 April Fools Pranks - Facebook Launches Live Poke::Oh these April Fools pranks just never end. In the same spirit at Gmail Paper - we now have Live Poke, thanks to Face Book which claims to send a real live person to poke the victim of your choice.
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 Tortilla Art - When Food Becomes Expression::Joe Bravo has become quite well known for his innovative use of tortillas as a ground for traditional painting. Here's what he has to say about his works: "I use the Tortilla as a Canvas because it is… [MORE] |
 Bizarre Celebrity Memorabilia - Doll for Anna Nicole Smith's Memorial::After Anna Nicole Smith’s death people have started creating strange things for her memorabilia such as a doll inspired by the late star. This stunning doll has been customized using a new from the box:… [MORE] |
 Prank Gift Giving - Real Boxes. Fake Products::The Onion Store, offers Gotcha Boxes, Give that special someone a gift that will confuse, disappoint and possibly anger. Give it to them in an Onion GotchaBox™. These special gift boxes, printed with… [MORE] |
 Japan's Wacky Gadgets - The Mosaic Show Voice Changing Microphone::It is amazing how innovative many of the things developed in Japan are. But this gadget is just the worst I have seen yet. It's a gadget that hides your eyes and changes your voice so that you can express… [MORE] |
 Interior Design Meets The Gym - A Climbing Wall That Uses Picture Frames, Mirrors And More::In Japan the ultimate climbing wall for the fashion loving, cool hunting, trend setters has been designed. [MORE] |
 Outer Space Oddities - Bizzare Eye Upstages Rings on Saturn::Scientists have been getting strange photos of Saturn from the Cassini Spacecraft. The photos show a hexagon in the atmosphere at Saturn's North Pole, which hasn't changed much since Voyager I spotted… [MORE] |
 Semi-Identical Twins - New Form of Twins Discovered::An extremely rare pair of twins has been discovered that share their mother's characteristics but only half of the father's genes creating an anomoly termed 'semi-identical'. Twins are normally identified… [MORE] |
 UFO Architecture - Revolutionary Complex Planned for Moscow::Moscow might be building the first of its kind UFO shaped "complex" that would house a "shopping center, hotel, plenty of parking and even helicopter landing pads. 'Galaktika' (Galaxy), will 'hover' over… [MORE] |
 Church In Bars - Far Fetched Ways To Water Down God::Are you such a party animal that you can't bear to tear youself away from the club scene.... even to go to church? Never fear. The church will come to you. Stay as you are, have a drink (have as many as… [MORE] |
 Mad Track in a Japanese Game Show - Sasuke 2007::The Japanese are famous for their extreme game shows on TV. Here is an example of the tracks the competittors need to finish on a TV program called Sasuke. This is their spring special aired march 21st… [MORE] |
 Lingerie Laws - Men Banned From Selling Lingerie in Sharjah, Saudi Arabia and Kuwait::Ultra-conservative countries have passed new laws barring men from working in lingerie shops. Only women can be hired as salespersons and shops who fail to comply are being shut down.
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 Japan's Latest Fashion::We all know Japan has a penchant for the weird and wonderful, but the latest trend bewilders even I, and I live here now. Not content with just cosplay uniforms of every kind from maid to obligatory school-girl,… [MORE] |
 Electromagnetic Allergies - Woman Allergic to Technology::Can you imagine that one day you have to live without mobile phone, computer, microwave, or car? How your life is gonna be? But, for Mrs. Debbie Bird, staying away from these hi-techs is the only way to… [MORE] |
 Shared Graves - Roomates for the Departed::We like to assume that we will finally be at peace and let our souls go to rest when we die. But what if we don’t like our new roommates? This could be a reality our ghosts may have to face in the future,… [MORE] |
 K-Fed's New Search Engine - Step Over Google::Mr. Britney Spears is now trying to be popular in the world wide web by having its own search engine named "Search with Kevin". Users who search using his engine have a chance to win autographs, CDs, and… [MORE] |
 Internet Suicides - Man Takes His Life While Chatting on Webcam::The web is changing the way a lot of things happen, even suicide.
Kevin Whitrick, an English man, committed suicide while in an Internet chat room with other people. His body was found dead and hanged… [MORE] |
 Dutch Nudists - Get Buff at the Gym::Fitworld, a Dutch gym has launched “Naked Sunday.” Media were invited to attend the first session in Heteren, a town 60 miles east of Amsterdam.
Those in attendance were males in their middle ages… [MORE] |
 Holy Hooters - Have a Hoot in Israel (Controvercial)::Greasy U.S. restaurant chain, Hooters, will be opening its first store in Israel in the city of Tel Aviv this summers. The establishment won't be opening near any major religious centres, however, and… [MORE] |
 Trained Dogs find Pirated DVDs in Asia::Malaysian authorities are now training dogs to find pirated DVDs. The celebrated canine crime-fighting cop counterparts can sniff out polycarbonate in DVDs and CDs, and they sit down when they identify… [MORE] |
 Genetically Modified Mosquitoes to Wipe Out Malaria::Wiping out malaria with genetically-modified mosquitoes? Sounds so science fiction to me. According to press reports, we are coming ever-closer to realizing a global effort to eradicate this disease. In… [MORE] |
 The Sliver House - When Space Is At A Premium People Find Ways To Improvise::In Tokyo, where space is at a premium, people have become very creative in their use of space. Case in point? This sliver-style home which remains frugal in the front and spreads out a bit in the back.… [MORE] |
 The Moon is Not for Sale (Although One Chinese Company Tried)::Chinese appeals court banned a company from selling land on the moon. According to the state media, “celestial bodies” could not be anyone's property.
The Beijing Administration of Industry and Commerce… [MORE] |
 Book Inspired Deaths - Real Life Da Vinci Code Death::A female painter obsessed with the mysteries surrounding Leonardo Da Vinci and The Da Vinci Code book took things much too seriously and allowed her imagination to run away with her. After moving to Italy… [MORE] |
 Gasoline-Powered Russian Boots - FLASHBACK::Last August, we heard news of gasoline powered Russian Boots... Where are they now? Oh.. That's right, people don't want to break their legs.
At 70 mpg, these gasoline-powered russian boots are definitely… [MORE] |
 The World's Tallest House of Sticks::When you're only using thin and inexpensive sticks of wood as your main building materials, it's easy to see how a person could get a little carried away and maybe add on a few little extras. But this… [MORE] |
 Animal Mutation - China's Lucky Two-Faced Pig::What's in the water that we are seeing so many living examples of mutated animals? Remember to cyclopse one eyed cat? Well now there is a two headed pig.
2007 is the Chinese Year of the Pig. What does… [MORE] |
 Traditional Wear Gets Reflective - Government Adds Bling to Garments of Colombian Workers::The local police discovered that people who moved from town to town using mostly bikes don't wear any reflective vests at night because they don't fit over the ruanas, causing many accidents in the roads,… [MORE] |
 Dangerous Online Neighbourhoods::Did you know that their are bad neighbourhoods even in a virtual world? According to McAfee, certain domains operated out of certain countries are deemed as high-risk. These danger zones include websites… [MORE] |
 The Sky Cycle - Pedal-Powered Roller Coaster::The Sky Cycle is a human pedal-powered roller coaster at an amusement part in Japan. Rather than simply closing your eyes and screaming for the duration of the ride, the only way off, is to pedal you way… [MORE] |
 Mr Bean's Holiday - Lovable Icon Back on the Big Screen::Rowan Atkinson has brought his signature character, Mr Bean out of retirement for his soon-to-be-released movie - "Mr Bean's Holiday". Who can forget the antics of the socially-inept, geek-mobile that… [MORE] |
 The Mean Girl Trend - Young Violent Females On The Increase::Violence at the hands of teenage girls is on the increase and parents are doing little to stop it. Educators and law enforcement officials are very concerned about this growing trend. It seems that girls… [MORE] |
 China Orders That Pet Dogs Be Killed!::China has ordered that all pet dogs be killed in the city of Chongqing. Although working dogs will be spared, residents must give up their pets for extermination by March 15.
This shocking move by the… [MORE] |
 The Face2Face Project - Peace in Israel and Palestine Through Humour::The mission of the Face2Face Project is to bring some form of peace between Israel and Palestine by using human faces to pull them together by drawing attention to the striking similarities between the… [MORE] |
 Madame Selling Phone Records of High-End Washington Clients::To raise money for her legal battles, a prominent Washington, D.C. Madame known as 'Jeane' is threatening to sell over 10,000 telephone records spanning a 13 year old period. These records contain detailed… [MORE] |
 Trick Marketing Used By Retailers - PS3 Display Hides XBox Underneath::Retailers in Australia, anticipating the launch of the PlayStation 3 and hoping to acquire pre-orders, resorted to very devious marketing maneuvers to hide the fact that no PS3 systems were presently in-store.… [MORE] |
 Pornographic Origami - Crafts and Sex::The Japanese art of paper folding has been twisted by a 37-year-old native New Yorker, Mr. Marc Kirschenbaum who has discovered pornigami. Yes pornigami. It is really difficult to understand how this guy… [MORE] |
 Prison Pen Prevents Bodily Harm::In prison, virtually anything can be used as a weapon to facilitate trading or even to escape. So, prison officials and guards must be alert to any potential dangers, even from seemingly harmless objects...… [MORE] |
 Stephen Hawking Plans Spaceflight::Stephen Hawkings, one of the world's greatest physicists, is joining the ranks of those readying themselves for space flight and to experience weightlessness in a zero-gravity environment.
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 Bad Tooth + No Insurance= Death for 12-Year-Old from Infection::A young 12 year old boy died from a tooth infection that spread to his brain. His family had no insurance to cover the necessary extraction and by the time they finally found a dentist to treat him, it… [MORE] |
 9 Year Old Girl Gives Birth To Baby::Although the story was supressed for some time, a 9 year old recently gave birth to a baby in Singapore to the horror of her parents. This seems to be a recurring trend since news of another little 9 year… [MORE] |
 Sex Predators Vehicles To Be Tagged With Neon Plates::The State of Ohio is taking tough measures to protect its citizens against repeat sex offenders. Convicted predator's vehicles will be tagged with mandatory fluorescent green license plates to alert neightbours,… [MORE] |
 Incestuous, Inbreeding Couple Try To Legalize Their Marriage And Get Custody of Their Kids::A brother and sister, seperated at birth through adoption and lost to each other for years, finally reunited in their twenties. However, much to the horror of friends and family, they're bond is stronger… [MORE] |
 The Lettuce Safe::The Lettuce Safe is based on the concept that lettuce is a boring and unwanted vegetable and is therefore the perfect place to hide your valuables, since nobody in their right mind would a) ever steal… [MORE] |
 Britney Spears Straight Jacket Doll On eBay::Britney Spears shorn likeness has been forever preserved in clay thanks to a clever opportunist featuring their novel creation on eBay. The doll is modelled after Britney Spears and comes complete with… [MORE] |
 The Bulldang Intestinal Sofa::The wait is now over! You can now own a replica intestinal sofa in a charming shade of blue for under $3000! This will make a lovely addition to any home decor lacking in uniqueness or needing a conversation… [MORE] |
 Pet Hair Purses::As much as you love your pets, dog and cat hair can be a real nuisance. Well, now there is a way that you can get rid of the pet hair around your home and keep you at the top of the fashion charts... at… [MORE] |
 Light Saber Umbrella - LED and Rain Protector Together at Last::The light saber umberlla is trendy waterproof rain gear mixed with illuminating LED flashlight in multi-colored handle. You'll be invincible in the rain walking as a Jedi. [MORE] |
 Education About Child Predators - Parents Reading Up to Protect Children::Education and communication are two worthy weapons that parents can use to arm and prepare their children in a world gone mad. In our society, kids use the Internet on a daily basis. It's a fact of life.… [MORE] |
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