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Drink more alcohol, it’s good for you!

From Reuters:
LONDON (Reuters) – Spanish research appearing to show that very heavy drinking can reduce men’s risk of heart disease has come under fire from scientists who say the study is flawed and should not encourage anyone to drink more.
The controversial study found that men who drank moderate, high and …

Fire truck runs over old lady, keeps on going

From Gizmodo:
Who says the Google Street View cars are a menace to society?  So what if they invade your privacy.  Really.  Plus, who can deny all the pics of people passed out in their yards or peeing in the street are funny?  This time the magic Google car picked up …

Further developments in the Balloon Boy hoax

It’s true!  There really wasn’t a boy in that flying saucer….

Ferocious….. or funny?

What is that girl looking at?  I vote “The Grim Reaper”
Just a note: that girl’s head could totally fit in that dog’s mouth.  Serious.

This guy is nuts

From The Telegraph UK:
Apparently this guy, Amos Nachoum, is a photographer and scuba guide.  He was off the coast of Guadalupe, Mexico when he came across this here Great White shark.  The article says the shark is about 14′ long, which is about 13′ 11″ longer than any shark I’d …

Oh no, it’s the Wally Squad

From hothardware.com:
“In an odd move aimed to rival Best Buy‘s Geek Squad, Wal-Mart has announced plans to offer its own form of tech support for shoppers.  The mega-retailer has confirmed that it has started up a partnership with N.E.W. Customer Service Companies in order to offer in-home setup services to …

World record: Guy stuffs 16 cockroaches in his mouth

From the Lansing State Journal:
“Sean Murphy, an employee at Preuss Pets in Lansing, has unofficially broken a world record.  Murphy successfully managed to fit 16 Madagascar hissing cockroaches into his mouth for a total of 10 seconds Friday night at the Old Town pet store. The current world record is …

‘Switch’ lets you be the life of the party longer

From ScienceDaily:
“Researchers at North Carolina State University have found a genetic “switch” in fruit flies that plays an important role in making flies more tolerant to alcohol.  This metabolic switch also has implications for the deadly liver disease cirrhosis in humans. A counterpart human gene contributes to a shift from …

Woman sees Rudolph in her porkchop

Via myfox8.com:
“It might not be worth as much as a grilled cheese sandwich said to bear the image of the Virgin Mary, but a North Carolina woman believes she’s found a well-known Christmas character in her pork chop.  Sue Church stopped by the FOX8 studios on Tuesday morning to show …

Cold brew coffee is the shiz

I’ve never really been a fan of traditional coffee.  Every once in a while I’d have a cup (or three) at IHOP when I was really in the mood, but even then I’d have to load it with sugar and non-dairy creamer to cut through the bitter taste of their …

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