Archive for October, 2005
Second coming?
The number ‘2′ appeared in the eye of Hurricane Wilma.
Post date: Monday, October 31st, 2005.
Mini solar system.
Two additional moons discovered orbiting Pluto.
Post date: Monday, October 31st, 2005.
Farmers only.
Dating web site for farmers seeking farmers. (via)
Post date: Monday, October 31st, 2005.
Dead drunk.
Bartender sent to prison for mixing a drink that killed a customer. (recipe)
Post date: Monday, October 31st, 2005.
Divine recall #2.
Priest and parishioner drown during baptism.
Post date: Monday, October 31st, 2005.
Divine recall #1.
Texas priest electrocuted during a baptismal ceremony. (via)
Post date: Monday, October 31st, 2005.
Celestial tempest.
Martian dust storm will be visible this weekend with a ‘backyard telescope’. (via)
Post date: Monday, October 31st, 2005.
Cellborg.
Scientists have merged living bacteria with electrodes to successfully ‘complete an electronic circuit‘.
Post date: Monday, October 31st, 2005.
Bipedalism.
Scientists have created a molecule that walks on two feet.
Post date: Monday, October 31st, 2005.
Warmongers.
Nazi racoons are on the loose in the German countryside.
Post date: Friday, October 21st, 2005.
Hip ‘n’ stitch?
Man is reunited with wallet forty years after it was stolen. (via)
Post date: Friday, October 21st, 2005.
I see dead people.
Outdoor marketing campaign that used people made up to look like they had been murdered.
Post date: Friday, October 21st, 2005.
Against the grain.
Woman to try and break record for sailing around the world against the wind.
Post date: Friday, October 21st, 2005.
Antikythera mechanism.
Ancient Greek computer was ‘capable of predicting the positions of the sun and moon in the zodiac on any given date‘. (via)
UPDATE: Researchers have discovered and deciphered previously undetected ancient Greek text on the device.
Post date: Friday, October 21st, 2005.
Anti-freezing fleas.
Canadian snow fleas found to contain proteins that lower the freezing point of liquids.
Post date: Thursday, October 20th, 2005.
Nanocar.
Scientists have built a single-molecule car that is ‘slightly wider than a strand of DNA‘. (via)
Post date: Thursday, October 20th, 2005.
Keeping it real.
Religion that only believes in things that are real. (via)
Post date: Thursday, October 20th, 2005.
Quantum Sleeper.
Bulletproof bed that protects you from terrorist attacks, stalkers, and natural disasters. (via)
Post date: Thursday, October 20th, 2005.
Your bad.
Indian astrologer fails to die after predicting his own death because too many people had ‘prayed for him to live’.
Post date: Thursday, October 20th, 2005.
Lunar Embassy.
Earth-based company selling real estate on the moon.
Post date: Thursday, October 20th, 2005.
Be like Larry.
Prisoner gets additional years added on to his time so that his overall sentence matches Larry Bird’s jersey.
Post date: Thursday, October 20th, 2005.
The Force is with them.
Cable channel buys TV rights to all six Star Wars movies. (via)
Post date: Wednesday, October 19th, 2005.
Uni-elk.
Canadian hunter kills elk with mutated antler growing from the center of its head.
Post date: Wednesday, October 19th, 2005.
Mr. Floatie.
Canadian mascot fashioned as a piece of poo is running for mayor. UPDATE: The turd is backing out. (via)
Post date: Wednesday, October 19th, 2005.
The law won?
Man who fought to pass tougher laws for owners of dangerous dogs gets attacked by his own dog.
Post date: Wednesday, October 19th, 2005.
Busy body.
Bosnian man that has married 162 times wants to marry another 100 before he dies.
Post date: Wednesday, October 19th, 2005.
Unknown soldier.
World War II pilot found frozen in glacier. (via) UPDATE: The body has been identified.
Post date: Wednesday, October 19th, 2005.
Quitters.
Florida high school football team voluntarily forfeits the rest of season after being outscored 299-0 in the first six games. (via)
Post date: Wednesday, October 19th, 2005.
Alien zapper.
Object initially mistaken for a bomb was in fact a device that was ‘supposed to set off vibrations that would keep aliens away‘. (via)
Post date: Tuesday, October 18th, 2005.
BARF.
Biologically Appropriate Raw Food is being marketed as a healthier alternative to processed dog and cat foods.
Post date: Tuesday, October 18th, 2005.
Aluminum oxynitride.
US Military is developing see-through aluminum armor. (via)
Post date: Tuesday, October 18th, 2005.
Biolet.
Toilet that uses no water, electricity, or chemicals. (via)
Post date: Tuesday, October 18th, 2005.
Immaculate conception.
David Copperfield to use magic to make a woman get pregnant.
Post date: Tuesday, October 18th, 2005.
In search of sasquatch.
Maine scientist offering $1 million reward for a photo that leads to the live capture of Bigfoot. (via)
Post date: Tuesday, October 18th, 2005.
Goo goo.
Swedish parents name their newborn baby ‘Google‘. (via)
Post date: Tuesday, October 18th, 2005.
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