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21st, November 2013 Books 1

Did Christian Teachers Michael And Debi Pearl Train Parents To Kill Four Children?

Does reading and adhering to the book To Train Up a Child by Tennessee-based Christian preachers Michael and Debi Pearl make your a child killer? ... More »

21st, November 2013 Flashback

The “Grande Collecte: Photographs Found On Killed Enemy Soldiers In World War 1

Pictorial histories... More »

21st, November 2013 Arsenal

Transfer Balls: The 15 Players Arsenal Are Buying In January

Such are the facts... More »

21st, November 2013 Strange But True 1

Arrested Man With No Teeth Laughs At Question 'Do you have dental problems?'

Any teeth? More »

21st, November 2013 Technology

Your LG Smart TV Is Spying On You And Your Midget Fetish

"That's a terrible implementation of the idea. It still sends the traffic but labels it saying I didn't want it to be sent. It's actually worse.." More »

21st, November 2013 TV & Radio

I'm A Celebrity Eats The X Factor: James Arthur Disappears Up His Own Bum Hole

How much money do I have to pay to have Matthew Wright change his name? I will take out a mortgage/sell a kidney/assassinate a foreign leader to make the cash required... More »

21st, November 2013 In Pictures

42 Horrible Puns To Make You Cringe

Ouch... More »

21st, November 2013 The Consumer 1

Epic Adverts: K-Mart's Jingle Balls Rings In The Holiday Season

Ringing in the holiday season... More »

21st, November 2013 Strange But True

Brutal Take-Down of a Shoplifter: We Have A No Stealing Pow-licy

You have the right to remain prone... More »

21st, November 2013 Key Posts

It's Soft Down Under: Australians Ban Aggression In Sport

Once upon a time, the Aussies ruled the world at sports that very few countries play (cricket and rugby) or understand (Aussie rules football)... More »

21st, November 2013 Politicians

Australian MP Gary Gray Eats His Own Hair

Had his hat already been eaten..? More »

21st, November 2013 Strange But True

Medics Remove Family Photo Stitched Inside A Live Chicken

Cheaper than an album... More »

21st, November 2013 In Pictures 1

Black People Surrounded By White People - Photos

We have you surrounded... More »

20th, November 2013 Flashback

Letter To Paul Gaugin From Vincent van Gogh

Letters they wrote... More »

20th, November 2013 Technology

George Osborne’s £50m grant for better condoms

Forget latex, bring on graphene condoms. Tech supermaterial made in Manchester finds surprising new use. More »

20th, November 2013 Flashback

The Making Of The Mini: Factory Tour Film And Photos 1959 To 2013

The original car built by the British Motor Corporation (BMC) and its successors from 1959 until 2000 were manufactured at the Longbridge and Cowley plants in England... More »

20th, November 2013 The Consumer

Finally: How To Open A Can Without A Can Opener

Cancel the take-away... More »

20th, November 2013 The Consumer

Infuse Your Home WIth the Kentucky Fried Chicken Candle

To make these candles, she fries chicken in all-natural soy wax and adds an infusion of family secrets... More »

20th, November 2013 Reviews 4

Catholics For Fatima: Cardinal Says God Sent Illinois Tornado To Punish Homosexuals

Robert Richie is Executive Director of America Needs Fatima, a campaign of the American Society for the Defense of Tradition, Family, and Property (TFP). He links to the website of America Needs Fatima... More »

20th, November 2013 TV & Radio

Restless Nights: A Fabulous Timelapse Video Of London Live

In this timelapse video of London 18000 pictures taking up 364 GB of hard drive space, shot over 8 days... More »

20th, November 2013 Reviews

Jimmy Wales sets the lawyers on meat-puppets

That’s PR people who edit Wikipedia for cold money, not love of facts about the Nazis. More »

20th, November 2013 Celebrities

Justin Bieber: 'I Don't Give a F*ck'

And guess what? Justin Bieber doesn't care what you think about him. Why? Even if you say something awful about him, it makes the Beliebers close ranks and get tighter. Like a cult... More »

20th, November 2013 Flashback

Dukakis And The Tank: Never Put Your Candidate In A Hat

In 1988. Democrat Michael Dukakis rode an M1A1 tank in 1988. He wanted to be President. He looked like a fool... More »

20th, November 2013 Sports

Fulham: When Ex-Manchester United Coach Rene Meulensteen Picked An Elephant To Play For Brondby

On elephants and foxes in the box... More »

20th, November 2013 In Pictures

North Korea Photographed With An iPhone

In North Korea with a phone... More »