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You may soon be able to get your caffeine from a toothbrush
Colgate-Palmolive is developing the new brush. Their patent application describing the innovation says “the present invention pertains to an oral care implement generally, and more particularly to a toothbrush that releases a chemical into the mouth during use.” That chemical or drug, of course, is caffeine. Thinking forward the brush ...
Charlie Sheen's ex-wife in treatment for sixth OD in two years
Each time Brooke Mueller overdosed she also spent time in the hospital. Mueller is currently in the Betty Ford Center trying to kick the habit again. That’s significant because it’s the get ready for this……the 20th time she has been at Betty Ford. Keeping things all in the family is ...
New AA policy allows those with only a carry on to board earlier
The new rules will apply to anyone boarding with a carry-on that will fit under the seat and doesn’t have to go in the overhead. The airline hopes the change will make boarding go about two minutes faster per flight. While that might not sound like much American says over ...
Bacon restaurant forced to close due to the smell
Who doesn’t like the smell of bacon? Apparently the neighbors of the restaurant called Bacon Bacon. Businesses close by complained about the constant overwhelming smell and those grumblings led to another problem. When health inspectors looked into the situation they found the restaurant didn’t have the required health permits and ...
Tear jerking video: Solider surprises family disguised as major league catcher
The set up went like this. Army Lieutenant Colonel William Davis had been serving in Afghanistan for a year. His family, including nine year old daughter Alayna were at a Tampa Bay Devil Rays game because Alayna had the honor of throwing out the first pitch. Adding to the ruse ...
Video of standing ovation for Republican Rep that roasted IRS at hearing
The fire breathing, impassioned speech came from Pennsylvania Republican Mike Kelly and it brought the chamber crowd to their feet. The cheers came during questioning of former IRS Chief Steve Miller and Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration J. Russell George Kelly pointed out that while the agency is trying ...
District judge blocks abortion ban
Judge Susan Webber Wright made the decision after the Arkansas ACLU and Center for Reproductive Rights filed a lawsuit on behalf of two abortion providers in Little Rock. The law was set to go into effect in August and would have banned abortions once a pregnancy reached 12 weeks. In ...
Mom chases down, rams child abductor
It began when the criminal grabbed the young girl and forced her into his car. The girl’s mother was inside their home and was alerted when neighbors ran in to get her. She then jumped into her own car and began chasing the bad guy. What the mom didn’t know ...
Target the latest to chase Netflix
Netflix has turned into a movie and entertainment monster and that gave Target the idea to join the party. The new service is already being beta tested and has a website in place targetticket.com. The site says they will give you: “instant access to 15,000 titles, new releases, classic movies and ...
$4.85 million lotto ticket found in cookie jar
Ricardo Cerezo left the winning ticket along with several others in a cookie jar on his counter. His wife told him if he didn’t get them checked she would throw them in the trash. So Richard took the tickets to a store and was thrilled when he found out one ...
Council asked to change name of Brady District
A group calling for the name of the district to be changed came forward at the beginning of May. They claim the name is racially insensitive and accuse namesake Tate Brady of being a member of the KKK and taking part in the 1921 Tulsa race riot. Read the original story here. ...
Study: There's poop in your pool
Let’s just say you should keep your mouth closed when you hit the pool this summer. When the CDC studied the water from a collection of public pools they found a frightening 58% had fecal contamination. Yuck. 161 pools were studied and while these happened to be in Atlanta the ...
Crook collared by trail of coins
When Michael Sherman decided to break into his neighbor’s house he must not have known he had a hole in his pocket. When police arrived to investigate they were surprised to find a distinct trail of coins that led straight to Sherman’s house. Sherman is accused of stealing guns, ammunition, ...
Cop arrested for pimping his 19 year old wife
Lamin Manneh is a 31 year old policeman married to a 19 year old named Marissa. Cyber cops were working with the child recovery unit when they came across an on-line ad for what looked like a very young woman. They set up the appointment and arrested Marissa when she ...
Pot pigs peddled for dinner
It seems this is the real deal when it comes to “high” quality meat. BB Ranch came up with the idea and they didn’t stop there. They are also giving the future breakfast, lunch, and dinner items vodka as well. William von Schneidau is a butcher and the owner of ...
Bank robber jailed after sorcerers invisibility spell fails
A wise cop once told me “we win because the crooks are dumber than we are.” This story proves that logic is spot on. The man thought robbing a bank would be a piece of cake if he was invisible so he hired a sorcerer to make him disappear. He ...
Taco Bell testing breakfast waffle taco
Soon you’ll be able to make a run for breakfast. Taco Bell is testing the new item on a quiet basis before deciding whether they will “roll” it out to the public. The tests are being done in Southern California and the Los Angeles Times reports that so far, reviews ...
Topless Bea Arthur painting sells for nearly $2 million
Yes, THAT Bea Arthur. Of All in the Family. Maude. The Golden Girls. And now, nudity. This certainly falls under the heading of bizarre. The artist was John Currin and the star never actually posed topless for him. But that was not a drawback for Currin who used his imagination ...
Drunk student left at hospital with post-it note explanation
The student and his frat brothers had themselves quite a party. So raucous in fact that the 19 year old knocked back 20 shots of tequila and began to turn blue. At that point the other guys decided to drop him at a hospital, and that’s what they did. With ...
City says no to gay pride parade
The city said no to the parade because it doesn’t match up with the way they want to be perceived. Instead they say they’d rather put forward the face of patriotism, especially in young people. Here’s the kicker. The city that banned the parade is Moscow. The New York Times ...
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