It's just as the headline states.
(but perhaps not what your dirty mind is thinking) picked by bernardblack 10 hours ago

A boundary of air, wrapped like a belt around the earth's equator, is keeping the polluted atmosphere of the Northern Hemisphere separate from the relatively pristine south, say UK researchers. picked by AutumnLotus 10 hours ago

A stampede? Seriously? Not even a wildebeest stampede - just a group of people that all trampled a bunch of people who fell over.

*Edit* Themepic is from the Lion King, not actual stampede footage. picked by sykeo56 10 hours ago

There are pirates, off the coast of africa, holding a Ukrainian cargo vessel hostage. Pirates? Srsly? What year is this?

*EDIT* There are at least 4 other plime news stories about other cases of piracy off the coast of somalia! WTF!

Note to self, avoid east coast of africa!! picked by BADbud 10 hours ago

A patient treated for agonizing abdominal pain received this news in the hospital's paperwork: "Based on your visit today, we know you are pregnant." picked by maxriter 10 hours ago

People are often quick to criticize a doctor's bedside manner. But how many stop to consider what their doctor thinks about having to put up with them? picked by maxriter 10 hours ago

A photographer is suing to force the return of seven nude and seminude pictures of Marilyn Monroe he says were stolen from him. picked by maxriter 10 hours ago

The Amazon is being deforested more than three times as fast as last year, Brazilian officials said Monday, acknowledging a sharp reversal after three years of declines in the deforestation rate. picked by maxriter 10 hours ago

Earth may be trapped in an abnormal bubble of space-time that is particularly void of matter. Scientists say this condition could account for the apparent acceleration of the universe's expansion, for which dark energy currently is the leading explanation. picked by AutumnLotus 10 hours ago

A girl who spontaneously bleeds from her pores has baffled doctors.

Twinkle Dwivedi, 13, has a disorder which means she loses blood through her skin without being cut or scratched. picked by AutumnLotus 11 hours ago

According to a survey of students in Northern Ireland.
So stop blaming the poor victimised rapist /scarcasm picked by Kitsune86 15 hours ago

From the sinister mind of John Pinkerton these zombie teddy bears are sure to bring any toddler to tears. picked by cactushair 15 hours ago

Albert Leichtfried and Markus Bendler climb waterfalls all over the world, by cheating... they wait until they are frozen. Hermann Erber was taking pictures of the dynamic duo, climbing this hundred meter high frozen falls in Japan, when the entire right side of the falls collapsed. picked by cactushair 16 hours ago

Who wants a monkey?
In the beginning, we comic book aficionados came upon these four-colored wonders looking for something that tickled our imagination for our pocket full of coins. picked by Bornbad 17 hours ago

Tenants of a Brooklyn building said their landlord came up with a new idea for how to kick them out: Let the smell of the cats out of the bag. picked by Bornbad 18 hours ago

There were many nominations, ranging from the predictable (“Psycho,” “Rosemary’s Baby”) to the less predictable but still defensible (“American Werewolf in London,” “Deliverance”) to the inexplicable (“Touch of Evil”? “Mutiny on the Bounty”?) picked by Bornbad 18 hours ago

In the past, malefactors seeking to enrich uranium to bomb-grade quality needed either a highly conspicuous industrial plant or specialized equipment that was hard to obtain and relatively easy to monitor. But there's a new method on the horizon, and it's potentially far easier to hide. picked by Bornbad 18 hours ago

NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander has detected snow falling from Martian clouds. Spacecraft soil experiments also have provided evidence of past interaction between minerals and liquid water, processes that occur on Earth. Mars lander makes snow angels. picked by Bornbad 18 hours ago

Dolphins running back Ricky Williams said the extra free time was the reason he was thinking of using marijuana. picked by Bornbad 19 hours ago

Friedman then went on to state "The world watched in envy when the United States discovered gold in California in 1849. The impact of Jose's idea on his tiny country's future will make the '49 gold rush look like Bill Gates finding a penny on the street by comparison." picked by srsmits 19 hours ago

One of the world's largest chocolate makers, Britain's Cadbury, has become the latest victim of China's tainted milk scandal, ordering a recall of its Chinese-made products after questionable findings in tests. picked by siennablue 19 hours ago

Certain regional stereotypes have long since become cliches: The stressed-out New Yorker. The laid-back Californian.

But the conscientious Floridian? The neurotic Kentuckian? picked by Bornbad 20 hours ago

Ever wondered what it would be like if you had to draft your Lord and Savior the same way you drafted your fantasy football team. picked by Bornbad 21 hours ago

In Ohio, a "chemical irritant" was sprayed through a window of the Islamic Society of Greater Dayton, where 300 people were gathered for a Ramadan prayer service picked by Bornbad 21 hours ago

This was passed last Wednesday with very little fanfare.

I don't know how I missed this .. you take a little break, and wham ... all hell breaks loose.Oh well, what's another 6 or 7 hundred billion. picked by siennablue 21 hours ago