Culture Buzz As the poor sap who was mauled to death by his pet hippo unfortunately found out, hippos are not cute and cuddly—they are 5 ton murder machines. The hippopotamus is not a pet, it is nature's morbidly obese psychopath.
This one goes out to Mitt. Thousands of people stripped down to their underwear yesterday and ran through the streets of Salt Lake City. Why? To protest against Utah being an uptight fuddy duddy of a state. Solidarity, you bunch of pantless Utahns…solidarity.
Culture Buzz Notorious Boston mob boss James “Whitey” Bulger was arrested in Santa Monica, California after 16 years of living life as a fugitive. The arrest comes just days after the FBI began advertising on daytime television shows such as The View and Dr. Phil. The 81-year-old Bulger is connected to at least 19 murders. He is perhaps best known in pop culture as the inspiration for Jack Nicholson's character in “The Departed.”
400 pound Kelly Gneitin ran the 26.2 mile LA Marathon in just under 10 hours yesterday. And he lost 4 pounds! Have many marathons have you run? Kelly FTW.
'Pool Sprint' has come up with a new way to get fit - and it involves a track along the bottom of a pool and some special shoes. Looks like it would be pretty difficult. I wouldn't really call this 'sprinting' though.
Tech Buzz This one is a great test of hand-eye coordination and reflexes. Play as a little grey furbie/alien thing as you run and jump your way through a space tunnel. Warning: stay away if your easily frustrated.
A ukulele cover of the classic Ventures song “Walk, Don't Run” sung by stuffed animals from Japan.
This is some insanely frightening video of living, breathing poop monsters found in North Carolina sewage systems. Should we run? Should we flush? Awaiting further instructions, government…