Amazing Kreskin Predicts War on Terror Will End in 150 Years

Seeded on Tue Dec 28, 2010 8:27 AM EST (AOL News)

Famed mentalist The Amazing Kreskin has some good news and some bad news. The good news? There will be an end to the current war on terror. Now the bad news: Nobody currently living on this planet will be alive to see it.

odd-news, war-on-terror, prediction, psychic, mentalist, amazing-kreskin

Placebos Could Work Even if Patients Know They're Placebos

Seeded on Tue Dec 28, 2010 7:45 AM EST (discovermagazine.com)

In many medical studies, even people who take "fake" treatments, such as sugar pills with no active ingredients, can still feel better. These are the puzzling "placebo effects".

science, medicine, psychology, placebo-effect, placebos

Uh Oh: Pollen Can Spread Viruses From Domesticated Bees to Wild Ones

Seeded on Tue Dec 28, 2010 7:19 AM EST (discovermagazine.com)

More trouble for bees: A study out in the open-access journal PLoS One finds that viruses that previously had been the bane of domesticated honeybees have spread to wild pollinators.

environment, bee, viruses, insect, pollen, domesticated-bees

Supersized Amygdalas Linked to Sprawling Social Circles

Seeded on Tue Dec 28, 2010 7:15 AM EST (discovermagazine.com)

Large amygdalas, it seems, are social amygdalas.

social, science, brain, social-network, amygdala

Solar-Powered Hornet Found; Turns Light Into Electricity

Seeded on Mon Dec 27, 2010 8:40 AM EST (National Geographic)

The oriental hornet has built-in "solar cells" that generate electricity from sunlight—a first in the animal kingdom, according to a new study.

science, electricity, solar-power, insect, hornet

Blood vessel looks like Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer

Seeded on Mon Dec 27, 2010 8:35 AM EST (Telegraph)

Researchers at Newcastle University were studying the inner workings of neurons in the hippocampal region of the brain and when they looked at the image they were stunned by the find.

rudolph, reindeer, not-news, blood-vessel

Chefs Battle Over World's Tallest Chocolate Christmas Tree

Seeded on Mon Dec 27, 2010 8:15 AM EST (AOL News)

A chocolate arms race is heating up this holiday season as two French chocolatiers vie for recognition as creators of the world's tallest chocolate Christmas tree.

food, candy, odd-news, christmas, holidays, chocolate, christmas-tree, chocolate-tree

New Zealand Releases UFO Files

Seeded on Mon Dec 27, 2010 8:12 AM EST (AOL News)

It's close encounters of the Kiwi kind as hundreds of formerly classified UFO reports, spanning nearly 60 years, were released this week by authorities in New Zealand.

new-zealand, odd-news, et, ufo, ufo-sightings

Man Tries to Rob Restaurant With iPhone

Seeded on Mon Dec 27, 2010 8:07 AM EST (AOL News)

Police say this attempted robbery suspect really phoned it in. Jerome Taylor reportedly told cops that he attempted to hold up a Connecticut restaurant on Dec. 22 while armed with an iPhone.

odd-news, crime, robbery, iphone

Need a Girlfriend? There's an App for That

Seeded on Thu Dec 23, 2010 11:37 AM EST (AOL News)

For millennia, people have been looking for love in all the wrong places. But now, they need look no further than the iPhone App Store.

odd-news, south-korea, app, wtf, girlfriend, iphone, iphone-app-store

Chickens Wear Sunglasses: One Shady Peace

Seeded on Thu Dec 23, 2010 11:28 AM EST (Weird Asia News)

We've all heard about weird accessories for both humans and animals, but chickens wearing sunglasses? Isn't that a bit over the top? Apparently, the concept, which is not at all new by the way, is not as far-fetched as one might ordinarily think.

animals, odd-news, wtf, chickens, cocks, sunglasses, agression

Weird Christmas Custom: Spot the Pooping Peasant

Seeded on Thu Dec 23, 2010 11:23 AM EST (AOL News)

Holiday traditions such as wrapping gifts and eating fruitcake may suck, but nothing is crappier than a bizarre Christmas custom practiced in Spain.

spain, odd-news, christmas, holidays, poop, wtf, nativity-scene, figurines, pooping-peasant

Thieves Scrap $1M Sculpture for $40

Seeded on Thu Dec 23, 2010 11:14 AM EST (AOL News)

Not everyone appreciates modern art. Spanish police say thieves behind one of Spain's largest art thefts sold one of the pieces, a sculpture valued at more than $1 million, to a scrap metal yard for about $40.

art, sculpture, theft, crime, arts, modern-art, stupid, scrap, 1m

Florida Steakhouse to Offer $30K Bottle of Rare Wine

Seeded on Thu Dec 23, 2010 11:10 AM EST (AOL News)

Wine enthusiasts will have a new bottle to ponder in the new year: The senior sommelier at a Florida steakhouse unearthed a rare double magnum 1947 bottle of Chateau Latour.

rare, wine, odd-news, bordeaux, 30k, steakhouse, chateau-latour

World's Ugliest Cat a 'Snuggly' Sweetheart

Seeded on Thu Dec 23, 2010 11:04 AM EST (AOL News)

He's been on the BBC, CNN and YouTube -- and is now known as "The World's Ugliest Cat" -- but deep down, Ugly Bat Boy is really a sweetheart.

animals, cat, odd-news, affection, ugliest, snuggly

Two-Headed Baby Reportedly Dies After Short Struggle

Seeded on Thu Dec 23, 2010 11:02 AM EST (AOL News)

News reports appear to indicate that a two-headed boy was born in the Indian city of Tirupati. The infant, born Dec. 22, only survived for about an hour after birth, according to a TV9 broadcast.

death, baby, twins, two-headed, odd-news

Will Ocean Acidification Muck Up the Marine Nitrogen Cycle?

Seeded on Thu Dec 23, 2010 10:58 AM EST (discovermagazine.com)

Some of the consequences of ocean acidification appear obvious: The shells of mollusks, for instance, could dissolve as the pH of ocean water drops thanks to the ocean pulling out some of the excess carbon dioxide humans put into the atmosphere.

environment, ocean, marine-life, sea, acidification, acidic, nitrogen-cycle

Indian Man Marries and Then Sells 60 Wives To Brothels

Seeded on Wed Dec 22, 2010 9:08 AM EST (Weird Asia News)

In Darjeeling, a mountainous tea-growing district of the eastern state of West Bengal, a 27 year-old man has been arrested for duping 60 women into marrying him and then selling them into prostitution.

odd-news, human-trafficking, prostitution, wtf, brothels, horrible

Volunteer Bridge Guard Has Saved 144 Lives

Seeded on Wed Dec 22, 2010 8:45 AM EST (Weird Asia News)

Patrolling the Nanjing Bridge, which spans China's Yangtze River, is Chen Si, aged 40, who for the last few years has saved 144 lives.

china, asia, suicide, odd-news, good-news, life-saver, volunteer-bridge-gaurd

Chinese Woman Adopts 1,500 Stray Dogs

Seeded on Wed Dec 22, 2010 8:39 AM EST (Weird Asia News)

Ha Wenjin of Tangquan County, Nanjing, China, is a Good Samaritan beyond any definition of the word. She has relinquished her job, her home, her jewelry and her car to adopt more than 1,500 stray dogs.

china, asia, animals, cat, dog, odd-news, adoption, good-news, rescue-center, stray-dogs

Need a Ride? Ask a Cop -- but You Might End Up in Jail

Seeded on Wed Dec 22, 2010 8:30 AM EST (AOL News)

It's no crime to ask a cop for a lift, but if you end up behind bars, it might be your own fault. Just ask two criminal suspects who were apprehended after hailing rides from police in Oregon and Florida.

police, theft, burglary, odd-news, crime, idiocy, criminal-stupidity

Police: Pennsylvania Woman Peed in Store Freezer

Seeded on Wed Dec 22, 2010 8:24 AM EST (AOL News)

There are just some things you shouldn't do on a date. A Pennsylvania woman has been charged with disorderly conduct and criminal mischief for urinating inside a convenience store's freezer and spoiling hundreds of dollars worth of food, police said.

pennsylvania, police, odd-news, urine, crime, wtf, pee

Booming Bahrain Store Lifts Veil on Sex, Female Owner Says

Seeded on Wed Dec 22, 2010 8:11 AM EST (AOL News)

That woman in the traditional headscarf and abaya? Leave your stereotypes at the door -- she's here to help with your sex life.

sex, odd-news, bahrain, sex-shop

Man Accidentally Carries Loaded Gun Onto Plane

Seeded on Wed Dec 22, 2010 7:31 AM EST (discovermagazine.com)

It seems like terrorists don't even need to think of crazy new shoe, underwear, or pancake bombs to get around the TSA, since airport security seems to have forgotten what normal weapons look like.

airline, security, airport, plane, terrorist, weapon, us-news, tsa, loaded-gun

Will Wireless Carriers Soon Get Their Dream—Internet That Works Like Pay-Per-View?

Seeded on Tue Dec 21, 2010 8:50 AM EST (discovermagazine.com)

Behind closed doors, wireless providers are talking about a future that's a net neutrality advocate's worst nightmare.

verizon, internet, charges, at-t, us-news, pay-per-view, net-neutrality, wireless-carriers

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