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Antarctica's Red Light District

Yes, it appears that scientists may have finally found what appears to be Earth's southernmost red-light district. Your first impression may be that this sounds like a story about lonely scientists living at the South Pole, but it is not. Instead, this is a story about penguins and what they do in their spare time. This time, however, it is the betrayed husband who is left home crying.

The Bath School Disaster

When people think about school violence, the tragic story of the Columbine shootings is the first thing that comes to mind. Few people, however, have any knowledge the most deadly act of school violence in American history. Even more surprising is that this was not a recent event , but actually occurred during the Roaring 20's. Hiroo Onoda

World War II ended way back in 1945. Someone forgot to tell Hiroo Onoda and his men, however. They kept fighting and fighting and fighting. And when that wasn't enough, they kept on fighting some more. Thirty years later, their war was still going on. It obviously ended, or you wouldn't be able to read this great story of survival.

The Matchstick Man

What do you do with your matchsticks after you burn them? Do you toss them away? What a complete waste of a natural resource. Could the landfills be filling up with these things? For an answer to this pressing problem, we need only to turn to a man named Jack Hall. He found the perfect solution to the used matchstick dilemma. He used the matches to build... Well, check out this incredible story to see what he used the matchsticks for. Eveready Batteries

The man that invented the Eveready battery gave away the company so that he could play with his model trains. As foolish as this may sound, it was the best decision that he ever made. The Other Stories

M.I.T. students that paid admission to a dance based on their girlfriend's weight. A guy that had more than one hundred shoe tacks removed from his stomach. A kid that collected some 334,000 dead flies in jars. Naturally cooked apple pie. What it means to be "sucking brains". These are the oddball stories that almost got away. The Pudding Guy

David Phillips is the type of guy that just loves pudding. Now, it just can't be any type of pudding. It must be Healthy Choice brand in those individual serving type containers. Phillips ended up buying 12,150 containers of this yummy stuff for his family. Why would anyone want so much pudding? Why did it have to be Healthy Choice brand? And what could any typical family do with all of this pudding. Check out this great story to find out... The Electric Pickle

Edison may have missed the boat on this one. Why use the standard incandescent and fluorescent bulbs that we are so familiar with when we could be lighting our homes with pickle power? I am not kidding here... The guys at Digital Labs actually did research on this. And, the pickles really do glow! Pink Flamingos

Love them or hate them, they are just hard to ignore. The plastic pink flamingo has become a part of the American landscape and has had more staying power than just about any celebrity. The subject of many jokes, this truly American object was actually designed by a real artist as a serious piece of art. Follow the path of the pink flamingo from its birth through to its gain of legendary status.

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You've probably heard that old expression about running around like a chicken with its head cut off. Well, Headless Mike gives new meaning to this expression. Check out this article for one of the oddest stories that you may have read in a while. Warning: it's not pretty, but you'll probably remember it for the rest of your life. Microwave Ovens

A melted candy bar and some egg on someone's face are responsible for the invention of the first microwave. Check out the interesting history of this product's development. Also, is there any truth to the rumor that people have cooked their babies alive in these cooking machines? US Camel Brigade

It's hard to imagine the old west without images of the classic cowboy riding his horse off into the sunset. Yet, if things had gone differently, those old western movies would have had John Wayne riding into town on his camel. When The Lone Ranger was blurting out, "Hi yo Silver, away!" he would have been referring to his two-humped friend. And Roy Rogers would have had a dromedary named Trigger. David Rice Atchison

What would you do if you could be President of the United States for one day? Would you start a war? Pardon all the criminals? It just so happens that David Rice Atchison is the only man in history to have had this honor. Find out what Atchison did during his 24 hours in power. FastFacts

A collection of interesting tidbits that were just a bit too brief to write a complete web page about. Take a look.

S.O.S Pads

These little soapy pads were originally designed as a giveaway to help sell aluminum pots and pans to housewives. The cookware didn't sell, but the pads were an instant success. By the way, the pads are not named after the famous distress signal. Band-Aids

I'm stuck on Band-Aid 'cause Band-Aid's stuck on me. Millions of these little adhesive strip have been sold over the years. Yet, their existence may never have been if it weren't for Listerine.

1904 Olympics

The Olympic Committee probably wants to forget that these 1904 St. Louis games ever occurred. The whole affair ended up being one big circus sideshow. How about a gold medal in mud throwing, totem pole climbing, or spear throwing? Check out this story for a good laugh. Search Our Site:

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