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A trick where boiling water is thrown in the air to instantly turn into snow in the bitingly cold US weather became a viral hit this week, as metereologists and TV reporters illustrated just how freezing it is in the polar vortex. But now it seems Americans are feeling the backlash of the stunt after trying it themselves in the -30 degree weather. The LA Times found that at least 50 people on social media complained that they or their friends were scalded by hot water on Monday and Tuesday. Others have posted photos of their injuries on Instagram, and...

CHEYENNE, Wyo. - Two seasonal Yellowstone National Park concession workers have been fired after a live webcam caught them urinating into the Old Faithful geyser. Park spokesman Al Nash said a 23-year-old man on Tuesday was fined $750 and placed on three years of unsupervised probation for urinating, being off trail in a restricted area and taking items from the area. The man also was banned from Yellowstone for two years. The second employee's case is pending

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Once again, a simple childhood game has become a worldwide sensation among adults with a sense of humor and penchant for gag T-shirts.

AIR STAGNATION ADVISORY IN EFFECT TONIGHT THROUGH 7 PM CDT WEDNESDAY EVENING Urgent - Weather Message National Weather Service Milwaukee/Sullivan WI 345 PM CDT Mon Jun 27 2005 Columbia-Dane-Dodge-Fond Du Lac-Green-Green Lake-Iowa-Jefferson- Kenosha-Lafayette-Marquette-Milwaukee-Ozaukee-Racine-Rock-Sauk- Sheboygan-Walworth-Washington-Waukesha- Including The Cities Of... Baraboo... Beaver Dam... Darlington... Dodgeville... Fond Du Lac... Green Lake... Janesville... Jefferson... Kenosha... Lake Geneva... Madison... Milwaukee... Monroe... Montello... Port Washington... Portage... Racine... Sheboygan... Waukesha... West Bend ... Air Stagnation Advisory In Effect Tonight Through 7 PM CDT Wednesday Evening... A Stagnant Weather Pattern Will Continue Through Wednesday For South Central And Southeast Wisconsin. Very Light Winds And A Strong Temperature Inversion...

Many argue that communism will never be possible because of "human nature". The essence of this false argument is the belief that a communist society would consist of an all-powerful central government that would tell everybody what to do--and would therefore undermine the creative initiative of individuals and the search for happiness. • This argument is based on two false assumptions: (1) It assumes that a communist society will look like the former Soviet Union, or the current China, North Korea, etc (ie: corrupt police states with a feudal-style ruling class) (2) It assumes that people will only work in...

For most people, deciding which bathroom to use in the Regenstein Library does not require mental gymnastics. But for some, a trip to the restroom is less simple, with gay, lesbian, and transgendered students worried about the implications of which bathrooms they enter. At the Center for Gender Studies on Wednesday night, a panel of four discussed the need for gender-neutral bathrooms on campus, specifically one in the Regenstein and one in Cobb Hall. Members of Feminist Majority, Queers & Associates, and the Center for Gender Studies organized the panel as part of the Coalition for a Queer Safe Campus....

I know there are many more serious topics, but I thought you folks would appreciate the creativity and craftsmanship involved in these creations.

Request to all technical dweebs out there primarily mathematicians and number theorists about why the following is always true. Start with a 3 or 4 digit number. Scramble the same digits to create a new number. Subtract the smaller number from the larger number. Add all the digits in the answer as many times as necessary to get a single digit. Why does this always work?

A major city may soon require Internet cafes to be licensed, keep a log of and videotape their customers, and curtail their business hours.It may sound like Beijing, where a fire at an Internet cafe last summer was used as a pretext for the Communists to crack down on political activity. But it's actually New York, where local and state legislators are tripping over each other to look like heroes following a handful of violent incidents tenuously connected to the virtual venues.In the aftermath of a handful of gang-related fights, one of which occurred near a Brooklyn establishment with the...

We've seen some bizarre PC case modifications in our time, but this one takes the cake. One Russ Caslis has build a PC into the Millennium Falcon. Yes, Han Solo's famous smuggling vessel - 'You've never heard of the Millennium Falcon?' 'Should I have?' 'It's the ship the made the Kessel run in less than 12 parsecs...' - now comes equipped with 7GB of hard disk storage, USB ports, PS/2 ports, network adaptor, 800MHz Via C3 processor, 256MB of 133MHz SDRAM memory and the works. Alas there's no CD or floppy, but who needs diskettes when you're outrunning Imperial cruisers?...

This is huge. It means that Scott's boat was NEVER LAUNCHED.

Here you will learn how to see the stunning melons of the sensual Land O Lakes® butter girl. And yes, kids... you can do this at home! Wholesome family fun can now be yours for the cost of a package of butter!