Nice-Five-year old lands dream job as toy tester
What Happen- US government denies mermaids exist after documentary mix-up
What-Buxom Bandit Robs Gas Station in Australia (VIDEO)
Different-Woman Puts "Soul" Up for Sale on eBay
Wow-Man Experiences Intense Pain While Watching Porn Videos
What Happen- US government denies mermaids exist after documentary mix-up
The National Ocean Service (NOC), a scientific agency of the US Commerce Department, made the strange declaration this week after receiving several inquiries from members of the public. It follows the airing of a programme on the Discovery Channel entitled:
Mermaids: The Body Found, which several members of the public confused for a real-life documentary. The Discovery Channel admitted that some viewers mistook the programme for a science education show after it was accused of creating a 'wildly convincing picture of the existence of mermaids'. To clear up the matter, the NOC decided to publish an article on the Ocean Facts section of its website simply entitled: 'Are mermaids real?' The article continued: 'No evidence of aquatic humanoids has ever been found. 'Why, then, do they occupy the collective unconscious of nearly all seafaring peoples? That’s a question best left to historians, philosophers, and anthropologists.' The NOC also confirmed the article was written using publicly available sources, as it 'does not have a mermaid science programme', according to the BBC.
Mermaids: The Body Found, which several members of the public confused for a real-life documentary. The Discovery Channel admitted that some viewers mistook the programme for a science education show after it was accused of creating a 'wildly convincing picture of the existence of mermaids'. To clear up the matter, the NOC decided to publish an article on the Ocean Facts section of its website simply entitled: 'Are mermaids real?' The article continued: 'No evidence of aquatic humanoids has ever been found. 'Why, then, do they occupy the collective unconscious of nearly all seafaring peoples? That’s a question best left to historians, philosophers, and anthropologists.' The NOC also confirmed the article was written using publicly available sources, as it 'does not have a mermaid science programme', according to the BBC.
Nice-Five-year old lands dream job as toy tester
The youngster is an official toy tester for TOMY and spends hours playing with the hottest gadgets and games around. Her job involves testing and rating the products which get sent to her door throughout the year. The Kent schoolgirl also gets to keep everything she gets sent to add to her toy collection.’ Jessica absolutely loves trying out all of the new toys and she's certainly aware of how lucky she is,' explained her mum Jessica. 'At first she just enjoyed getting new things to play with but now she realises what she's doing and that what she says could impact whether or not a toy actually makes it into the shops. 'She likes the fact that she gets to try things out before other children and that her opinion counts.' TOMY marketing manager Joanne Gray added: 'We think it is vitally important to get consumer feedback on our products throughout the stages of development. 'That way, we can make sure that when that product arrives on a toy store shelf that it absolutely delivers against expectations.
Different-Woman Puts "Soul" Up for Sale on eBay
An Albuquerque woman has something for sale on eBay that most of wouldn't even consider selling at any price — her soul. KOB-TV reports that a woman identified as Lori N. recently put her soul up for bid starting at $2,000 on the online auction site. So far, nobody has made a bid. The woman told KOB-TV she put her soul up for sale after a
string of bad luck. She was a passenger in a car struck by a drunk driver in 2007. Lori was in a coma for three weeks, and woke up suffering from a stroke, a broken hip, broken pelvis, leg, collarbone, sternum, ribs, and a collapsed lung. Lori said she realizes her ad may offend some people's religious beliefs.
string of bad luck. She was a passenger in a car struck by a drunk driver in 2007. Lori was in a coma for three weeks, and woke up suffering from a stroke, a broken hip, broken pelvis, leg, collarbone, sternum, ribs, and a collapsed lung. Lori said she realizes her ad may offend some people's religious beliefs.
What-Buxom Bandit Robs Gas Station in Australia (VIDEO)
This might not be the breast way to get away with robbery. Queensland cops in Australia are looking for the so-called "Buxom Bandit," who robbed a Gold Coast gas station early this morning, according to a police news release. The blonde-haired woman wearing a low-cut top drove to the gas station with another man, according to the release. She then busted into the station, went behind the counter and threatened the clerk with a knife before making off with an unreported amount of cash, the release said. News Nine MSN notes that the woman, who is still at large, made a couple of crucial errors that could help police track her down. She failed to wear anything that disguised her face, which was captured on the gas station's surveillance camera. The bandit also wore a fingerprint concealing glove on her knife-wielding hand, using her un-gloved digits to grab the cash and potentially leave other prints behind, MSN reports. Australia's Triple M Radio DJ Mick Molloy spoke out in support of the well-endowed robber. If she's caught, Molloy promised to show up to her trial chanting, free the Gold Coast two.
Wow-Man Experiences Intense Pain While Watching Porn Videos
24-year-old man in India experiences severe, "exploding" headaches when he watches pornographic videos, according to a study published in the June issue of Archives of Sexual Behavior. The subject of the study, unmarried software professional whose name has not been released, has experienced these headaches for the past two years. His migraines would gradually increase in severity as the man watched X-rated videos, with the pain reaching peak intensity at about 8-10 minutes. At this point, he would tear himself away from the videos due to the pain. Authors Kuljeet Singh Anand and Vikas Dhikav note that the subject had "no history of headache associated either with masturbation or with coitus" -- the problem occurred only when he was viewing pornography. Dawn Buse, associate professor of neurology at Albert Einstein College of Medicine, told ABC News that about one percent of the population experiences headaches associated with sexual activity. In some cases, she says, simply being aroused is enough to trigger them. Anand and Dhikav also found that the subject had no history of migraines, tension headaches, or head injury, and neither physical nor neurological examinations indicated anything abnormal.
