Evel Knievel Makes His Final Jump

Daredevil Evel Knievel has died of natural causes at the age of 69. See a short video retrospective of his life narrated by Knievel.

100 Years Ago Most Women Washed Their Hair Once a Month

Life in 1907 sounds pretty grim.
The average life expectancy in the U.S. Was 47 years old.
Only 14 percent of the homes in the U.S. Had a bathtub .
Only 8 percent of the homes had a telephone.
A three-minute call from Denver to New York City Cost eleven dollars.
There were only 8,000 cars in the U.S., and [...]

Man Arrested After Leaving His Four Kids in the Car to Get a Lap Dance

Worst. Dad. Ever.
Cardrico Lajuan Nash is a crappy dad. A really, really, REALLY crappy dad. The Tulsa, Oklahoma father of four decided to pop into the local strip club for a quick lapdance or three the other night. The problem was was that he had his four kids with him.
Did Cardrico let that get in [...]

U.S. Military Photographs Flying Spaghetti Monster over Charleston

From the official archives of the United States Air Force: a startling daylight picture of the Flying Spaghetti Monster.

Scheduled Maintenance Saturday

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Cooking With Pooh

Where are the editors? How quickly can we get them to pack their stuff? A Winnie the Pooh book cover goes terribly wrong.

Answering the Age Old Question: Does a Beard Keep You Warmer?

In the field of Obvious Answers to Stupid Questions no query has generated more interest and controversy than “Does a Beard Really Keep You Warmer“. Prominent facial hair researcher Pete Hickey thinks he’s put the issue to bed with his latest findings.
Yes, of f*&$ing course a beard keeps you warmer.
Link [Pete Hickey Beard Site] [...]

The Flying Spaghetti Monster Makes Another Appearance! Bow Before His Noodly Appendage

Coming right off the recent appearance of his starchy high lord in the form of a delicious pumpkin pie comes news of a more ancient sign of the great and powerful Flying Spaghetti Monster. A few hundred million years ago the great pasta god embedded his holy image into some bedrock that has been recently [...]