An AP Calculus teacher had his in-school printing allowance reduced to the point where he now has to pay for printing his own tests and quizzes. So now he sells ad space on them to help pay for the costs.

A prime example of just how pathetic things have gotten. picked by Moe 4 hours ago

In 2005, Felix Kha had 8 grams of medical marijuana confiscated by police in California despite the fact that he had a license to have it. The police cited federal statutes. California's supreme court ruled in favor of Kha. The US supreme court refused to hear an appeal. picked by bernardblack 7 hours ago

MSF Doctor, David Nott, working in the Democratic Republic of Congo, carried out his first ever amputation to save a boy's life with only the guidance of instructions sent by text from London picked by pocksucket 9 hours ago

Teachers have been told to stop marking schoolchildren's work with red pen because it is an "aggressive" colour. picked by AutumnLotus 9 hours ago

A deaf dalmatian which was trapped in a world of its own has been given a new lease of life after learning sign language.
The spotted dog called Zoe was born profoundly deaf and had failed to bond with its owner who was forced to give her up. But staff at an animal shelter began to teach the 18-month-old pooch basic sign language through a series of hand commands. picked by AutumnLotus 9 hours ago

These silly monkeys past time by cartwheeling down steep hills. picked by AutumnLotus 10 hours ago

Dyslexia is a learning disability that can often be devastating if untreated. People who suffer from dyslexia primarily have trouble with written language, both reading and writing. Despite having this affliction, many people overcome it to lead normal and successful lives. picked by AutumnLotus 10 hours ago

Hope Williams, one of the two conjoined twins who were being separated today has died.

Her sister Faith is said to be stable.

Update to this and this picked by pocksucket 11 hours ago

These are all around you, you just rarely notice them.

Took me a few seconds to see the second one. picked by AutumnLotus 11 hours ago

A man has been jailed for three years after being caught having sex with a horse.

Leeroy Le Gallais, 46, broke into the animal's stable on two separate occasions to perform sex acts on the terrified animal. picked by AutumnLotus 14 hours ago

Update to picked by arsphidius 20 hours ago

A teacher reported the parents to Child Protective Services for making the children walk to school. picked by arsphidius 20 hours ago

Fully Cooked, Ready to Eat, 12 Cans per case, 40 to 50 slices per can. picked by AutumnLotus 21 hours ago

Pun stores. Stores with puns in the title. picked by AutumnLotus 21 hours ago

"...but I would hope that no one would take this as an opportunity to be divisive and partisan. There is a time and place for everything, and I don't think this is either." picked by gammerus 22 hours ago

Tribes in the East Sepik province of Papua New Guinea to this day still practice an ancient initiation ceremony. A way of testing and introducing adolescents into manhood, the ceremony is a strenuous and painful process, that leaves the men’s skins scarred all over; the effect resembling the crocodile scales. picked by AutumnLotus 23 hours ago

If you have come looking to make TRULY dangerous toys for boys you are at the right spot! Or maybe you have finally succumbed to the constant whining about “needing” a bullwhip since the release of the new Indiana Jones movie. picked by AutumnLotus 23 hours ago

An intriguing paper in Acta Medica Okayama. Titled "Phantom erectile penis after sex reassignment surgery", it's a report by a group of surgeons at Okayama University in Japan.

They describe a twist on "phantom limb" syndrome, in which people who have lost a limb still experience sensation in it. Their patient experienced a phantom erect penis. picked by bingo 23 hours ago

GOOD creates media "for people who give a damn." picked by Bornbad 23 hours ago

If you think your attitudes to sex are a private affair consider this. Earlier this year, Lynda Boothroyd of the University of Durham, UK, and colleagues published a study showing that the majority of men and women were able to accurately judge whether a person would be a good bet for a committed relationship or were more interested in a fling, just by looking at a photograph of their face. picked by bingo 23 hours ago

World of Goo is a physics based puzzle / construction game. The millions of Goo Balls who live in the beautiful World of Goo don't know that they are in a game, or that they are extremely delicious picked by Bornbad 23 hours ago

FINALLY! picked by gammerus 23 hours ago

Dentata photoshopping contest. picked by Bornbad 23 hours ago

The level of economy in countries around the globe is not even. It is somewhere very high and somewhere very low. GDP, literacy rate and employment rate are several parameters of a country to determine the level of its economy. picked by AutumnLotus 23 hours ago

What promised to be a magical day out for many families turned out to be a disappointing muddy field with sheds in it. picked by pocksucket 23 hours ago