It’s Cinco de Mayo, and for millions of Americans that means drinking Corona instead of Bud Light. But the holiday has an interesting history, even if it is misunderstood by millions.... Read more»
A 46-year-old Florida man found himself in hot water on Tuesday when he tried to bring fruit into the United States. Forbidden fruit, that is. And some pork rinds.... Read more»
CareerCast.com suggests lumberjack is the worst job you could have in 2012, while computer programmer ranks at the top.... Read more»3
The risk of dying in an auto accident as a driver, passenger or even a pedestrian increases 6 percent on tax-deadline day compared with a day from a week earlier or a week later
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An Australian study has found you are more likely to get a good night sleep if you share your bed with a pet rather than another person.... Read more»
Only a small minority of conservatives now say they place a “great deal” of trust in science, according to a survey published Thursday.... Read more»
A common heart disease drug may also alter subconscious racial attitudes, a new study has found.... Read more»1
An affair of the heart has new meaning after researchers found men who die during sex are more likely to be cheating, an American Heart Association study says.... Read more»
A jury of German academics has named “shitstorm” 2011’s best English loanword, saying the word “fills the gap in the German vocabulary that has become apparent through changes in the culture and public debate.... Read more»1
A New Orleans woman attacked by flesh-eating bacteria after injecting the increasingly popular drug “bath salts” has had her arm and shoulder amputated.... Read more»
Some voters who took to Google to find out more about GOP presidential candidate Rick Santorum the morning after the Iowa primary didn’t end up any the wiser — the first result is a link to a vulgar definition.... Read more»1
Mark Zuckerberg’s private photos — of him at home with girlfriend Priscilla Chan, meeting Obama ... holding a live chicken by the legs — have leaked onto the internet following the discovery of yet another security Facebook flaw.... Read more»
Remember those Mayan heiroglyphics that were supposed to forecast the apocalypse for next year? Turns out somebody got the translation wrong. Oops.... Read more»3
Mexicans claimed they reached a world record number of people dressed as zombies Sunday, when nearly 10,000 people staggered through Mexico City, dripping with fake blood, rotting plastic flesh and smudged mascara. (with videos)... Read more»
Is there life on Mars? If there is, the U.S. government isn’t admitting it. The White House has released an official statement saying that there is “no evidence that any life exists outside our planet.”... Read more»1
A 4-year-old Beagle named Railey recently found herself playing mother to four orphaned kittens when her family took in the 2-week-old felines.... Read more»
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