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North Face sues a company called South Butt for trademark infringement.
Britney denies eating squirrels.
Man’s penis removed from pipe.
The G-spot ‘doesn’t appear to exist’, say researchers.
14-month old Chinese boy who survived brain surgery to remove a chopstick that accidentally ended up in his brain after entering through the nose. More: There is a surprisingly large medical literature on stray chopsticks that have become lodged in the brain.
4-ton statue stolen from Harley-Davidson store in Utah.
CEO of technology company Philips, talks to SPIEGEL about the radical restructuring of the traditional firm, market opportunities arising from aging populations and why the firm decided to start making sex toys.
CD sales continue free fall in 2009.
It’s actually been a decade of less and less war. Wars: A Decade Of Trends And The Unexpected.
Why we act without thinking. Three classic experiments show how stereotypes can influence our behaviour without our knowledge.
How Sigmund Freud, his nephew and a box of cigars forever changed American marketing.
Could mobile phone radiation protect against Alzheimer’s disease?
Can an extreme response to fear give us strength we would not have under normal circumstances?
What do young children know about managing fear?
What keeps time moving forward? Blame it on the Big Bang. Q&A with physicist Sean Carroll. Related: A few words about Sean Carroll’s new book, From Eternity to Here.
But are they real? The answer depends on how literally you define “vampire.”
Is there an easier way to detect lies than what you see on TV?
New-found galaxies may be farthest back in time and space yet. [Read more]
‘Most beautiful’ math structure appears in lab for first time.
Pi calculated to ‘record number’ of digits. A computer scientist claims to have computed the mathematical constant pi to nearly 2.7 trillion digits, some 123 billion more than the previous record.
Symmetry found hidden in supercold atoms.
10 technologies that will rock 2010.
Nobody has a million Twitter followers.
The cheapest starred restaurant in the Michelin Guide is Tim Ho Wan (Hong Kong), a Cantonese eatery that for instance features for just HK$12 (US$1.53).
Woman sues lower East Side restaurant after moosehead falls off wall and knocks her on head. Update: Witness claims patron knocked head off White Slab Palace wall.
Coat maker transforms Obama photo into ad. More: The White House expects to contact the company to ask it to take the billboard down.
I think we can all agree that the icebergs are melting.
Gawker Media moves from pageviews to uniques: Be “even more of a hustler,” says Nick Denton.
Ten alternative to slouchy Uggs.
Your girlfriend is testing you: Naturally she is pleased to have a young, intelligent boyfriend, but she is worried that you only love her for her cash…
Michael Malloy was a homeless Irishman who lived in New York City during the early twentieth century. Although he was a former firefighter, he is most famous having survived a number of attempts on his life by five acquaintances, who were attempting to commit insurance fraud.
Spectral evidence is a form of evidence based upon dreams and visions. It was admitted in court during the Salem witch trials.
Do fire departments actually rescue cats from trees?
The “DRIV-URSELF” baby seat. Related: Vroooom.
