What began as a prank by a handful of people on New York City's mass transit system in 2002 has grown into an international celebration of silliness. The global trend has encouraged commuters in capitals around the world, including Prague, Berlin and New York to show their bare legs .
Netflix has become the place where literally anything goes, and nobody asks any questions. We've seen series about telepathic children, blind lawyers who kick ass by night as vigilantes, and even series about completely sociopathic politicians -- although admittedly that last one isn't a terribly hard premise to get on board with.
An artist's rendering of a black hole that's 2 billion times more massive than our sun. Streams of particles ejected from black holes like this one are thought to be the brightest objects in the universe.
English singer Sting performs during the 2016 Nobel Peace Prize Concert at Telenor Arena in Oslo, Norway, December 11, 2016. REUTERS/Jon Olav Nesvold/NTB Scanpix ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY.
In this undated file photo released by China's Xinhua News Agency, China's aircraft carrier Liaoning berths in a port of China. China says it was routine combat drills, yet the deployment of the aircraft carrier Liaoning's battle group in the Western Pacific and into the South China Sea has made neighbors jittery about Beijing's flexing its muscles.
This image released by NBC shows Ryan Gosling with the award for best actor in a motion picture musical or comedy for "La La Land," at the 74th Annual Golden Globe Awards at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, Calif., on Sunday, Jan. 8, 2017. less This image released by NBC shows Ryan Gosling with the award for best actor in a motion picture musical or comedy for "La La Land," at the 74th Annual Golden Globe Awards at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly ... more This image released by NBC shows Viola Davis with the award for best supporting actress in a motion picture for "Fences," at the 74th Annual Golden Globe Awards at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, Calif., on Sunday, Jan. 8, 2017.
It's Sunday night and time for the leftovers, that point where we pick back through the events of the weekend, reheat the good stuff - and some of the bad - while hopefully putting it all in perspective. This week's leftovers include something I haven't ever run across before, which is saying something considering I have covered sports for more than 20 years at five papers in three states.
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Los Angeles: In a bizarre incident, an American woman living near an airport thought a massive bird had splattered her car with droppings only to realise that it was a plane that had dumped human waste on her property. Bethany Bowker, from West Jordan, Utah, left to pick up her children from school when she noticed the foul-smelling feces scattered all over her driveway and her car.
In a Friday Oct. 21, 2016, file photo, Los Angeles Rams defensive coordinator Gregg Williams speaks to the media after a practice session at Pennyhill Park Hotel in Bagshot, England. The Cleveland Browns have hired Williams to fix a defense that was among the NFL's worst in 2016.
Lily Collins arrives at the 74th annual Golden Globe Awards at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on Sunday, Jan. 8, 2017, in Beverly Hills, Calif. Lily Collins arrives at the 74th annual Golden Globe Awards at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on Sunday, Jan. 8, 2017, in Beverly Hills, Calif.
Amazing how crass this culture is. I know, the whole slavery DNA and before, expropriation of not just the land and culture, but the body whole of Original Peoples, and all the massacres, the lynchings, the endless firing squads against strikers, workers, the murders by the law, and worse, structural homicide of this land, granted, all pretty disgusting.
English singer Sting performs during the 2016 Nobel Peace Prize Concert at Telenor Arena in Oslo, Norway, December 11, 2016. REUTERS/Jon Olav Nesvold/NTB Scanpix ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY.
Office workers can expect to spend 1,000 a year on things like teas and coffees, socialising and chipping in to whip-rounds for colleagues. That includes everything from work clothing and stationery, to parties and nights out with colleagues, as well as coughing up for leaving gifts and charity requests.
Young people with no pants wait for the subway train during the event 'No Pants Subway Ride' in Berlin, Germany, Sunday Jan. 8, 2017. What started in New York City in 2002 with a just a handful of people has blossomed into a worldwide movement involving thousands.
Sierra Coleman, 28, of Missouri, was arrested after Ikea security said they caught her leaving a St. Louis Ikea store with a frying pan poorly hidden inside her tight leggings. Instead of admitting to the awkwardly shaped cookware clearly sticking out of her pants, Coleman apparently didn't give up without a fight.
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Pranksters staged a cheeky invasion of London's underground network to take part in No Trousers On The Tube Day. What began as a madcap idea by a handful of people on New York City's mass transit system in 2002 has grown into an international celebration of silliness.
This is just a part of my nature and everyone's nature, to offer oneself to serve at the critical moment when the emergency becomes articulate.
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A Chinese microblogger recently noticed a curious architectural object built upon the roof of a housing complex in Shenzhen . A mysterious temple has been sitting atop the 21-story luxury apartment building in Nanfang district of Shenzhen for at least three years, but apparently nobody knows who it belongs to still.
A sparrow that found itself stuck in a spot of trouble has become the star of a YouTube video thanks to an Idaho man who rescued the little bird after it was discovered frozen to a metal pole. Nelson Wilson was feeding horses on New Year's Day when he spotted the bird struggling to take off from a fence near a heated water tank.
When Plymouth Argyle held Liverpool to a scoreless draw on Sunday, it was a big result for the small fourth-division side that came from relentless defending. It wasn't pretty - Plymouth barely possessed the ball and were happy to sit back the entire time - and the end justified the means for the League Two side.
Pranksters staged a cheeky invasion of London's underground network to take part in No Trousers On The Tube Day. Pranksters staged a cheeky invasion of London's underground network to take part in No Trousers On The Tube Day.
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This file image released by Lucasfilm Ltd. shows Felicity Jones as Jyn Erso in a scene from, "Rogue One: A Star Wars Story." The "Star Wars" spinoff "Rogue One" has led the box office for the third straight week, taking in an estimated $64.3 million over the four-day New Year's weekend.
The modern-day corpse of a human-like hominid, preserved in a block of ice, encountered by researchers in the 1960s, you say? Surely the zoological discovery of the century! Regular readers will know that I recently published a book on cryptozoology, titled Hunting Monsters . You can buy it here.
You've got to be freaking kidding me. I thought this guy was smarter than this. According to Wikipedia , David Drew Pinsky, best known as Dr. Drew, is an American celebrity doctor who is a board-certified internist, addiction medicine specialist and media personality.
It started as a prank by seven guys on the New York subway back in 2001 but it has grown to a international celebration of silliness. On this year's Facebook page organisers The Stiff Upper Lip society said: "The point is to relax and enjoy the humour inherent in people not wearing trousers."
The House of Mouse likes to have fun and weave hidden details, inside jokes and secret cameos throughout its films - much to the delight of eagle-eyed fans. Given the sheer variety of material to work with, there are countless fan theories which love to link the various films, stories and characters together.
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Young people with no pants ride the subway train during the event 'No Pants Subway Ride' in Berlin, Germany, Sunday Jan. 8, 2017. What started in New York City in 2002 with a just a handful of people has blossomed into a worldwide movement involving thousands.
Young people with no pants ride the subway train during the event 'No Pants Subway Ride' in Berlin, Germany, Sunday Jan. 8, 2017. What started in New York City in 2002 with a just a handful of people has blossomed into a worldwide movement involving thousands.
A strange burst of radio waves that has puzzled researchers for years has finally been traced to its source, answering one question but generating many, many more. The discovery was made my scientists at Cornell University along with astronomers from around the world.
A strange burst of radio waves that has puzzled researchers for years has finally been traced to its source, answering one question but generating many, many more. The discovery was made my scientists at Cornell University along with astronomers from around the world.
ISIS's top recruiter's secret Texas family: Wife and three sons of terror warlord are now being sheltered by his American army doctor father after fleeing warzone home he built for them in Syria 'We are sort of opposites': Obama uses one of his last interviews to take aim at Trump who he says can't run the White House like a 'family business' and needs to get 'serious' after the inauguration Amber alert issued for two boys, 8 and 12, believed to have been kidnapped by their mother from their grandfather's home Cavaliers star J.R. Smith and his wife Jewel reveal their one-pound baby Dakota was born five months prematurely and ask for prayers SeaWorld San Diego ENDS its killer whale show: Pool performances to finally stop after years of outcry and recent death of orca Tilikum Mother and her boyfriend 'slaughtered and sexually abused her 14-year-old daughter before chopping up her body in ... (more)
ISIS's top recruiter's secret Texas family: Wife and three sons of terror warlord are now being sheltered by his American army doctor father after fleeing warzone home he built for them in Syria 'We are sort of opposites': Obama uses one of his last interviews to take aim at Trump who he says can't run the White House like a 'family business' and needs to get 'serious' after the inauguration Amber alert issued for two boys, 8 and 12, believed to have been kidnapped by their mother from their grandfather's home Cavaliers star J.R. Smith and his wife Jewel reveal their one-pound baby Dakota was born five months prematurely and ask for prayers SeaWorld San Diego ENDS its killer whale show: Pool performances to finally stop after years of outcry and recent death of orca Tilikum Mother and her boyfriend 'slaughtered and sexually abused her 14-year-old daughter before chopping up her body in ... (more)
People walk through the Commonwealth Avenue Mall during a winter storm in Boston, Saturday, Jan. 7, 2017. A storm that wreaked havoc along the East Coast arrived in southern New England on Saturday, bringing blizzard conditions to some areas and making travel treacherous throughout the region.
People walk through the Commonwealth Avenue Mall during a winter storm in Boston, Saturday, Jan. 7, 2017. A storm that wreaked havoc along the East Coast arrived in southern New England on Saturday, bringing blizzard conditions to some areas and making travel treacherous throughout the region.
Police say a Pennsylvania woman drove into a river to avoid arrest, then ignored officers and continued drinking beer as sh
The Muskegon Chronicle reports that Moo-ville Creamery in Nashville has been recognized by Guinness World Records for staging the longest ice cream sundae in September. Three months earlier, the massive dessert in the Lake Michigan town of Ludington organized by the House of Flavors measured roughly 2,970 feet long and fed thousands of people along eight blocks.
The Muskegon Chronicle reports that Moo-ville Creamery in Nashville has been recognized by Guinness World Records for staging the longest ice cream sundae in September. Three months earlier, the massive dessert in the Lake Michigan town of Ludington organized by the House of Flavors measured roughly 2,970 feet long and fed thousands of people along eight blocks.
... for how old Tom Hardy is (39 in case you were wondering), but the possibilities are endless and capable of being VERY weird - worryingly so sometimes.
It has been widely noted that 2016 has been a remarkably crummy year. Let's end the year on a better note with a creature of remarkable beauty that materialized in May during exploration by NOAA's Okeanos Explorer : a dandelion siphonpohore .
There was nothing normal about what took place at Anfield on Sunday in the FA Cup third round. Mighty Liverpool, playing a ton of young guns, drew fourth-tier Plymouth Argyle 0-0 to force a replay of the match.
For example, when you go to buy a box of donuts and find, owing to a lack of a hole, they are not suited for any, erm, extra-curricular activities. Suddenly your evening is ruined and you've been put in a difficult position.
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In this Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2017 photo, shipyard workers walk to work at Bath Iron Works in Bath, Maine. With President-elect Donald Trump demanding more ships, the Navy is proposing the biggest shipbuilding boom since the end of the Cold War to meet threats from a resurgent Russia and saber-rattling China.
In this Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2017 photo, shipyard workers walk to work at Bath Iron Works in Bath, Maine. With President-elect Donald Trump demanding more ships, the Navy is proposing the biggest shipbuilding boom since the end of the Cold War to meet threats from a resurgent Russia and saber-rattling China.
In this Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2017 photo, Amy Hupp, with the Carpenter House: Marine Environmental Education Center in Hollywood, Fla., calms a sea turtle named "Captain" as she prepares to ride in the back of the van with her in Sarasota, Fla. After a nearly four-hour drive, which Captain spent in a foam-padded kiddie pool, she had arrived at her new spot: Broward County's yet-to-open Carpenter House Marine Environmental Education Center.
An aerial view of downtown Lynchburg as the snow falls Saturday, Jan. 7, 2017, in Lynchburg, Va. The snow has moved out of Virginia, but police say driving conditions remain dangerous and are encouraging people to stay off the roads.
Kick off the weekend in the tap room on Fridays from 5-9pm with special one-off beer firkins, changing each week. Guests can try the limited release Raspberry Aged Alt or choose from an array of seasonal and mainstay beers on draft.
St. Mary's center Jock Landale, right, grabs a rebound next to San Francisco center Jimbo Lull during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in San Francisco, Saturday, Jan. 7, 2017. less St. Mary's center Jock Landale, right, grabs a rebound next to San Francisco center Jimbo Lull during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in San Francisco, Saturday, Jan. 7, 2017.
Kansas forward Landen Lucas dunks during the second half of Saturday night's game against Texas Tech at Allen Fieldhouse in Lawrence. Lucas had eight points and six rebounds and was involved in an incident near the end of the first half that resulted in a technical for Red Raider forward Anthony Livingston.
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