Bao Xishun, a 7 foot 9in. herdsman - confirmed to be the world’s tallest man, saved dolphins that ate some plastic by sticking his arms (41.7in. long!) into their stomachs to retrieve the plastic. Woah!

Regal Theaters, the US’s largest theater chain, began testing devices in 25 of its locations that allow patrons to summon ushers if audience members use cell phones or become unruly. Michael Campbell, CEO, said that a second button will notify management of faulty projection, a third about uncomfortable room temperature, and a fourth about any [...]

Everyone noticed the gas prices rising after the elections were done right? The little widget you see on the right side of the homepage shows the cheapest gas price here in the OC to be $2.15, a 4¢ increase from the day before the elections
I’m complaining because I had to refuel on Friday [...]

I just came across this CNN article which talks about the Willett Elementary School in Boston banning the game of tag and any other chase games during recess for fear of the kids getting hurt and the parents sueing the schools. Let’s just take away childhood altogether shall we?

A research paper revealed who among all grad students in North America cheated. The study was done on 5,300 graduate students in Canada and the U.S. The results based on field of study:

Business (56%)
Engineering (54%)
Physical Sciences (50%)
Medical/Health Care (49%)
Law (45%)
Liberal Arts (43%)
Social Sciences (39%)

“The typical comment is that what’s important is getting the [...]

Going ’round and ’round on defining Pluto - The Boston Globe

There’s a big buzz these days about iPods and Microsoft’s new product, codenamed Zune, which is supposed to blow the iPod out of the water. I personally don’t have a mp3 player (but this is going to change soon!) but I know many people who own iPods. I’m actually thinking about getting one [...]