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How Creed Saved A Norwegian Boy From A Pack Of Wolves

Earlier this week, in the Norwegian town of Rakkestad, 13-year-old Walter Eikrem was walking home from school when he crossed paths with a pack of wolves. With his life on the line, he had to think quick. He blasted Creed.


January 12, 2011
Science

This Man Somehow Sneezed Out The Bullet That Shot Him

I’m stunned. Doctors are flabbergasted. The world is square. What. The. Hell. An Italian man was hit by a stray bullet. In the head. But it didn’t kill him! How? Well, he somehow sneezed out the very bullet that shot him.


October 14, 2010
Geek Out

One Man’s 1.6km Sewer Journey Ends At Golf Tournament

An 11,000-litre surge of raw sewage sucked a Missouri construction worker nearly 2km through a 27-inch wide sewer pipe before he was finally rescued at the 15th hole of a golf course yesterday. He’s recovering in hospital.


September 9, 2010
Geek Out

625 Volts Of Third Rail Juice No Match For Street-Fighting Man

Ever wonder what it’s like to fall on the third rail? Just ask Andy Morris, who was thrown onto the tracks in East New York: “He first started twitching and then you started seeing smoke coming from his head.” Ouch.


January 22, 2010
Computing

Just How Miraculous Could An Apple Tablet Be?

According to this tale by Fake Steve Jobs, the Apple tablet isn’t just great – it actually cures lupus. In other words, Dr House’s entire diagnostic team is pretty much out of a job as of next week. [FakeSteve]


March 21, 2009
Gadgets

Japanese Shower Cap Claims to Regrow Hair at the Cost of Dignity

Laugh all you want. But there’s a balding guy reading this right now who can’t help but to hear the whole pitch. (I’m with you, buddy! Let’s do this!)