Speech-jamming device wins Ig Nobel glory

A Japanese speech-jamming device and a scientific analysis of sloshing coffee were among the seemingly silly innovations honored with Ig Nobel prizes on Thursday......»»

Category: weirdSource: msnSep 21st, 2012

These Furious Twitter Users Are Adamant Donald Trump Is Not Their President

Twitter exploded in anger following Donald Trump’s election win as tens of thousands of U.S. users boldly declared he would never truly represent them. Within minutes of the president-elect finishing his victory speech, the #HesNotMyPresident hashta.....»»

Category: weirdSource: huffingtonpostNov 9th, 2016

Mick Jagger Trolls Donald Trump For Using Stones" Track In Victory Speech

Mick Jagger has hit back at Donald Trump for playing the Rolling Stones song “You Can’t Aways Get What You Want” at the end of his victory speech. The British rock star poked fun at the president-elect by speculating on Twitter early Wed.....»»

Category: weirdSource: huffingtonpostNov 9th, 2016

Woman Wins $43 Million Slot Machine Jackpot -- But All She Got Was Meat

An unemployed mother of four says she is suing Resorts World Casino in Queens, New York City, after a slot machine indicated she won $43 million ― but all she got was a steak dinner. “I feel like they did me real dirty,” Katrina Bookman told.....»»

Category: weirdSource: huffingtonpostNov 2nd, 2016

Eating her words: Woman who called lottery tickets a waste of time wins prize

A North Carolina woman who bought a scratch-off ticket to show her husband that lottery tickets are a waste of money has won $1 million. A North Carolina woman who bought a scratch-off ticket to show her husband that lottery tickets are a waste of mon.....»»

Category: weirdSource: canoeOct 27th, 2016

Woman Tries To Show Her Husband Lotteries Are Dumb, Wins $1 Million

She sure showed him. A North Carolina woman who said she wanted to prove to her husband that playing the lottery is a waste of money bought a $10 scratch-off and won $1,000,000. “I had to eat my words,” Glenda Blackwell said in a release&.....»»

Category: weirdSource: huffingtonpostOct 26th, 2016

Kurt Vonnegut Once Said Nobel Laureate Bob Dylan Was "Worst Poet Alive"

Kurt Vonnegut Once Said Nobel Laureate Bob Dylan Was "Worst Poet Alive".....»»

Category: weirdSource: huffingtonpostOct 21st, 2016

Site "Liar Liar Trump On Fire" Gets Creative With Fact-Checking The Republican Nominee

Fact-checking presidential candidates has become the game behind the game in 2016. Serial liar and exaggerator Donald Trump has made covering this election an Olympic sport. Every Trump speech contains so many misleading statements and outright lies that .....»»

Category: weirdSource: huffingtonpostOct 17th, 2016

27 Tweets That Perfectly Capture How Baffling Bob Dylan"s Nobel Prize Win Is

27 Tweets That Perfectly Capture How Baffling Bob Dylan"s Nobel Prize Win Is.....»»

Category: weirdSource: huffingtonpostOct 13th, 2016

HuffPost Editors Craft New Editor"s Notes In The Event That Trump Wins

Well, here we are. About a month from Election Day and no clear indication that we’re all in some collective coma, sleeping the sleep of 1,000 corpses, experiencing one doozy of a forever nightmare. Donald Trump could become our next president. Here.....»»

Category: weirdSource: huffingtonpostOct 3rd, 2016

Stunning Time-Lapse Captures The Northern Lights In All Their Glory

On Wednesday, sky gazers waited with bated breath for the northern night skies to light up with swirling ribbons of color. Fortunately for them, the aurora borealis didn’t disappoint. A time-lapse video captured the dazzling display over a hotel in .....»»

Category: weirdSource: huffingtonpostOct 2nd, 2016

See What Happens If An iPhone Is Sucked Into A Treadmill

No, this isn’t a new curved version of the iPhone. While Apple is rumored to be working on a bowed edition of its iconic smartphone for 2017, the tech giant obviously didn’t develop this device. Instead, Reddit user Dianna_2Ns says a friend ac.....»»

Category: weirdSource: huffingtonpostOct 2nd, 2016

Man Wins $1 Million In Lottery After Someone Cut Him In Ticket Line

A man in New Zealand claims he won a big pile of money by minding his manners. The man, who did not give his name, says he won $1 million ($727,975 US) in the lottery after another customer skipped him in line to buy a ticket. “I wasn’t in any.....»»

Category: weirdSource: huffingtonpostSep 26th, 2016

Work on sex life of rats, life as a badger honored at Ig Nobel Prizes

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (Reuters) - Scientific research into how polyester pants affect the sex life of rats, what it's like for a human to live like a badger and how different the world looks when viewed through your legs was honored at this year's Ig Nobel spo.....»»

Category: weirdSource: reutersSep 23rd, 2016

Harvard Honors Strangest Discoveries In Science With Ig Nobels

Some scientists who make astonishing breakthroughs win a Nobel Prize. But there are others whose discoveries make people think, “Wow, it’s astonishing someone actually thought to study that.” Things like how polyester pants affect the se.....»»

Category: weirdSource: huffingtonpostSep 22nd, 2016

Watch Live As Harvard Honors Strangest Discoveries In Science

Some scientists who make astonishing breakthroughs win a Nobel Prize. But there are others whose discoveries make people think, “Wow, it’s astonishing someone actually thought to study that.” Things like if wearing socks on the outs.....»»

Category: weirdSource: huffingtonpostSep 22nd, 2016

Food fight: British sausage thrower wins Black Pudding championship

(Reuters) - This year's World Black Pudding Throwing Championships, a more than 100-year-old tournament centered around hurling blood sausage, was won by the first thrower......»»

Category: weirdSource: reutersSep 13th, 2016

New Zealand library shelves annoying, high-pitched "mosquito" device targeting loiterers

WELLINGTON (Reuters) - A New Zealand library that went beyond stern looks from librarians to ensure peace and quiet has turned off a "mosquito" device after drawing criticism for targeting young people with an annoying, high-pitched buzz......»»

Category: weirdSource: reutersSep 9th, 2016

Is it a bird? A plane? Smartphone sent into sky for record attempt

(Reuters) - A smartphone attached to a balloon took to the skies on Monday in an attempt to set a record for the highest livestream from such a device......»»

Category: weirdSource: reutersSep 5th, 2016

Dogs Can Understand Human Speech A Lot Better Than We Thought

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Category: weirdSource: huffingtonpostAug 30th, 2016

Oklahoma mother charged with using crucifix to kill "possessed" daughter

(Reuters) - A 49-year-old Oklahoma woman has been charged with first-degree murder on suspicion of killing her daughter whom she thought was possessed by the devil by jamming a crucifix down her throat and beating her, court records released on Tuesday sh.....»»

Category: weirdSource: reutersAug 30th, 2016