing five-star chefs who want you to nom their tasty sushi and... bedbugs? Someone ... continue
[Video] Fire tornado appears in Brazil, is not yet new Sci-Fi channel monster

[Video] Fire tornado appears in Brazil, is not yet new Sci-Fi channel monster

In case weather hasn't been terrifying enough in recent years, check out this actually real and horrifying fire tornado. Inevitable: Dinopiranha versus Spidershark versus Firetornado. continue
19 Oregon HS football players stricken with “very weird” muscle illness

19 Oregon HS football players stricken with “very weird” muscle illness

19 members of a high school football team in northwest Oregon were taken ill by a condition a doctor treating them described as "very weird," and ten remain hospitalized due to the strange outbreak of "compartment syndrome." Although ... continue
Don’t worry, it’s not cancer- there’s just a pea plant in your lung

Don’t worry, it’s not cancer- there’s just a pea plant in your lung

So, this can happen. A 75-year-old Massachusetts man was (relieved? horrified? forced to live forever with the Cronenbergian horror of knowing?) surprised to find that his worsening emphysema was not, as he'd feared, due to cancer. No, the ... continue
No matter how old you are

No matter how old you are

Record time even if you have a gun. continue
Humanity one step closer to finding every meal of the day in a can

Humanity one step closer to finding every meal of the day in a can

If last month's Candwich wasn't indication enough we've deevovled as a species enough to find all sources of possible nourishment beneath a pull-tab, you'll be pleased to know that now you can get pancakes in a can ... continue
Delhi police using Facebook to ticket your ass

Delhi police using Facebook to ticket your ass

Police in Delhi have found a new way to outsource traffic ticket revenue- by getting locals to join a Facebook group and tag offenders in pictures. I don't know if this is worse or more humiliating than being ... continue