Nature magazine, the world's leading scientific journal, has featured a powerful image of John McCain and Barack Obama on its front cover. Then, however, you see the back cover... picked by mitzuzake 3 days ago

All they wanted was to celebrate a birthday with a breakfast barbecue. picked by suebe 3 days ago

...in a small recording studio in Liverpool. It was the only time they ever recorded in that city. picked by suebe 3 days ago

Appalled onlookers urged her to get out of the car as the flames licked around her but she told them to “F*** off” picked by Bornbad 3 days ago

Is this the Holy Grail of aphrodisiacs? A scent so potent that a few whiffs can send a woman over the cliff? picked by Bornbad 3 days ago

Said one of the pushers, "Thank God it was only a 20-ton medium-sized aeroplane". picked by tigertony 3 days ago

An agreement with the federal government lets the 50 or so cats continue roaming the grounds, ending a five-year battle.

The cats descend from a cat named "Snowball" given to the novelist in 1935 and freely wander the grounds of the Hemmingway home. All the cats carry the gene for six toes. picked by tigertony 3 days ago

Police believe a rival gamer flew from Germany to the UK to kill Mathew Pyke following an online dispute.

All the more reason to keep the drama to a minimum, eh fellow Plimates. picked by tigertony 3 days ago

In honor of Paul Newman tragic passing, here is a collection of videos with Amazing Grace being sung in Cherokee, Inuit, Okinawan, English, and Spanish. The Cherokee and Inuit are especially beautiful picked by 2manyusernames 3 days ago

The speech accent archive currently has 976 samples of speech from around the globe. Native and non-native speakers of English read the same paragraph. Great for people who wish to compare and analyze the accents of different English speakers. picked by 2manyusernames 3 days ago

Who the f**k is Thomas Dörflein, you ask?
Well, you know him. picked by suckersklub 3 days ago

It's obviously more than just soccer, booze, rain and teenage pregnancy (but not a lot). picked by suckersklub 4 days ago

A firefighter who allegedly took a man’s severed foot from the scene of a traffic accident last week is under investigation. picked by arsphidius 4 days ago

England’s richest ladies go on parade in the most expensive of haute-couture gowns, shoes, and — most importantly — hats. Oh, the hats. Let’s take a look. picked by Bornbad 4 days ago

A Brazilian driver had his car impounded after police realized he had almost 1,000 traffic violations. The good news is that if he pays the $1.9 million in 90 days, he gets his $6,500 car back. picked by Wingnut 4 days ago

Da' Bunnies. picked by Bornbad 4 days ago

The beechwood-aged 85-year-old former "Tonight Show" sidekick will star in two rap videos for FreeCreditReport.com. picked by Bornbad 4 days ago

Conservative columnist Kathleen Parker
has called for Sarah Palin to withdraw from the ticket.

"Palin’s recent interviews with Charles Gibson, Sean Hannity, and now Katie Couric have all revealed an attractive, earnest, confident candidate. Who Is Clearly Out Of Her League." picked by BADbud 4 days ago

A motion-sensitive security camera has captured ghostly images at a Kansas gym picked by LeEhBlAnC 4 days ago

It stood about 12-feet tall and had become a bit of an eyesore. Jessie fought the local government. He said he didn't want to cut it down. He said it was art. And the city said that it was not art it was just a really ugly dead stump. So Jessie said he'd make it into art. The city agreed. They gave him a month to do something with the ugly, 12-foot tall stump. picked by suebe 4 days ago

First one, then the other, managed to get struck by oncoming traffic, only to get back up and continue the fight.

Unbelieveable video here picked by tigertony 4 days ago

It was the golden age of Hollywood, a time when movies defined who we were and what we did. But it was also the golden age of tobacco sponsorship, a time when tobacco companies paid stars thousands of dollars - as well as a year's supply of cigarettes - to promote their products on and off-screen picked by suebe 4 days ago

I can't even write anything more... picked by suebe 4 days ago