For those of us who have or have had dogs in our family, the occasional ”awkward snack” is no surprise. The number of shoes, chairs, and…well…anything within reach, that’s fallen prey to my old Dalmation’s toothy maw could fill a swimming pool! But a 3-carat diamond? It just so happened that a dealer was showing the $20,000 sparkly to jewelry store owner George Kaufmann when it somehow fell to the floor right next to Soli and, well, I’m sure you can guess the rest!
Courtesy of George Kaufmann
Read more about it at Today on MSNBC! *Spoiler Alert* Everything seemed to work out “in the end.”
Some argue that true art is ephemeral – that it is fleeting and impermanent. But what if a piece, one that you bought, actively tries to get rid of itself? Caleb Larsen’s “A Tool to Deceive and Slaughter” – an 8-inch, black acrylic cube containing a mini-computer and a Web connection – does just that! It’s programmed to sell itself on eBay every seven days.
Barbara Gregory had all but given up hope that she’d ever see her digital camera again after her husband Dennis Gregory accidentally dropped it overboard while on a cruise ship in 2008. The couple from Johannesburg, South Africa, was on a quiet trip aboard the QM2 cruise ship from New York to Southampton when their Nikon P90 went tumbling into the sea, which they presumed would never be seen again.
But 16 months later Benito Estevez, a fisherman from Spain, found the camera in his nets with the photos still intact on the memory card. The fisherman decided to use the photos to find the camera’s original owners by posting five pictures of the couple posing on the deck of the ship online. Friends of the couple saw the coverage in Britain and quickly contacted the owners to get in touch with the fisherman. Read the full story at The Telegraph UK…
This week Officer Robert Howard caught a woman driving illegally down the Long Island Expressway in the HOV lane with a suspicious passenger–a female dummy riding shotgun. Fox and Friends aired this clip of Officer Howard explaining what tipped him off to the driver’s clever capper.
Australian Ben McPhee has set a world record for the most yo-yos spinning at the same time – managing to hang 16 yo-yos off his fingers, hooks, and even his ears and mouth. The previous record was nine simultaneous spinning yo-yos. The new record was broken at the London Toy Fair but has yet to be ratified by Guinness World Records. McPhee, publicizing the UK launch of American toy brand YoYo Factory, said: “It looks like it’s going to be the year of the yo-yo in the UK so it seemed like a good idea to start with a real yo-yo challenge.” Read the full story at The Telegraph UK…
It's chilly at night, and the fine folks at Holiday Inn have found an "innovative" way to warm things up:
International hotel chain Holiday Inn is offering a trial human bed-warming service at three hotels in Britain this month.
If requested, a willing staff-member at two of the chain's London hotels and one in the northern English city of Manchester will dress in an all-in-one fleece sleeper suit before slipping between the sheets.
"The new Holiday Inn bed warmers service is a bit like having a giant hot water bottle in your bed," Holiday Inn spokeswoman Jane Bednall said in an emailed statement to Reuters.
Sounds pretty cushy! I can see the job advertisements now: "Are you a clean, fresh-scented person? Willing to lay down on the job? Have we got a deal for you…"
We're not really sure what compelled this man to do it–maybe he's starting the first great fashion trend of 2010? Whatever his reason this man decided it'd be a great idea to permanently tattoo a pair of glasses onto his face. We hate to point to the negative in this momentous fashion breakthrough but shouldn't you know you're making a mistake when even your tattoo artists asks, "Are you sure?"
A Pennsylvania man is behind bars for attempting to steal $50 from his ex-girlfriend at a local Walmart, then trying to flee the scene on a store-owned motorized shopping scooter. Thirty-two-year-old Craig David Jr., of Smithfield, PA, was charged Wednesday with robbery and disorderly conduct after being released from a hospital for injuries in a domestic dispute Jan. 1., where police say David had been hit with a frying pan and table leg. David was still in his hospital gown Tuesday night when he met an ex-girlfriend who agreed to pay for his prescription medication. Instead David had other plans as store employees reported seeing the suspect grabbing $50 from the female and scooting away in the store cart. Read the full story at ThePittsburghChannel.com…
A mysterious 'UFO' seen in the sky over Moscow this week has sparked speculation that an alien spacecraft is visiting the city. The UFO appeared on December 9th, the same night that a mysterious blue spiral light appeared over Norway that was later attributed to a failed rocket launch from Russia. The fuzzy grey shape was apparently captured on film in at least two separate videos, one filmed during the daytime and another at night, which has lead to the growth of the story. Read the full story at the Daily Mail Online..
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Australian Ben McPhee has set a world record for the most yo-yos spinning at the same time – managing to hang 16 yo-yos off his fingers, hooks, and even his ears and mouth. The previous record was nine simultaneous spinning yo-yos. The new record was broken at the London Toy Fair but has yet to be ratified by Guinness World Records. McPhee, publicizing the UK launch of American toy brand YoYo Factory, said: “It looks like it’s going to be the year of the yo-yo in the UK so it seemed like a good idea to start with a real yo-yo challenge.” Read the full story at 
A Pennsylvania man is behind bars for attempting to steal $50 from his ex-girlfriend at a local Walmart, then trying to flee the scene on a store-owned motorized shopping scooter. Thirty-two-year-old Craig David Jr., of Smithfield, PA, was charged Wednesday with robbery and disorderly conduct after being released from a hospital for injuries in a domestic dispute Jan. 1., where police say David had been hit with a frying pan and table leg. David was still in his hospital gown Tuesday night when he met an ex-girlfriend who agreed to pay for his prescription medication. Instead David had other plans as store employees reported seeing the suspect grabbing $50 from the female and scooting away in the store cart. Read the full story at 
A mysterious 'UFO' seen in the sky over Moscow this week has sparked speculation that an alien spacecraft is visiting the city. The UFO appeared on December 9th, the same night that a mysterious blue spiral light appeared over Norway that was later attributed to a failed rocket launch from Russia. The fuzzy grey shape was apparently captured on film in at least two separate videos, one filmed during the daytime and another at night, which has lead to the growth of the story. 
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