October 07, 2005
Strange egg-shaped skulls uncovered all over the world mystify scientists.
A 25-year-old woman in Melbourne, Fla., was treated at a hospital Thursday after an alligator jumped out of the water and bit her hand as she tried to feed it by hand. Rivera told a FWC investigator that she was trying to feed an alligator when it bit her hand instead of the food. She said she did not realize it could propel itself out of the water. "This is a classic example of why it is against the law to feed alligators in Florida," said Joy Hill, public information coordinator for the FWC's Northeast Region.
A high school football player was killed and several people were injured by lightning after a game was stopped because of a thunderstorm. Another junior varsity player and a cheerleader who had been standing next to Noel were injured. They were hospitalized in serious but stable condition.
The inventor of artificial testicles for dogs, Nigerian Internet scammers and a team that calculated the pressures created when penguins poop won Ig Nobel prizes for 2005 on Thursday.
A great white shark named Nicole logged more than 12,000 miles swimming from Africa to Australia and back, the first proof of a link between the two continents' shark populations.
Fans of non-stop drinking may soon be able to cut down on time wasted ordering refills, thanks to a beer coaster that can tell when a glass is empty.
Owensboro, Kentucky is the birthplace of mankind's most advanced automated device. And believe it or not, this astonishing new technology was created specifically to play We Love Katamari.
A genetically-engineered vaccine against cervical cancer is on its way, marking another major step in the battle against the disease, the World Health Organisation has said. It would be the second vaccine against a major human cancer, following a hepatitis B vaccine that prevents primary liver cancer.
Drivers filling up at a Hallandale Beach gas station were in for quite a surprise Wednesday morning. They got premium grade gas for 33 cents a gallon.
October 06, 2005
Honda Motor Co. has designed a car that's friendly for dogs - part of the Japanese automaker's ongoing effort to create vehicles that are easy to use and comfortable to ride in. A special crate for dogs in the glove apartment allows owners to interact with their pets while driving. A bigger crate pops up from the floor in the back seat area and can be folded back into the floor when it's not needed. For even bigger dogs, just buckle them up with a special seat belt to the floor.
Two major Internet backbone companies are feuding, potentially cutting off significant swaths of the Internet for some of each other's customers. On Wednesday, network company Level 3 Communications cut off its direct "peering" connections to another big network company called Cogent Communications. That technical action means that some customers on each company's network now will find it impossible, or slower, to get to Web sites on the other company's network.
Authorities were increasing mass transit security after word of a credible threat of a bombing on New York City's subway system, a congressman said in Washington. In New York, a law enforcement official, speaking on condition of anonymity in advance of an official announcement, said the threat is "specific to place, time and method."
U.S. real estate and gambling kingpin Donald Trump is joining forces with top Emirates developer Nakheel LLC to build a tulip-shaped hotel on a man-made island shaped like a palm tree.
A cleric turned top-selling author of supernatural children's novels was thrown out of a school where he was delivering a talk after he told pupils that Harry Potter was "gay".
A 13-foot Burmese python recently burst after it apparently tried to swallow a live, six-foot alligator whole, authorities said. The incident has heightened biologists' fears that the nonnative snakes could threaten a host of other animal species in the Everglades. "It means nothing in the Everglades is safe from pythons, a top-down predator," said Frank Mazzotti, a University of Florida wildlife professor.
One minute Jonathan Reed was hiking with his golden retriever in a forest in Seattle. The next, his pet was being torn apart by a "gray" -- an alien being with an elongated head, smelling of rotting fruit.
Those who call for a Pizza from the Papa Johns at 2601 E. Euclid Ave., will deliver not only get their pizza, but the fire dept will also check your smoke detectors.
October 05, 2005
The Roman Catholic Church has instructed the faithful that some parts of the Bible are not actually true, and that they should not expect 'total accuracy' in Scripture.
Two Americans and a German won the Nobel Physics Prize on Tuesday for optical research giving extremely accurate measurements that could one day be used in deep space travel or three-dimensional holographic television.
Police arrested a 40-year-old man accused of taking off his pants at a fast-food restaurant then sitting down and eating other people's food. Lower Paxton Township Police arrested David Waller on charges of indecent exposure and disorderly conduct. Police said he went to the restroom and exited moments later with his shorts around his knees. He then sat down at a booth where two women and a 6-year-old boy were sitting and started to eat their food, police said.
Half a dozen Mexico City prostitutes have been arrested for using eye drops containing a sleep-inducing drug to knock out and rob their clients, leaving at least five men dead.
A judge has ruled that the victims of a 2002 fire in Lanesboro cannot sue the city for damages. Authorities said former Lanesboro police chief John Tuchek set the blaze in an attempt to impress his former girlfriend by rescuing her from the fire.
A substitute teacher in Lake County, Fla., was terminated and banned from teaching in the county after he ripped out a student's insulin pump during class apparently thinking it was a ringing cell phone, according to a Local 6 News report.
A California family's black labrador jumped up and ate its owner's $6,000 anniversary ring as the woman was admiring it with a friend. Barbara Wiesner said she had handed the ring to her friend when her dog, King, grabbed and swallowed the diamond.
October 03, 2005
Quicksand is not the bottomless pit portrayed in Hollywood films that sucks in unsuspecting victims and swallows them whole. It is true the more people struggle, the deeper they will sink into the soupy mixture but its buoyancy makes it impossible to be completely submerged, scientists said on Wednesday.
Stunned Colin Cousins returned from a pub night out to find this Vauxhall Astra "buried" nose-down in his driveway. The fork-lift driver was greeted by the amazing sight just before his 49th birthday. But he quickly realised it was a revenge act by chum Ady Feeney, landlord of his local - Southampton's Bridge Tavern. Colin was among regulars who re-painted the pub as a prank.
A Texas grand jury indicted Rep. Tom DeLay on a new charge of money laundering Monday, less than a week after another grand jury leveled a conspiracy charge that forced DeLay to temporarily step down as House majority leader.
Vitaly Matyukhin is an Arkhangelsk resident who has not seen the sun for fifteen years. Neighbors shun his household, while his little son cannot understand why he always have to wrap up in warm clothes before seeing his dad. Suffering a rare disorder - he cannot stand the heat and sunlight - Matyukhin has been confined to a self-built giant fridge for over 15 years now.
Another ghoulish New Orleans entrepreneur is seeking to trademark the word "Katrina" so that he can slap it on a "prepared alcoholic cocktail."
October 02, 2005
Japanese entertainment giant Sony has patented an idea for transmitting data directly into the brain, with the goal of enabling a person to see movies and play video games in which they smell, taste and perhaps even feel things.
Give your iPod Nano 200gb of storage.
Avoiding eating in order to improve your appearance is part of being a woman, and it's natural for a woman to devote all of her time to achieving a figure pleasing to the male eye. While there are many ways to get hot, one of the simplest, fastest, and most effective is through self-starvation. However, anorexia, like all things, is best used in moderation. For example, you should never get so thin that you lose your tits.
Google is making a bid to build a San Francisco-wide free wifi network, according to company officials. The company today filed documents in response to San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom's request for information for the city wide network.
A woman holds a baby tortoise with two heads in Havana September 27, 2005. The tortoise was found some days ago on a river bank at the city forest. According to scientists of the local aquarium who inspected the animal, it seems to be perfectly healthy.
A fugitive who escaped from prison in Hungary was caught when he unwittingly went out on a date with a policeman. The unidentified man, sentenced for robbery and fraud, had posted an ad with his own photo in an online dating website.
The record has been set for the world's brightest flashlight. This is the brightest flashlight available, producing 15,000,000 candlepower (the equivalent of 150 60-watt bulbs), 6x as bright as the lighthouse at Montauk Point, New York, and is visible more than six miles away.
Robert Braver, an Oklahoma ISP owner who is a long time activist against both spam and junk faxes, received a default judgment of over $10 million against high profile spammer Robert Soloway and his company Newport Internet Marketing. Soloway has frequently been cited as one of the ten largest spammers in the world.
