Vera Lengsfeld and fellow Christian Democrat (CDU) member Chancellor Angela Merkel are baring more than just their hearts to German voters. Lengsfeld's latest campaign poster prominently displays the pair's cleavage with the text "We have more to offer." The posters have attracted more than 31,000 hits on Lengsfeld's ... [Read More]

More of a wetsuit than a bikini, the "burqini" is designed for Muslim women who want to go swimming without getting stoned for being whores. But these burqini girls won't be getting (moderately) wet & wild in France where public pools have banned the bathing suit because of "hygiene rules." President Nicolas ... [Read More]

Scientists have known for years that injecting oxidized ATP into the spinal cord immediately after an injury prevents ATP, chemicals that fuel our cells, from flooding and killing surrounding healthy cells. But doctors are reluctant to put a needle into a spinal cord that has just been severely injured and oxidized ATP can't be ... [Read More]

Organizing for America (OFA) is hoping to rush health care reform through by pressuring senators with a new twitter campaign. Tweet Your Senator generates a pre-written messages based on your zip code such as: "To Sen. Frank Lautenberg: Please support meaningful health insurance reform now http://bit.ly/3133JC #hc09 #NJ ... [Read More]

Leave it to the Japanese to take something as simple as a smile and turn it upside down with technology. Everyday before punching in for work, employees of the Keihin Express Railway get in line to have their smiles analyzed by a computer. Smile Scan measures the curve of the mouth and gives a score ranging from 0% to 100%. ... [Read More]

Unlike the friendly and purely fictional genies of the Western world, jinns (as they're called in the Middle East) are very real and kinda dicks. At least that's what one family in Saudi Arabia is claiming. They've filed a lawsuit against a genie that's been haunting them for the past 2 years. This unfriendly ghost has ... [Read More]

In the economically hard-hit country of Latvia, banks are extremely wary of lending so entrepreneur Viktor Mirosiichenko came up with a sure-fire way to get borrowers to pay up. Borrowers have to put their souls up for collateral! The Kontora loan company offers loans up to $500 with high interest rates, but unlike ... [Read More]