Strange Afflictions

Ever felt the urge to eat dirt or attack the alien impersonating your brother? Megan Gressor can explain why.

Mmmm...Meat!!!

International Eat an Animal for Peta Day - March 15, 2006

Here and here.

It's a guy thing

A man from Sheridan is facing explosives charges after he accidentally blew up his own car with a gas-filled balloon he was taking to a Super Bowl party.

Sudan man forced to 'marry' goat

A Sudanese man has been forced to take a goat as his "wife", after he was caught having sex with the animal.

There is no Presidents Day

The official designation of the federal holiday observed on the third Monday of February is, and always has been, Washington's Birthday.

Ask your doctor about green tea

Elders who drink green tea regularly may have sharper minds than those who don't drink green tea.

There's something fishy about human brain evolution

Forget the textbook story about tool use and language sparking the dramatic evolutionary growth of the human brain. Instead, imagine ancient hominid children chasing frogs. Not for fun, but for food.

Hand waving boosts mathematics learning

Gestures that complement rather than simply illustrate verbal instructions can boost children's ability to complete problems in mathematics, researchers report.

Best Buy Receipt Check

Merchants basically have two rights covering people entering and exiting their stores. They can refuse to let you enter the premises and/or to sell you anything, and they can place you under citizens arrest for attempting to leave the premises with any property that you haven't paid for. But the second you hand over the appropriate amount of cash, they lose all rights to the items. They can't legally impair you from leaving the store with your property.

Roulette Chocolate

Willy Wonka meets the Deer Hunter!

Prison Overrun by More Than 100 Cats

AVENAL, Calif. Feb 14, 2006 (AP)— Administrators at Avenal State Prison said they will have to kill more than 100 cats that have sneaked in and reproduced inside the facility.

It Was the Dog

Two New York runaways likely would have been raped in Minnesota if the dog they were traveling with didn't have bad gas, alerting authorities.

Arrr!!!

Disney World visitor hit, hurt by pirate ship.

Crap

World Record #4: Peristaltic Action

What Coverup?

An article at MSNBC's Website was edited to remove references to alcohol, that may have been available at a picnic, which preceded the accidental shooting of a 78-year-old lawyer by Vice President Cheney last Saturday.

Duck and Cover

I forgot to duck.

You want ice with that?

TAMPA - Those ice-cold drinks from favorite fast food restaurants may not seem as refreshing after a seventh-grader's science project reveals what may lurk inside the cup.

Puppy Mover Monorail

Your dog wants mass transit.

C.O.M.B.A.T.4CHRIST

I'm sure you have dealt with the anguish of preparing your youth to conform to the image of Christ. You have fought with Hollywood and the Music Industry to gain the minds and hearts of America's youth. Many today within the Church are ready to surrender our most valuable resource (our children) to the enemy's camp. I AM NOT! God has a work for the young men and women of today. A work that depends on us to train and lead them to "fight the good fight of faith."

Clash of Civilizations

"The Clash of Civilizations is a controversial theory in international relations popularized by Samuel P. Huntington. The basis of Huntington's thesis is that people's cultural/religious identity will be the primary agent of conflict in the post-Cold War world."

Catproof Your Computer

When cats walk or climb on your keyboard, they can enter random commands and data, damage your files, and even crash your computer. This can happen whether you are near the computer or have suddenly been called away from it.

PawSense is a software utility that helps protect your computer from cats. It quickly detects and blocks cat typing, and also helps train your cat to stay off the computer keyboard.