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 -> Man drops cell phone in train toilet, jams arm
We've all had bad hair days with mobile phones, but only one guy had his literally go down the toilet.
1,076 views | 05 Nov 2003
 -> Online sale of Scottish castle closes with two million hits
The online sale of a Scottish castle, Lee Castle, has closed after its website attracted more than two million hits, worldwide interest and nearly 40 formal offers.
199,017 views | 03 Nov 2003
 -> Gay bishop consecrated
With the ceremonial laying on of hands by a cluster of bishops, the Rev. V. Gene Robinson was consecrated the next bishop of New Hampshire and the first openly gay prelate in the Episcopal Church U.S.A. on Sunday.
1,031 views | 03 Nov 2003
 -> Worst Halloween costumes of all time
When I was growing up, most of the kids in my neighborhood were fairly uncreative. Instead of thinking long and hard about what you wanted to be for Halloween, they'd run to the store at the last minute, and grab a prepackaged costume..
1,257 views | 31 Oct 2003
 -> Spiders 'remember first date'
Female wolf spiders - schizocosa uetzi - prefer to mate with males which look similar to those they encountered before they were sexually mature.
500 views | 29 Oct 2003
 -> Don't say this loud: Air Action
VIDEO file: An interesting ad.
571 views | 28 Oct 2003
 -> The California Fire
A Satellite picture of the LA fires
4,284 views | 28 Oct 2003
 -> Talk about "stiff" school regulations
Six British schoolboys were rushed to the hospital after taking the erection-enhancing drug Viagra at lunchtime.
1,085 views | 27 Oct 2003
 -> Magic number tells when to change sex
From tiny shrimps to massive fish, many species change sex once they reach a certain size, and British researchers have now discovered an amazing universal rule: that they all tend to do this at the same relative size.
1,112 views | 27 Oct 2003
 -> VersaLaser: Translate computer drawings into real objects?
VersaLasertm can transform drawings on your computer screen into real items made out of an amazing variety of materials (wood, plastic, fabric, paper, glass, leather, stone, ceramic, rubber) and it's as easy to use as your printer!
586 views | 27 Oct 2003
 -> A Cool Flash Game
Samorost is a surreal Myst-like puzzle game with great music and beautiful backgrounds where you help the little guy in white save his driftwood planet from a collision with another driftwood planet.
1,270 views | 27 Oct 2003
 -> Bubblar Theory
Which has more bubbles, a bar of soap or a bottle of champagne?
1,250 views | 26 Oct 2003
 -> Embarrassed GM to rename car with risque overtones
General Motors will rename its Buick LaCrosse in Canada because "Lacrosse", it turns out, is slang for "masturbation" among teenagers in French-speaking Quebec.
1,114 views | 24 Oct 2003
 -> Full length DVDs over the Internet in 7 seconds!
CERN (the research center Switzerland, to which the origin of Internet is attributed) have set a new world speed record for sending data across the Internet.
1,182 views | 24 Oct 2003
 -> Being a Jew in Malaysia
Malaysian Prime Minister Mohamad Mahathir said condemnation in Europe and the United States of his claims that Jews ruled the world proved he was correct and that his detractors were anti-Muslim.
1,102 views | 24 Oct 2003
 -> Microsoft's Really Hidden Files
Did you know that MS Internet Explorer may not be clearing your browsing history despite your instructions, and Outlook Express may not be deleting your e-mail after you've erased them from your Deleted Items?
1,762 views | 24 Oct 2003
 -> Images of space get a second look
It's another blow to our delusions that we are the yardstick by which the universe is to be measured.
1,293 views | 23 Oct 2003
 -> Amazon surprises again: "Search Inside The Book"
Starting today, you can find books on Amazon.com based on ANY WORD inside them, not just the title or the author!
239 views | 23 Oct 2003
 -> The BURP.
A video piece from The Viral Company.
517 views | 23 Oct 2003
 -> Tanzania bans import of used underwear
Tanzania has banned imports of secondhand underwear, fearing the used garments might spread skin diseases, an official says.
1,395 views | 23 Oct 2003
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