Category: Odd News

The incident happened in St. Petersburg Russia in 1998. From the Herald Sun- NATIONALS deputy leader Nigel Scullion had some advice to anyone found tied to a pole in …

When it comes time to take a leak. From the Mainchi Daily News- About 40 percent of adult Japanese men sit on the toilet to urinate -- a staggering …

Three researchers did a study and found that a woman's back helps her adjust her center of gravity, which prevents her from falling forward while she's pregnant. Sheesh, any …

They wouldn't promote the movie, but the fictional beverage in it, now that's worth marketing! From Danny Leigh of The Guardian: 1) Early last year, Mike Judge, creator of …

Absinthe, banned in this country for nearly a century, may be making a comeback, according to Local6.com of Jacksonville, Florida: Absinthe, a high-proof liquor that has been illegal in …

American society has constructed a number of traditions around the Thanksgiving holiday, many of which involve heartwarming stories about animals. One particularly inane tradition is the annual "Presidential pardon" …

Today, I looked at three stories I wanted to blog about but none of them really merited a full piece. So I thought about them, and then realized they …

The other day, Laurence Simon posted how there had been a study on vanity plates -- and how proud he was that his state of Texas had come in …

The South's current drought is breaking records and requiring water-use restrictions. This isn't stopping Duke and UNC from keeping their artificial turf watered, though, reports Ann Blythe for The …

I never quite understood why people tend to look at monkeys as "cute." Sure, they have body fur, fingers and toes, and faces that vaguely resemble human ones. So …