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New Research Says Your Purse Is Germier Than Your Toilet

Steph — Fri, 17 May 2013 09:00:50 +0000

Is your purse dirty enough to make you ill? New research says absolutely. Brand new research conducted by Initial Washroom Hygiene indicates that the average lady’s purse is contaminated with more bacteria than the average toilet. That research also confirms that one in five purse handles has enough surface bacteria to pose a serious health [...]

McDonald's Ready To Launch Three New Quarter Pounders – Hungry?

Steph — Tue, 14 May 2013 15:08:32 +0000

We’ve lost Chicken Selects and the Angus Burger, but McDonald’s has just announced that they will add three new versions of the Quarter Pounder to their menu. They sound pretty appetizing! Chicken Selects have been gone for awhile and it was announced just last week that McDonald’s is discontinuing the 1/3 lb Angus Burger as [...]

Insane! Everything But The Kitchen Sink In This $5 Bloody Mary [Video]

Steph — Sat, 11 May 2013 12:00:40 +0000

It’s a drink that eats like a meal…or 6. Perfect for a lazy late summer morning! This turbo-charged cocktail comes from O’Davey’s Irish Pub & Restaurant in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin. In addition to your usual Blood Mary ingredients, this one is topped with popcorn, bacon, sausage, beans, peanuts, nachos and cheese, veggies. cheese curds, [...]

Woman Funnel Feeds Herself 5000 Calories A Day For Career As Fetish Model [VIDEO]

Rod Prahin — Fri, 10 May 2013 10:43:33 +0000

It’s nice to have goals even if they are a little weird. Tammy Jung has a goal to be the fattest fetish model in the world. You go girl.Pretty 23-year-old Tammy Jung force feeds herself every day with a funnel in a bid to become as fat as possible and earn money. She can earn [...]

Coca – Cola Hopes To Improve Image With Launch Of Anti – Obesity Campaign [Video]

Steph — Fri, 10 May 2013 09:00:42 +0000

Coca -Cola wants to be part of the solution, and to that end, they have launched new strategies to combat obesity, even in children. The Atlanta based soft drink company has taken a lot of heat for its’ part in making America the most overweight country in the world. In a new, anti-obesity initiative Coca-Cola [...]

NJ Governor Chris Christie Had Secret Weight-Loss Surgery [VIDEO]

George McIntyre — Tue, 07 May 2013 13:54:41 +0000

The roly poly Republican governor of New Jersey has secretly undergone weight-loss surgery. Take a look at his hilarious self-deprecating appearance on The Late Show from earlier this year.

Could Eating More Pizza Reduce Your Odds Of Getting Cancer?

Steph — Sun, 05 May 2013 12:00:55 +0000

This almost never happens in our grown up world. Something that tastes good, a food that you crave and can’t get enough of might have honest to goodness health benefits! A research team from Italy has concluded that people who ate pizza on a regular basis are far less likely to suffer from colon, mouth [...]

FDA Lowers Age Limit for Buyers of 'Morning After' Pill to 15

George McIntyre — Wed, 01 May 2013 14:05:43 +0000

The Food and Drug Administration has loosened age requirements for purchasers of 'Plan B One-Step' also known as the morning after pill. How do you feel about its decision?

Family Finds Frog In Can Of Green Beans [VIDEO]

Rod Prahin — Mon, 29 Apr 2013 10:19:46 +0000

A woman bought a can of green beans on sale for 69 cents, and what she found inside will keep her and her family from ever eating canned green beans again. Gloria Chubb said it all started out as just another day in the kitchen a few weeks ago. She made meat loaf and mashed potatoes, [...]

Let Kids Eat Their Boogers – Biochemist Claims It's Good For Them [Video]

Steph — Fri, 26 Apr 2013 16:30:27 +0000

Where was the last place you caught someone picking their nose? At a traffic light, or at a playground? After picking, did they eat what ended up on the end of their finger? Eating boogers has always been a huge social no-no, but a Canadian biochemist is working to change that with a very thought provoking hypothesis!

Guess What Fun Thing I'm About to Do! (500 Passenger Rewards Points)

George McIntyre — Wed, 24 Apr 2013 17:23:47 +0000

OK, I might be guilty of over-sharing, but whatever! (It's an opportunity to score Cars 108 Passenger Rewards too!)

Are We In For Higher Bread, Cereal and Flour Prices Soon?

Steph — Wed, 24 Apr 2013 16:25:40 +0000

Old man winter just doesn’t want to let go of the mid-west this spring. The snow, rain and freezing temps have been relentless, and those conditions don’t mean great things for the crops trying to grow in that region of the U.S. Wonder what that means we’ll pay more for in the grocery store soon! [...]

Ypsilanti Girl Urges Teens To Say 'No' To Potentially Deadly Cinnamon Challenge

Steph — Mon, 22 Apr 2013 19:00:40 +0000

Dejah Reed took part in a popular stunt called the cinnamon challenge three times with no consequences. The fourth time didn’t go so well. Now she’s speaking out. The cinnamon challenge is all over Youtube. The wildly popular stunt encourages young people to eat a spoon full of cinnamon in 60 seconds without water. It [...]

Are Women Too Hard On Themselves? Dove's New Ad Campaign Says 'Yes' [Video]

Steph — Thu, 18 Apr 2013 17:30:04 +0000

What do women see when they look in the mirror? Do they see the strength, beauty and life experiences or do they see just their flaws? Are they fair judges of their own reflections? In a revealing social experiment for their new ad campaign, Dove says women are way too hard on themselves. The slogan [...]

42 Year Old 'Barbie' Claims To Have The World's Biggest Butt [VIDEO]

Rod Prahin — Wed, 17 Apr 2013 10:07:24 +0000

‘Barbie’ not only has a big butt she makes money off of it. She calls her rear end a ‘butt shelf’. See for yourself.‘Barbie’ says she can balance trays of food for a price. ‘Barbie’ claims she has made $28,000 in the last six months doing just that. Barbie says that she also makes hundreds [...]

Could Smaller Plates Be The Cure For Childhood Obesity?

Steph — Wed, 10 Apr 2013 19:00:36 +0000

Eat less, exercise more. Seems like an easy enough concept, but it isn’t working to cure the problem of childhood obesity yet. New research offered in the journal Pediatrics has a new idea, and it’s simplicity might just work! It’s estimated that 1 in 3 children in the United States are obese. Parents and kids [...]

New Research Suggests That Smelling Rosemary Can Help Your Memory Problems

Steph — Tue, 09 Apr 2013 19:00:32 +0000

What did I come in to this room for? Where did I put my car keys? What is my voice mail password? If you are like me, the litany of these everyday questions is endless! What if sniffing something that you can find in the produce section of your grocery store could help you with your memory problems? Would you try it?

Three-Million Pounds Of Frozen Pizza-Snacks Recalled In Rare E.Coli Outbreak

Rod Prahin — Fri, 05 Apr 2013 11:00:24 +0000

You may want to take a look in the freezer to see if you are storing any of these products.A New York snack food maker is recalling about 3 million pounds of frozen pizza, mozzarella bites, Philly cheese steaks and other products linked to a rare and potentially dangerous outbreak of E. coli poisoning. Rich [...]

Yikes! Are Americans Getting To Fat To Ride Horses?

Steph — Tue, 26 Mar 2013 15:34:50 +0000

I’m kind of squirming a little as I pose this question. It hits close to home. Are we becoming to fat to go horseback riding? A recent survey indicates that we might! According to a study conducted by the Journal of Veterinary Behavior, one third of horseback riders are to overweight for their horses. This [...]

Water Is The Drink of Preference in America

J. Patrick — Mon, 18 Mar 2013 14:05:33 +0000

Who would have ever thought that they would sell more water than soda? That is now the case! For more than twenty years soda has been the most popular drink in America. No longer! Recent studies found that Americans no drink about 14 gallons more of water than they do of sodas. Just 15 years [...]