Jeremy Taylor
Minorities Continue to Grow As They Pass Whites in US Births
In 2011, there were more racial or ethnic minorities born in the United States than white babies. This marks the first time in history that minorities make up the majority of births in the US.
93-Year-Old Tao Porchon-Lynch Named World’s Oldest Yoga Teacher
It wasn’t that long ago that yoga was only thought to be practiced by Indian mystics. (Or perhaps little green Jedis.) But now it seems like everybody knows how to do the downward dog.
In fact, these days, even 93-year-olds are hitting the yoga mat.
Heroic 12-Year-Old Rescues Younger Siblings from House Fire
When fire engulfed 12-year-old Justin Jackon’s Milton, FL, home on Sunday at 2AM, his mother was at work and his father was out of state. So if anyone was going to save his four younger siblings, it was going to have to be him.
Sugar Is Making You Stupid
We all know that sugar can make you fat. But we eat it anyway because it’s really good.
So what if we were to tell you sugar can also make you dumb? Would you put down your Big Gulp and step away from your Snickers?
Awkward Pause Makes For Hilarious Wedding Video
It’s not appropriate to wear white to a wedding. It’s also not appropriate to mention erections.
Is Facebook Just a Fad? — Survey of the Day
Facebook is currently preparing for what is believed will be the biggest initial public offering ever for an Internet-based company. But while Wall Street sees a bright future for Mark Zuckerberg’s social network, a surprisingly high percentage of the American don’t see Facebook as a good bet.
Man Sets Record After Fist Pumping For 17 Hours
For most of its history, the fist pump was limited to one or maybe two thrusts, usually after some sort of athletic or sexual achievement. Then came ‘Jersey Shore,’ which not only taught the world that there was a colony of Oompa Loompas living in the Garden State, but that given the correctly lit environment, the fist pump could keep going and going.
Mitchell Guist of ‘Swamp People’ Dies at 47
Mitchell Guist, who starred on the History Channel reality show ‘Swamp People,’ passed away on Monday while loading a boat on Louisiana’s Belle River.
Neil Patrick Harris Has Hilarious Mother’s Day Twitter Mishap
In our digital age, you have to do more than just send your mom flowers and a card for Mother’s Day. The woman who brought you into this world deserves at least one shout out on social media.
Which is no big deal, really, since a tweet doesn’t cost you anything and shouldn’t take more than a minute or so to compose. Nevertheless, Neil Patrick Harris managed to make a hilarious mess out of the Twit
Coaches Brawl During Lingerie Football All-Star Game
It would seem the attraction of the Lingerie Football League is more the lingerie than the football. That’s certainly what grabbed our attention.
Little Leaguer Pulls Off Rare Unassisted Triple Play
There have only been 15 unassisted triple plays in Major League history. This makes the instant inning killer the rarest play in all of baseball.
Although they don’t keep track of such things, it stands to reason there have been more unassisted triple plays than that on the Little League level — just given the sheer number of games played.
Soldier Dad Gives Kids a Huge Surprise After First Pitch at Diamondbacks Game
Six-year-old Jackson Aguirre and his five-year-old sister Alanna were pretty thrilled to have been chosen to throw out the first pitch at a recent Arizona Diamondbacks game. Which isn’t surprising, as that honor is usually reserved for luminaries, not a couple kids in elementary school.
Right before their big moment the stadium’s JumboTron displayed a video message from their dad, a soldier statio