March 20, 2012 Are you a firm hand-shaker or a cold, limp fish? Experts have given new insight into what our handshakes say about our health - especially our longevity.
The strength of your handshake could be a clue to how long you'll live, say scientists from University College London
Using Kung-Fu to market a golf game? The makers of ‘Tiger Woods PGA Tour 13,’ Electronic Arts, seem to think it’s a good idea. EA has unveiled a viral commercial starring the basketball giant Shaquille O’ Neal and the game’s title master Tiger Woods. Dressed in traditional samurai garb, the two sports legends bow in honor before…well, you’ll have to watch.
Streets are often named after notable people, so one can only imagine how exactly New Portland, Maine residents came up with the name Katie’s Crotch Road.
The annual SXSW interactive conference in Austin is sometimes plagued with snail-slow internet speeds (when you can connect at all). But this year it’s been a little easier to find a wifi hotspot: just look for a homeless person. Yes, homeless people are now being used as wifi spots.
“LA’s Friendliest Gentlemen’s Club”, the Jet Strip Cabaret, almost justified their slogan recently when they tried to donate $1,200 to save the Lennox Little League’s season.
Ever wanted to be the ruler of your own town? Well, here’s your chance. The small (and we mean small) town of Buford, Wyoming, has a population of just one. And that one resident has now decided it’s time for him to move out and put the town up for sale. Don Sammons, who moved to Buford over 20 years ago, is auctioning the 10-acre town at a starting bid of $100,000.
After almost a month lost in New Mexico’s Gila National Forest, Margaret Page was found emaciated and malnourished but alive. And she may have her cat to thank for that.
The eBay auction for the Chicken McNugget that may or may not resemble George Washington finally concluded last week with a high bid of $8,100 — but the winner isn’t willing to part with the scratch.
March 13, 2012 When you think of high-dollar stolen items, your mind probably goes to jewelry or electronics. Apparently, not these days. The latest high-ticket item on the Black Market is Tide laundry detergent
An Olive Garden recently opened in Grand Forks, ND, and according to the Grand Forks Herald’s 85-year-old restaurant reviewer Marilyn Hagerty, it had become the talk of the town.
So, being a good journalist, Hagerty wrote a review of it. Almost immediately after her article was posted to the Herald’s website, it started to get an unusual number of hits, and quickly became the most read article on the site by a large margin.
Last month, two-year-old Natalie was getting ready to take off on a JetBlue flight with her parents and her sister from Turks and Caicos to Boston. As two-year-olds are wont to do, little Natalie started to throw a fit. After about five minutes of some pretty intense screaming, Dr. Colette Vieau and her husband, Dr. Mordecai Stolk, were able to get their toddler under control and strapped into her seat.
But the pilot of the plane had already heard enough, and made the decision to return to the gate and eject the family from the flight for violating FAA regulations.
Let’s face it, we all hate how we look on our driver’s license. There’s little we can do after the picture is snapped, which is why Adam Bard from British Columbia decided to make his driver’s license photo a memorable one – by shaving his beard and hair in half.
