PEOPLE ARE TALKIN’
UFO watchers have spotted an object in Mars rover images that looks like a coffin laying on the surface of the planet. It appears to be carved out of stone, and measures 40 inches across and 18 inches in height and width.
ESPN Commentator Skip Bayless is calling Johnny Manziel an alcoholic who can’t handle his liquor…those comments made yesterday on ESPN’s first take…
Just days after her glamorous New Orleans wedding, Solange Knowles was hit with a huge tax bill. California claims she owes more than $55,000 in back taxes for 2010 to 2012. Now we know why her dad was selling his Beyonce memorabilia on the streets of Houston a couple of weeks ago…
While you don't have be a member of Mensa to qualify as a genius, you do have to test like a genius to join Mensa. A score in the top 2 percent of an authorized IQ test is required for admission. Jim Parsons, who plays Sheldon on the Big Bang theory, is not a real life member of Mensa, but Ashley Richards from the MTV show “Awkard,” really is. Scott Adams, the cartoonist who created Dilbert, is also a Mensa member. Adams once asked, "If there are no stupid questions, then what kind of questions do stupid people ask? Do they get smart just in time to ask questions?"
It's only fitting that the film “The Wolf of Wall Street,” which focuses on the illegal manipulation of money and stocks, tops this year’s list of most-pirated movies. The Oscar-nominated film, starring Leonardo DiCaprio as dishonorable stockbroker Jordan Belfort, was downloaded about 30 million times by torrent users worldwide. Of the 20 most-torrented films, six others were Oscar-nominated movies, including “Gravity,” “12 Years a Slave” and “Captain Phillips.” Other films included “X-Men: Days of Future Past” and “Captain America: “The Winter Soldier.”
BACK IN THE DAY
1984 – Wrestler Macho Man Randy Savage marries Miss Elizabeth (Hulette)
1980 – Wonderful World of Disney is aired for the last time on N-B-C.
1978 – Ohio State University fires Woody Hayes as its football coach, one day after he punches a Clemson University player, Charlie Bauman, during the Gator Bowl. Bauman had intercepted an Ohio pass.
1963 – Let's Make a Deal debuts on NBC.
1961 – Jack Nicklaus loses to Gary Player in his first pro golf effort, an exhibition match in Miami.
1954 – Pro basketball's 24-second clock is first used.
1953 – The first color T-V sets go on sale for about $1,175.
1940 – California's first freeway is officially opened — connecting Los Angeles and Pasadena.
A Heavy Cold or the Flu Messes You Up as Much as Getting Drunk
Who knew that getting the flu was basically the same as going out and getting HAMMERED?
–According to a new study by an insurance company in England, when you have a heavy cold or the flu, it affects your concentration and reaction time in the car JUST like being drunk.
–Researchers found that drivers with serious colds or the flu were about 50% slower to react behind the wheel. That's the same effect as taking FOUR SHOTS of WHISKEY.
–So the conclusion here is obvious. If you're sick . . . DON'T DRIVE. And if you really have to go somewhere, find someone else to drive you.
Five Things "Cool" Offices Have . . . That Yours Doesn't
Cracked.com list of things you'll find at a "COOL" office . . .
#1.) Scooters and Skateboards. Getting around the office on wheels is an option if you work at Pixar, Google, Facebook, PopCap Games, or the website Mashable.com. Some offices even have skateboard RAMPS.
#2.) Foosball Tables. You see this one SOMETIMES. But apparently at a "cool" office it's a must-have. The offices of Google, Apple, Pixar, and Groupon all have them. Ping-pong tables and pool tables are also popular.
#3.) Red Walls. Not all of them, just one or two "accent" walls. Apparently having all white walls is too conventional. And a single bright red wall makes it look like the people who work there think outside the box.
–YouTube, Etsy, and software companies like Autodesk and Valve all have at least one red wall.
#4.) Orange Furniture. This one's even more common than red walls. Orange chairs and couches have been spotted at the offices of Groupon, Google, Twitter, Skype, Digg, Mozilla . . . and basically every other tech company in the world.
#5.) Slides. YouTube has one, and so do Red Bull, Epic Games, and Google. In fact, Google has slides at their offices in New York, San Francisco, Zurich, and their headquarters in Mountain View, California.
Weird New Year’s Eve Traditions From Around The World
Argentina: Wear brand-new pink underwear to attract love. And, At exactly 12:00, step forward with your right foot to start the year off with…YOUR RIGHT FOOT!
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