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Only in America
Here's yet another reason to keep the incredulous phrase 'Only In America' within our vernacular:Prom Night in the US of A is a fairly big deal, so imagine the surprise of students at Manitou Springs High School, Colorado, when two parents marched about...
Tue, May 22, 2012, 1:03 pm EST -
Man attaches iPod to arm
A professional piercer has taken his penchant for body art one step further.Twenty-one-year-old Dave Hurban, who works in a tatoo parlour in Newfield, New Jersey, wanted to attach his iPod nano to his wrist, Reuters reports.He mapped out the four...
Tue, May 15, 2012, 12:40 pm EST -
Unexpecting a child
Imagine being told you're pregnant... and five hours later becoming a mother.For one Tennessee woman this was all too true, as she gave birth shortly before finding out the good news.Amanda and Billy Prentice learnt of the pregnancy only while...
Thu, May 10, 2012, 7:35 am EST -
Dotcom strikes again
Kim Dotcom has hit out at John Banks by releasing a rap entitled 'Amnesia'.This comes just as the internet tycoon faces questions by police over his $50,000 donation to the ACT leader. The track features cuts from Banks' interviews, where he...
Mon, May 7, 2012, 9:09 am EST -
Dance leaves buttery aftertaste
Interpretive dance is a difficult field to master. It's deep and symbolic movements are often in danger of alienating the audience.But a student at Sweden's Lilith Performance Studio's catelogue launch has done no such thing.Her dance, set to Adele's...
Fri, April 27, 2012, 7:58 pm EST -
Hot-dog stuffed-crust pizza goes on sale
Pizza Hut UK's hot dog stuffed crust pizza The KFC's Double Down, the bacon sundae... even deep-fried butter. Just when you thought things couldn't get any worse in the world of fast food, Pizza Hut UK has introduced the...
Wed, April 11, 2012, 1:02 pm EST -
Mysterious UFO flies beside plane
A mysterious white object has been filmed flying around a passenger plane in Seoul, Korea. A clip of the incident above South Korea was uploaded to YouTube on April 7.The footage shows the view from a plane with a small white, round...
Tue, April 10, 2012, 11:43 am EST -
'Dear Ms Pretty...'
A 'young and pretty lady' posted this on a popular forum, to which a well-known CEO responded. What should I do to marry a rich guy? I'm going to be honest of what I'm going to say here. I'm 25 this year. I'm very pretty, have style and good taste. I...
Thu, March 29, 2012, 12:52 pm EST -
National treasure now more 'precious'
Helping the plight of endangered animals is always a worthwhile cause.But when such causes are combined with food, things start to go pear shaped....
Thu, March 22, 2012, 12:49 pm EST -
Company lures with cheeky ad
The concept couldn’t be simpler but the advertisement is pure genius.A video uploaded to YouTube early this month has received glowing feedback for its satirical, light-hearted nature.It even has you wondering for a while if the concept actually...
Tue, March 13, 2012, 4:58 pm EST -
Queen of R18's boobs for sale
There isn't really much to be done with second-hand boobs, but if you fancy it, you can buy Miss Erotica 2011's DD breast implants for a princely minimum sum of $5,000.The bountiful apparatus are the subject of a Trademe auction listed under the Adult...
Thu, March 1, 2012, 8:55 am EST -
Fit to fat in five hours
Are you skeptical of before and after pictures that feature heavily in infomercials?One man spent five hours proving they can indeed be misleading.He hasn't gone out to discredit the entire idea, but a video posted by Furios Pete on YouTube proves that...
Wed, February 8, 2012, 12:51 pm EST -
'McDialysis? I'm lovin' it!'
McDonalds recently launched a clever campaign, tweeting with the hashtag #McDStories.After just two tweets, a negative backlash took over, with stories ranging from tweeting while eating McDonalds, comparing the aroma to dog food, and to actually...
Wed, January 25, 2012, 7:38 pm EST -
Lab-grown meat for dinner, anyone?
Scientists have been working on getting food out of the fields and into the lab.The newest development in this area is reportedly test tube meat.The Daily Mail reports that scientists have discovered how to grow artificial in a laboratory, and once they...
Wed, January 18, 2012, 11:58 am EST -
Possibly the worst stuntman ever
It seems like every week we look at someone doing something stupid and posting their daring escapade on YouTube. But this particular clip in question proves that stunts should only be attempted by trained professionals.Uploaded by Stuntman 8,...
Tue, January 17, 2012, 9:46 am EST -
Who needs pants anyway?
Thousands of commuters have bared all for the annual No Pants subway ride in New York at the weekend.The Subway passengers stripped to their underwear as part of the worldwide practical joke organised by prankster group Improv Everywhere.This is the...
Mon, January 9, 2012, 1:33 pm EST -
How rude! Monitor tossed by FedEx courier
Global courier company FedEx has responded to a viral video that has had over three million hits on YouTube.The video shows a FedEx Courier arriving at a house with large gates.He takes a package out of the back of his van, idenitified as a monitor, and...
Thu, December 22, 2011, 1:50 pm EST -
Misbehaving dog goes viral
Richmond Park in the UK is famed for its tranquil wild deer population until a dog called Fenton bursts onto the...
Mon, November 28, 2011, 7:12 pm EST -
Albino Cyclops shark
It looks like something out of a science fiction movie, but this one-eyed, albino shark foetus is the real thing... apparently. A commercial fisherman pulled up a bull shark almost ten feet long, and after taking it back to the beach...
Wed, November 2, 2011, 2:46 pm EST -
Home-made bungee jump a worldwide hit
Do not try this at home. Ever.A group of dare-devil Russians came up with a crazy idea of making a bungee from the top of a two-storey apartment.And of course, the video is a viral sensation.The 41-second video shows the group at the top of a...
Tue, October 18, 2011, 10:59 am EST
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May 8, 2012, 1:49 pmPrudey Sue puts her foot in it“There is a cure for poverty. It is a rudimentary one, it does work, though. It works everywhere, and for the same reason. It’s colloquially called ‘the empowerment of women.’ It’s the only thing...
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Ken Ring
May 25, 2012, 9:28 amCan we affect the weather?For climate or weather to be managed, modified, or in any way changed by humans is on a par with children's story books about monsters, goblins and gods who can do whatever they dream up just because they decide to. Thinking we are that Canutish...
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Yahoo! Upshot
May 14, 2012, 2:53 pmToddler wakes up air drummingMost parents would be happy to leave their kids sound asleep napping in the back of the car.But one family found a new way of waking their little brother up to a happier state on a car trip.A video uploaded to YouTube shows the three-year-old fast...
