A blog post in the San Francisco Chronicle lists the "gayest" cities in America, based on the number of resident gays, lesbians, bisexuals and transgendered people. While San Francisco surprisingly did not make the top 15, Iowa City, Austin and Asheville, N.C., did. Teenage boys throughout the U.S. were surprised to find that the rival towns they often referred to as "gay" did not make the list.
Rhode Island sausage company has issued a recall of 1.2 million pounds of ready-to-eat pepper-coated salamis, sausages and other cured meats because they may be contaminated with salmonella. Iowa City, Austin and Asheville, N.C. have offered to take the unusable meat.
Glen Bell Jr., an entrepreneur best known as the founder of the Taco Bell chain, has died at age 86. The company did not release a cause of death, but instead reduced chalupas to half-price in his honor.
LA Gang Tours has officially launched and promises insight into the gang activities of South Central, LA. Risks of the tour include coming into contact with actual gang members and possibly hearing one of their demos.
Some Chinese manufacturers barred from using lead in children’s jewelry have been substituting a more dangerous metal — cadmium. Apparently there was a surplus left over from the unused baby formula.
Hundreds of subway riders in New York City, Washington, San Francisco, Seattle and even Mexico City participated in the 9th annual "No Pants Subway Ride" on Sunday. However, most people without pants in New York were unaware of the event.
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Saturday, January 9, 2010
Voodoo spells, Hannah Montana, and illicit affairs
In a series of interviews on Friday, Richard Heene maintained his innocence about false reports his son floated away in a helium balloon. Americans responded by changing the channel.
Police in a small Ohio town are looking for two young girls — believed to be 12 and 14 — who robbed a bank. Residents are told to be on the lookout for anyone wearing nylons over their heads and Hannah Montana T-shirts.
China is taking tentative steps to generate natural electricity with mirrors and sunlight. To avoid costs associated with environmental regulations, supplies will produced in Indonesia.
The Environmental Protection Agency has proposed stricter standards for smog-causing pollutants in the U.S. The new rule replaces the one set by the Bush administration of 0.075 parts per million — except for Halliburton.
South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford is not contesting his wife's divorce petition to end their 20-year marriage. In a statement, Sanford said he fully supports the decision, as does his Argentinean mistress.
Louisiana State Penitentiary has started a Baptist seminary for inmates who want to become ministers in the nation's prisons. A similar program for Jehovah's Witnesses failed due to a lack of doors in the prison.
Michelle Obama has been featured in a PETA ad that she did not consent to, after making a statement that she does not wear fur. A similar situation occurred last month when she was unknowingly featured on the cover of Iron Man magazine.
According to U.S. officials, Iran has been hiding a large part of its atomic complex in maze-like tunnels across the country. Either that, or there is a ginormous rabbit stockpiling uranium.
ESPN 3D is launching on June 11, with at least 85 live sporting events scheduled for its first year. Among the events are the Summer X Games, NBA games, and World Women's Mud Wrestling.
A large study in Australia has found evidence that women with husbands put on more pounds than those who without. However, once divorced, women immediately drop 175 lbs.
A Twitter protest campaign has prompted the White House to reschedule the State of the Union, so as not to compete with the season premier of Lost. In response, all other Americans faced with this bleak reality will be staging a mass suicide.
Police in a small Ohio town are looking for two young girls — believed to be 12 and 14 — who robbed a bank. Residents are told to be on the lookout for anyone wearing nylons over their heads and Hannah Montana T-shirts.
China is taking tentative steps to generate natural electricity with mirrors and sunlight. To avoid costs associated with environmental regulations, supplies will produced in Indonesia.
The Environmental Protection Agency has proposed stricter standards for smog-causing pollutants in the U.S. The new rule replaces the one set by the Bush administration of 0.075 parts per million — except for Halliburton.
South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford is not contesting his wife's divorce petition to end their 20-year marriage. In a statement, Sanford said he fully supports the decision, as does his Argentinean mistress.
Louisiana State Penitentiary has started a Baptist seminary for inmates who want to become ministers in the nation's prisons. A similar program for Jehovah's Witnesses failed due to a lack of doors in the prison.
Michelle Obama has been featured in a PETA ad that she did not consent to, after making a statement that she does not wear fur. A similar situation occurred last month when she was unknowingly featured on the cover of Iron Man magazine.
According to U.S. officials, Iran has been hiding a large part of its atomic complex in maze-like tunnels across the country. Either that, or there is a ginormous rabbit stockpiling uranium.
ESPN 3D is launching on June 11, with at least 85 live sporting events scheduled for its first year. Among the events are the Summer X Games, NBA games, and World Women's Mud Wrestling.
A large study in Australia has found evidence that women with husbands put on more pounds than those who without. However, once divorced, women immediately drop 175 lbs.
A Twitter protest campaign has prompted the White House to reschedule the State of the Union, so as not to compete with the season premier of Lost. In response, all other Americans faced with this bleak reality will be staging a mass suicide.
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