For $1,000 you can party while the world ends as predicted by the Maya calendar, which ends December 21 2012. The 24-hour party will be held from the safety of a Cold War-era bunker in Moscow, Russia. Bunker No. 42 can hold up to 300 people comfortably. "We don't have control over things such as the end of the world," ... [Read More]

Cadbury UK has filed a patent for what it calls "Temperature Tolerant Chocolate (TTC)." The normal melting temperature for chocolate is 93 degrees Fahrenheit but TTC can easily withstand temperatures of up to 104 degrees Fahrenheit. It was accomplished not with chemical additives but by refining the "conching process," ... [Read More]

In 1958, the United States Air Force proposed exploding a Hiroshima-size atom bomb on the surface of the Moon. Project A119, or "A Study of Lunar Research Flights" as it was also known, was headed by physicist Leonard Reiffel. "People were worried very much by Gargarin and Sputnik and the very great accomplishments of the ... [Read More]

The ancient art of ninjutsu may die with Jinichi Kawakami, who is known as Japan's "last ninja." "I think I'm called (the last ninja) as there is probably no other person who learned all the skills that were directly" handed down from ninja masters over the last five centuries, Kawakami told the AFP. The 63-year-old is ... [Read More]

According to urban legend, Twinkies can survive a nuclear holocaust but that's only if you can find them. Hostess snacks are flying off the shelves and being sold for many times their retail price on sites like Amazon. That's because Hostess Brands Inc. is going out business. The pastry maker rose during the Great Depression ... [Read More]

A voter in Pennsylvania says his vote didn't count, at least not for the candidate he wanted. The self-described software developer uploaded a video to YouTube that shows his vote for Barack Obama registering as a vote for Mitt Romney. A volunteer reportedly told him, "It's nothing to worry about, everything will be OK." ... [Read More]

Lena Dunham, creator of the HBO series Girls, stars in a new political ad that compares your first time voting to losing your virginity. “Your first time shouldn’t be with just anybody," says Dunham. "You want to do it with a great guy.” Dunham goes on to espouse the democratic platform before revealing her first ... [Read More]