Category: Odd News

I know what you're thinking, but he didn't die mixing Coca Cola and Pop Rocks. From The Washington Post (Registration required - BugMeNot):William A. Mitchell, 92, the food scientist …

Damn my cell phone for not having a built-in digital camera... Driving to work this morning I hear on one of the local morning shows that there's a jumper …

Both Kevin and I blogged the same story about Kerry not getting a bump in the polls from the convention. I mentioned it was an "understatement" to say Kerry …

A silly law and a silly ruling require an equally silly response.BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) - A federal appeals court Wednesday upheld a 1998 Alabama law banning the sale of …

While I look forward to a Chuck E. Cheese-free future, some 20-somethings are a bit more nostalgic. From the The New York Post:Despite the throngs of screaming kids celebrating …

This is a version of Clinton's autobiography I'd be interested in reading.Beijing, China, Jul. 21 (UPI) -- Chinese book counterfeiters have had a heyday with former U.S. President Bill …

A semi regular listing of goods and services that we've managed to survive without...The Martha Stewart Guide To Federal Court A Linda Ronstadt encore A Nelson Mandela statue bigger …

Plane Lands In Baltimore With Several Unconscious Passengers I'm usually the one who has to remind the other authors about checking the archives... Paul has the story in the …

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Which of course means free Slurpee's at 7-Eleven.7-Eleven will celebrate its 77th anniversary this Sunday, July 11, 2004, by offering free 7.11-ounce Slurpee beverages, one per customer, at participating …