Jeremy Taylor
Baby Born in Philippines Declared World’s Seven Billionth Person
Danica May Camacho was born in Manila, Philippines just before midnight on Sunday, weighing five-and-a-half pounds.
But a much larger number will always be associated with the baby girl, as the UN has declared her the world’s seven billionth person.
Texting Bride Busted During Her Own Wedding [VIDEO]
We all know that using a cell phone during a wedding ceremony is a huge no-no.
Unfortunately no one told that to this bride who was caught on camera texting during her own nuptials. Unless she’s telling the groom to get his behind to the chapel, that’s a huge faux pas.
Fewer Halloween Babies
Mothers are 11.3 percent less likely to give birth on Halloween than they are on the days before and after the holiday.
Christmas Is America’s Favorite Holiday — Survey of the Day
According to a new Harris Poll, we are about the embark on the season of America’s most cherished holidays.
Baby Finds Snoring Bulldog High-Quality Entertainment [VIDEO]
Every time his bulldog snores, this baby laughs. The video is a minute, but, given how babies and bulldogs are, this probably went on a lot longer than that.
Rambunctious Little Girl Explains What A Dinosaur Feels Like [VIDEO]
Most kids are fascinated by dinosaurs. But the little girl in this video takes that interest to a deeper, more sophisticated level and offers up her opinion on what it must have actually felt like to be a dinosaur.
Vampire Kitty Can Moonwalk Like Michael Jackson [VIDEO]
The kitty version of Count Dracula is far cooler than the real one. Why? Kitty version has moonwalking capabilities.
Real-Life ‘Slumdog’ Wins $1 Million on Indian Game Show [VIDEO]
In terms of US dollars, Sushil Kumar has just become the first real-life ‘Slumdog Millionaire.’
On Tuesday, Kumar won 50 million rupes — or just over $1 million — by answering every question right on the Indian version of ‘Who Wants to be a Millionaire.’ It was the largest cash award in Indian game show history.
Former ’60 Minutes’ Commentator Andy Rooney Hospitalized in Serious Condition
Longtime ’60 Minutes’ commentator Andy Rooney has been hospitalized after developing serious complications following surgery.
Pit Bull Wins ‘Neighbor of the Year’ Award For Saving Owner’s Life After Aneurysm [VIDEO]
One morning in July, John Benton’s pit bull Titan began acting strange, and wouldn’t let Benton leave the house to go to work.
Benton eventually followed the pooch’s lead to his upstairs bedroom where he found his wife Gloria, who had just suffered a brain aneurysm, laying on the floor and bleeding from a fractured skull.
‘Sexting’ Voted Most Annoying New Tech Word — Survey of the Day
Of all the new words that technology has thrust into the lexicon, “sexting” was voted most annoying.
Eric Bana to Play the King of Rock and Roll in ‘Elvis & Nixon’
Australian actor Eric Bana will play Elvis Presley in the movie ‘Elvis & Nixon,’ which is based on the 1970 White House meeting between the music legend and the 37th president.
Zooey Deschanel Sings The National Anthem at World Series Game Four [VIDEO]
Zooey Deschanel, star of the Fox sitcom ‘New Girl,’ showed off her musical side when she sang the national anthem before Game 4 of the World Series between the St. Louis Cardinals and Texas Rangers.
When she’s not setting geek hearts aflutter on screens big and small, Zooey Deschanel has a fairly successful singing career as one half of the group She & Him.
So how did she do performing Americ
Dog in Tank Costume Wins PetSmart Halloween Contest [VIDEO]
While pets are usually ambivalent about the Halloween costumes their owners dress them in, Tangent the chihuahua seems pretty pleased with the added firepower of his spiffy tank get up.
The tank, which took first prize at the local Petsmart’s Halloween contest, features a gun that lights up and makes shooting sounds when Tangent’s owner pulls a trigger on her side of the leash.
Learn Why We Dream in Under Seven Minutes [VIDEO]
This relatively brief video drops a whole lot of knowledge on why we dream, and what’s going on in our brains when we do so. If you’re in college and cramming for a test on oneirology, you may just want to check out this fast lecture.
The Secret to Corn Husking Is – Believe It or Not – a Microwave [VIDEO]
Husking corn has never been easier. It can be a real sloppy pain, but there is a trick involving a microwave that makes doing so a mess-less breeze.
Cute Penguin Repeatedly Slips on Ice [VIDEO]
One would think a penguin is uniquely equipped to handle ice, but this little guy keeps slipping and falling in his natural habitat. Keep trying, Pengy. You’ll stand upright eventually.
Stupid Criminal Robs Banks With Note Written on Personal Check [VIDEO]
Looks like we have a brand new candidate for dumbest criminal ever.
Patrick Johnson robbed two banks in the Ocala, FL area in one day. The thief had the presence of mind to change his wardrobe between his crimes, but his method of sticking up the banks — a note stating he had a gun — was the same both times.
Goats Ride Around in Owner’s Golf Cart Like Loyal Dogs [VIDEO]
These lazy goats act a lot like dogs. They respond easily to their owner’s commands and would rather catch a ride in a golf cart than graze about from place to place like their ancestors had done for thousands of years.
Giuliana Rancic Discovers She Has Breast Cancer [VIDEO]
‘E! News’ host and reality TV star Giuliana Rancic announced Monday morning on ‘Today’ that she has been diagnosed with breast cancer.
Rancic has had difficulties conceiving a child with husband and fellow reality TV star Bill Rancic, and it was only through her third in vitro fertilization attempt that this was revealed.