Jeremy Taylor
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Original Batmobile Auctioned Off For Record $4.6 Million
In 1965 George Barris bought a 1955 Lincoln Futura for one dollar. He just auctioned it off for $4.6 million.
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Dog Drives Car, Kills A Man
Wouldn't it be great if dogs could drive cars? If nothing else, man's best friend could make for a really loyal designated driver.
Actually, maybe it's not such a good idea. Just ask James Campbell. Oh wait, you can't ask him because he's dead, run over by a van driven by a boxer bulldog.
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See the Cast of ‘Sixteen Candles’ Then And Now
The 1984 coming of age comedy ‘Sixteen Candles’ was the first movie directed by John Hughes, who had already made a name for himself writing screenplays for movies such as ‘Mr. Mom’ and ‘Vacation’
Among its young stars were Molly Ringwald and Anthony Michael Hall, both of whom became regular John Hughes players, and were a part of a group of actors that became known as the ‘Brat Pack.’
See what all the young stars of ‘Sixteen Candles’ are up to now.
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Loyal Dog Attends Mass Every Day At Church Owner’s Funeral Was Held
Here's a story for you if you're in need of a good cry but don't feel like smashing your thumb with a hammer. One dog is so loyal to his owner, that he has continued to go to mass at the church where her funeral was held months ago. Still no tears? Read the details.
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Drunken Thief Was Too Bombed to Rob Little Caesars
Like so many of us have done, Ryan Hopkins made a bad decision while drunk. Unlike the rest of us, he decided to rob a Little Caesars. But the stick-up didn't go quite the way he had (probably not) planned.
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Dad to Buy Daughters Puppy After They Get One Million Facebook Likes In A Day
It's a scenario which has played out in countless homes over the years. The kids want a puppy, but the dad isn't so sure it's a good idea.
But when the Cordell girls, Cadence, 12, and Emerson, 9, went to their father Ryan with their canine request, he added a social media clause -- he would get his daughters a dog if they could get one million likes on Facebook.
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Honest Cover Letter Charms Wall Street
Summer internships on Wall Street can be difficult to snag, especially if you aren't related to one of the firm's senior executives.
But as an unnamed college student has proved, the really honest approach to job seeking can also work. His cover letter, in which he admits he has "no unbelievably special skills or genius eccentricities" and says he "no qualms about fetching coffee, shining shoes or picking up laundry," was immediately passed around the boutique investment bank he had applied, where it was praised as an instant classic.
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’90s Hip Hop Sensations Kris Kross Want to Make You ‘Jump’ Again
A little more than 20 years ago, the pint-sized hip-hop duo Kris Kross implored us to 'Jump.' They also wore all of their clothing backwards and shaved patterns into their eyebrows. Yup, it was the '90s.
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Teacher With Fear of Children Fighting Forced Retirement
Language teacher Maria C. Waltherr-Willard suffers from pedophobia, which means she is afraid of young children. When the 61-year-old is in the presence of the little tykes she experiences symptoms which include anxiety, chest pains and vomiting.
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New Girl Scout Cookie Mango Creme Is ‘Vitamin Enhanced’
When those sugar peddlers in green sashes come to your door this Girl Scout cookie season there will be a new treat on the menu.
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Zoo Chimp Has Become Hopelessly Addicted to Adult Films
If you're on the wrong side of 30 like some of us, you'll remember that there was a time when it was relatively hard to get your hands on adult material. These days? It's so easy a monkey could do it. Er, a chimp.
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Cat Defeats Professional Wealth Managers In Stock-Picking Contest
In his book 'A Random Walk Through Wall Street,' economist Burton Malkiel famously declared that "a blindfolded monkey throwing darts" would able to pick stocks just as well as the professionals.
His theory has been tested over the years, with mixed results. But new evidence out of England suggests that it is cats, not monkeys, that all money managers should be measured against.