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An odd ad for Northwest Airlines (167 diggs) Funny pic made by Mike DeHart from unitedcypher.

Modern army learns from ghosts of the civil war (247 diggs) Army leaders who fight wars with night-vision goggles and aerial drones will find out what they can learn from the ghosts of the Civil War. "What it takes to advance — that hasn't changed whether you're a Roman legion soldier or a soldier fighting in Afghanistan," said William Glenn Robertson, director of the Combat Studies Institute.

The Unexplainable Gallery (332 diggs) What? Why? How and WTF?!? are all valid questions you may have while browsing this gallery, questions, that we are unable and or unwilling to answer. A few of these questions however can be answered with the following answer: "Japan"

Security guard fights arsonists in internet café (vid) (217 diggs) Two attackers attempted to set fire to an internet café in the Moscow suburban town of Klin, but a brave security guard managed to thwart their plans.

Polar bears, walruses and icebergs [pic] (385 diggs) Paul Souders is an American nature and wildlife photographer who has travelled extensively around the world. Here we present a series of his images taken in the Arctic, mostly in Svalbard, an archipelago halfway between mainland Norwway and the North Pole.

NY mom admits killing 'disrespectful' teen (208 diggs) A woman accused of strangling her daughter on a college campus apartment in Purchase, N.Y., told them she did it because the daughter was "disrespectful all the time," according to court papers. Police accounts filed with a murder indictment quote Stacey Pagli, 37, as saying that Marissa Pagli, 18, had "pushed my last button."

The 5 Most Half-Assed Scams That Were Shockingly Successful (530 diggs) To be a successful con artist, apparently all it takes is some laziness and a stunningly retarded idea.

Five of the Weirdest Addictions in the World. (196 diggs) Computer games addicts are now able to receive treatment for their addiction, but there are stranger addictions out there. What is wrong with people these days?

Truck driver pushes car down road at 60mph and doesn't know (684 diggs) A trucker drives along a motorway at 60mph unaware a car is trapped sideways on his front bumper. The scene was caught on a phone by people in another car.

Sleeping man shocked after cold man jumps into bed (319 diggs) Homeowner Frank Fontana says he was in bed when the man climbed in about 5:30 Wednesday morning. Fontana says he asked whether it was a woman who has keys to his home — and he grabbed a baseball bat when a deep male voice answered, "No, it's not."

Man wins $3.3 Million lottery the day after divorce final (418 diggs) A British bus driver netted more than £2 million ($3.3 million) on the lottery a day after his divorce came through.

Golfer Who Stepped on Crocodile Awarded £8,500 Damages (116 diggs) A Malaysian golf resort has given 43,000 Malaysian ringgits (£8,500) to a golfer who was bitten by a crocodile during a game.

Nine Satisfying Reasons to Stalk an Ex (266 diggs) We’re lucky to live in modern times where stalking an ex is such an easy endeavor. Did you know that stalkers used to have to spend hours, sometimes even all day physically following “their only reasons to live?”

Blind Man Hopes to Compete in Ironman Triathlon (264 diggs) Unless Doug Powell can persuade USA Triathlon to change its rules, his time in the 2.4-mile swim, 112-mile bike ride and 26.2-mile run won't even count. The organization requires that disabled people complete the event, which Powell estimates will take him about 15 hours, with one partner, not one for each segment.

Elderly Couple: Cops Just Won't Stop 'Raiding Our House' (478 diggs) Police have mistakenly raided their home -----50 TIMES---- looking for crooks. Walter and Rose Martin said the NYPD have always been respectful and never crashed in, but...."I am fearful that if a no-knock warrant is issued with my address that my husband or I will end up having a heart attack," she wrote.

5 Crazy Ways to Catch Osama Bin Laden (264 diggs) Flying bears, robot bees, and psychic spies: Just three of the radical ways in which we've tried to capture the terrorist mastermind.

Awesome Guy Makes Awesome Entrance (3,008 diggs) Guy walks through door. Guy sees rail. Guy bypasses rail.

25 Real Life Leprechauns (274 diggs) Leprechauns scare me, then again, so do dwarfs.

Most people don't know what their job is (304 diggs) The majority of the UK workforce do not really know what they are supposed to be doing while they are at work, according to new research.

Cat With Flat Head and Webbed Feet Losing Habitat (357 diggs) An elusive cat is losing its habitat to plantations in Southeast Asia, a new study finds.

If I hold real still....maybe?:) ---->or maybe not :( (Pic) (1,236 diggs) .........

What Are People Saying About Facebook on Twitter? (338 diggs) We pulled 1000 of the most recent updates from Twitter that featured the term ‘Facebook’ in order to find out what people were saying about that ‘other’ social behemoth. It is noteworthy that these 1,000 tweets occurred in only 13 minutes.

Woman Gardens Topless Near School; Kids Like It, Cops Don't (337 diggs) At least we assume the kids liked it. Then again: She was 52.

Alpaca learns to surf in Peru (w/Video) (301 diggs) A Peruvian surfer is teaching an alpaca how to surf.

Dad Tries to Sell Son on Craigslist for $5,000 (384 diggs) Gavin is four-years-old. He loves basketball, hates vegetables and can be yours for about the cost of a used Hyundai.