Researchers conducted a survey of 3,000 adults, asking them to rank things that "they couldn't live without". Facebook ranked fifth, while having a toilet ranked ninth.
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Mutant Virus Takes Over Caterpillar Brain, Turns Caterpillar Into Black Goop
When infected by a baculovirus, a gypsy moth caterpillar's brain is hijacked, causing it to climb. Once at the top of the tree, the virus liquefies the caterpillar, raining virus-ridden goo onto other caterpillars.
Read More »Bad News — Your Cell Phone Doesn’t Really Cure Acne
If you're one of the 11,600 people who paid $1.99 for "Acne App", we've got some bad news. Flashing red and blue lights at your face doesn't really cure acne.
Read More »Man Proves The MacBook Air Can Double as Kitchen Knife
Did you know that your MacBook Air can double as a kitchen utensil? It can cut apples, peel carrots, dice mushrooms and even de-vein shrimp.
Read More »Comcast — ‘We’ll Still Charge You if You Lost Internet, and it’s God’s Fault’
If you were unlucky enough to lose internet (or cable) during hurricane Irene, and you're also a Comcast customer, there's a nasty surprise coming your way in your next bill.
Read More »11 Dismembered Feet Have Washed Up in Vancouver
In the past four years, 11 feet -- all in running shoes -- have washed up in Vancouver, Canada. No other body parts have been found.
Read More »Woman Buys Fake Wooden iPad for $180
A South Carolina woman was swindled out of $180 when she bought an iPad made of wood -- from two men in a McDonalds parking lot.
Read More »Canadian Library Loans out People as “Living Books”
At the end of this month, a 'library' in British Columbia will open its doors. Except this library allows you to "check out" people just like a library book.
Read More »Walmart Cutting Electronics Department So They Can Sell More Plus Sized Clothing
Around 7.2 million square feet of retail space previously used for electronics will now be used for 'Plus Sized' clothing.
Read More »Lady Gaga More Important Than Technology, Says Google
Want to see something slightly depressing? Try this little experiment in an incognito browser window.
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