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22nd, October 2013 Technology

LMFHO: Facebook Arousal Software Legitimately Executes People Enjoying Beheading Videos

ON Facebook you can now watch videos of Kenneth Bigley, Eugene Armstrong and Jack Hensley being decapitated. More »

22nd, October 2013 Arsenal

Arsenal: Press Chant A Musical Valentine To Arsene Wenger

Arsene Wenger is 64. What says the media?... More »

22nd, October 2013 Sports

Fulham: Martin Jol Explains Pajtim Kasami's Brilliant Goal Against Crystal Palace

How good was it..? More »

22nd, October 2013 Royal Family

Prince George Christening: The Brotherhood And The Chapel Royal at St James's Palace

Is he joining The Family And The Brotherhood?... More »

22nd, October 2013 In Pictures

In 1966 The Houston Astrodome Was The '8th Wonder Of The World' - The Original Goliwoggs Brochure Photos

What next for the Houston Astrodome - The 'EIGHT Wonder Of The World' - once home to baseball's Astros and the NHL Oilers?... More »

22nd, October 2013 Money

Why Do People Live So Damn Long In Eastbourne And Die Earlier In Liverpool?

What is being measured is the age at which people pop their clogs in the different places.... More »

22nd, October 2013 Money

Should Apple Throw $150 Billion at Shareholders or Not?

Yes. But here is one small problem... More »

22nd, October 2013 Madeleine McCann

Blonde Angel Maria, 10 More Maddie McCanns And Hristos Salis And Eleftheria Dimopoulou 'Just Do It'

Let's get the gypsies... More »

22nd, October 2013 Celebrities 4

Notes On Trudie Styler's Removal To New York

Trudie Styler, the jet-set eco-warrior and Mrs Sting, is planning to up her "occasional use of aviation fuel" and leave the UK for good... More »

22nd, October 2013 Celebrities

What Did Mike Myers Say To His Newborn Child? Local News Knows (Video)

The ubiquity of news... More »

22nd, October 2013 Reviews 2

Thieves Warned Not To Open Stolen Safe Full Of Dynamite

"They probably think it has money but in fact the safe has ten kilos of gunpowder," says Stockholm policeman Mikael Pelagalli... More »

22nd, October 2013 In Pictures 1

Halloween Costumes: 13 Epic Outfits For Couples

You dress in matching outfits for the rest of the year and at Halloween you want to look compatible... More »

22nd, October 2013 Celebrities

Nicki Minaj: The Best Fan Poses From #PoseLikeNicki

On the hashtag #PoseLikeNicki and #YouTaughtMe, the singe's fans struck their best pose side-by-side with Nicki's photos. These are some of the best... More »

21st, October 2013 In Pictures

Game of Thrones Travel Guide: The Real-Life Seven Kingdoms (Photos)

Where to do Game of Thrones... More »

21st, October 2013 Fashion

Shreddies: The Men Knickers That Filter Your Bottom Burps

Shreddies Ltd. brings us knickers and pants that filter your farts... More »

21st, October 2013 Reviews

Blonde Non-Gypsy Maria Dances Like A Gummy Bear For Tabloid Cash

Maria, the blonde child found living with non-blondes Hristos Salis, 39, and Eleftheria Dimopoulou, 40, in Greece is the subject of what the Sun calls a "disturbing film". In it the "little girl made to dance for cash". More »

21st, October 2013 The Consumer

Cupcakes Are Exploiting Young Women

You know what cupcakes really are? – butter-iced snares of self-loathing that sell precisely because they exploit young women's insecurity about their looks and identity... More »

21st, October 2013 Reviews

Australia Bush Fires: Global Warming Could Be A Few Idiotic Boys

What has caused the terrible fires in New South Wales, Australia? Well... More »

21st, October 2013 Celebrities 2

Rihanna Dry Humps Abu Dhabi's Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque (Photos)

Professional stage grinder Rihanna has been upbraided by officials at Abu Dhabi's Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque. Why? For these photos, that's why... More »

21st, October 2013 Money

We Know You're Reading This At Work You Know: Google's Online News Explainer

One of the things that's become increasingly apparent in the development of this 'ere internet thing over the last couple of decades is that everyone's reading it at work... More »

21st, October 2013 Flashback

Joseph Plateau's Amazing Phenakistoscope (Gifs)

In 1987, Belgian Joseph Plateau introduced the world to his wonderful Phenakistoscope.... More »

21st, October 2013 Reviews

Ohio State Perform Greatest Moonwalk In History!

While Michael Jackson didn't invent the Moonwalk, he absolutely popularised it, took it global, mastered it and became as famous as the music he made... More »

21st, October 2013 The Consumer

National Baking Week: Who Fancies A Unicorn Filled With Rainbow Sponge?

As you know, it's National Baking Week. Miss Cakehead and a team of other food artists set the scene with a huge unicorn cake. unicorn cake. .. More »

21st, October 2013 manchester united

Manchester United: David Moyes Harks Back To 1989

How's it going, Dave..? More »

21st, October 2013 Celebrities

British TV Breakfast Presenters In Their Fruit Yachts

Because the internet is fantastic... More »