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Scientist sues Nobel prize committee

A California surgeon called Rongxiang Xu is suing the Nobel Committee for failing to recognize him in 2012 for his work on regenerative medicine.
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Man cuts off his penis during argument with girlfriend

Ouch! A drunk man went to extraordinary painful lengths to end an argument with his girlfriend by cutting off his penis and testicles with a pair of scissors, and flushing them down the toilet.
In the Media by Katerina Nikolas - 10 comments

Zimbabwe man's legs twitch at own funeral, turns out he's alive

A Zimbabwe man being mourned by family and friends at his funeral as dead was in fact not dead. Fortunately for him, if fortune can be said to be involved in having a funeral while alive, his legs began to twitch.
In the Media by Marcus Hondro - 2 comments

Bigfoot hunt after thermal video shows 7-ft creature in N. Mexico

A thermal image video of what appears a 7-foot creature lurking in the woods of Valles Caldera, an enormous volcanic crater in the Jemez mountains in northern New Mexico, is drawing the attention of Bigfoot hunters.
In the Media by JohnThomas Didymus - 1 comment

Tiny ducklings saved from sewer by duck call cellphone app

Windsor - A City of Windsor resident saves two baby ducklings trapped in a sewer by downloading and playing a duck call app on his Blackberry Z10.
In the Media by Lesley Lanir - 5 comments

Ghost town surfaces again

Buenos Aires - A ghost town that has spent around a quarter century underwater has surfaced for air once again. The town, Epecuen, is located in the Argentine farmlands southwest of Buenos Aires.
In the Media by Owen Weldon - 2 comments

Op-Ed: Student’s abuse in Alabama and media’s silence

More than a week ago, a high school student in Alabama was handed over to police that arrested and physically hurt her because she fell asleep in the class. But is mainstream media still sleeping?
In the Media by Ernest Dempsey - 4 comments

Comedian uses Kickstarter for skywriting prank over Los Angeles

Los Angeles - People were amazed to see the words "How Do I Land?" in the sky over downtown LA recently. The idea was the brainchild of comedian Kurt Braunohler and he raised the money using the popular crowd-funding website, Kickstarter.
In the Media by Anne Sewell - 2 comments

Photo: 1939 Jay-Z look-alike sparks Illuminati conspiracy theory

A 1939 photograph of a Harlem man with an uncanny resemblance to Jay-Z has gone viral after it was uploaded to Reddit. The photo has sparked lighthearted jokes and reignited old Illuminati conspiracy theories about the rapper.
In the Media by JohnThomas Didymus - 2 comments

Swaziland official: 150m-altitude limit for witches on brooms

One of Swaziland's top civil aviation officials has cautioned all witches to keep their flying brooms below the legal 150 meter altitude limit or risk facing stiff penalties.
In the Media by Brett Wilkins - 5 comments

Woman singing Whitney Houston songs escorted off AA flight

Los Angeles - An American Airlines flight on its way to to New York from Los Angeles was forced to land in Kansas City when a female passenger refused to stop singing Whitney Houston songs.
In the Media by Lesley Lanir - 1 comment

Woman, belting out Whitney Houston song, forces emergency landing

An American Airlines flight was forced to make an emergency landing Thursday after a passenger refused to stop singing Whitney Houston's hit song, "I Will Always Love You.”
In the Media by Yukio Strachan - 1 comment

Thousands of smitten American girls want Dzhokhar Tsarnaev freed

Thousands of girls across the United States are crushing on Dzhokhar “Jahar” Tsarnaev, 19, the Boston Marathon bomber, and have been on social media sites proclaiming his innocence.
In the Media by Owen Weldon - 3 comments

Color footage of London in 1927 (video)

London - What did London look like over 80 years ago? Archive footage, as a color video, has been made available by the BFI based on images captured by Claude Frisse-Greene, an early British pioneer of film.
In the Media by Tim Sandle - 7 comments

Odd News: 4 Pygmy goats regularly ride on a horse in Newfoundland

It's odd enough that pygmy goats have taken to riding on a horse on a farm, but that somehow it should be spotted and filmed by a camera crew makes it even, well, odder. The camera crew were passing by the farm and spotted a goat riding a horse.
In the Media by Marcus Hondro - 1 comment

Vienna café installs see-through toilet doors

Vienna - With so many coffee houses lining the streets of Vienna it can pay to add a distinctive feature with a difference. The installation of toilets with see-through glass doors could be an innovation taken too far though.
In the Media by Katerina Nikolas - 6 comments

Iowa state grad proposes to his girlfriend at her commencement

There was a special moment at the Iowa State University undergraduate commencement ceremony in Ames, Iowa, on Saturday. It took great courage for Tom Naert to pull if off, but the 23-year-old proposed to his girlfriend in front of the entire gathering.
In the Media by Marcus Hondro

Video: Pearl Cantrell, 105, says bacon is the key to longevity

A 105-year-old Texas woman, Pearl Cantrell, says the secret to longevity is bacon. Her 81-year-old son Billy Allen shares his mother's secret: She begins her day with a cup of "coffee pudding," that is, coffee with milk, sugar, biscuit and bacon.
In the Media by JohnThomas Didymus - 3 comments

Video: Original way to cross a Russian river — by backhoe

Vorkuta - Citizens of Russia's Komi Republic had a problem crossing a river, due to high water and terrible road conditions. However, ingenuity found a way across.
In the Media by Anne Sewell

CNN satellite interview from the other side of the parking lot

Two reporters, Nancy Grace and Ashleigh Banfield, recently held a satellite interview ... from all the way on the other side of the parking lot!
In the Media by Alex Allen - 3 comments
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