Antidepressants + pregnancy = don't do it.
The results of a new study revealed that children whose mothers take Zoloft, Prozac or similar antidepressants during pregnancy are twice as likely as other children to have a diagnosis of autism or a related disorder.
Click here to read more.
Congrats to Takeru Kobayashi, who broke a world record yesterday by wolfing down 69 hot dogs in 10 minutes
There's a catch, though: it was an unofficial record, as Kobayashi has been banned from competing because he won't sign an exclusive contract with Major League Eating.
So, while the rest of the pro weiner scarfers competed yesterday at the annual Nathan's Famous International Hot Dog Eating Contest in Coney Island, Kobayashi ate his franks solo on a Manhattan high-rise rooftop.
At the Coney Island event, Kobayashi's rival, Joey "Jaws" Chestnut won his fifth straight victory in the 10-minute contest, eating 62 dogs, six short of his 2009 world record.
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Some of you can now get sloshed at Burger King!
Um... gross.
"Whopper Bars," offering an assortment of burgers, toppings and beer recently opened in Miami, Kansas City and----of course----Las Vegas.
That's fairly genius on Burger King's part. If patrons can get wasted at Burger King, it might help them forget that their lives are so lame that they're eating at Burger King. Right on!
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A 74-year-old man was arrested Tuesday following a police chase that ended in Port Gamble, Wash.
It all started when reports came in of a man driving erratically into oncoming traffic with his emergency flashers on. A trooper located the vehicle and performed a traffic stop. As he approached the car, the vehicle sped off.
At one point during the lengthy, dangerous (multiple bouts of driving into oncoming traffic lanes) pursuit, the law-breakin' papaw even displayed his middle finger out the window. Take that, coppers!
Eventually, he headed over an embankment into an old mill site, and was then airlifted to a local hospital. No word yet on his condition.
Via kirotv
Remember Chris "Leave Britney Alone" Crocker? He's about to film his first porn with famed gay porn director, Chi Chi LaRue.
I think as long as he keeps his mouth shut----which may or may not be difficult for this venture----he'll be OK.
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Screw convenience stores! Crooks around the country are targeting a new bounty: hair extensions. Click here to read all about it.
An Indiana woman is demanding answers after the DVD/VCR player she bought at Walmart had a porn video inside of it. She found the x-rated movie when it accidentally played in front of her eight-year old daughter. Yikes.
Here's what really shocks me about this story: people are actually still buying VCRs?!?
Via Fox59.com
Sheli, this pic is so awesome. Thank you.
Albuquerque Wallowfire nights. Red skies. Ashes fall like snow.
I am. In a huge way.
This is likely because it again smells like Camp Wallowfire outside. That Arizona wildfire is kicking our air quality's ass ova' hurr.
The Wallow Fire (named after Bear Wallow Wilderness, near where the fire is thought to have started) has now advanced to third place in the Arizona's Largest Wildfire contest. It is zero percent contained.
If the fire is affecting your area, here's some info you might want to know, courtesy of KASA Fox 2:
There will be patio ashes in the morning, fo sho.
Plaxico Burress is a free man today, after serving nearly 21 months in the Oneida Correctional Facility in New York for weapons violations.
In August 2009, he pled guilty to attempted criminal possession of a weapon after accidentally shooting himself in an NYC nightclub. D'oh!
He's now an NFL free agent.
Today's extra-stupid award goes to the Florida Family Association.
It's Orlando Gay Days time, which brings in millions of tourist dollars to the area each year. The FFA, an anti-gay Christian group, spent over $7,000 to fly planes over Orlando dragging giant banners that read, “Warning Gay Day at Disney" as part of their regular boycott and protest of the annual event.
Reportedly the FFA attests that because Disney Gay Day patrons do scandalous things like public kissing and dressing in drag, children will turn gay if they witness it. Bwaaahahaha!
They say protest, I say free advertising. If I was hanging around Orlando and wasn't aware it was Disney's Gay Day, then that plane went flying by, you'd best believe I'd be in line at the gates of the Magic Kingdom within the hour, because that sounds like an unquestionably grand time to me.
Via WESH.com
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This is the Wallow wildfire along the Arizona/New Mexico border. It's the fourth-largest fire (and quickly moving toward third place) in Arizona state history, having burned over 100,000 acres so far.
It caused a thick, smoky haze and campfire scent throughout my fair city last night. Nobody knew what was going on. Seemed like the whole city was on fire, but nobody knew where the flames were. Soon, news spread that it was in from Arizona. Thus, we carried on with our evenings in the haze. DJB and I walked the dogs a little before midnight. Probably not so great for our lungs, but it was just so crazy-hazy-cool that we couldn't resist. We walked along a closed stretch of road (Coal between Washington and Carlisle), which added to the creepiness. Zombies could have been anywhere.
This morning, everything was covered with a fine layer of ash. My all-black patio tables look like a giant with dandruff leaned over them and shook its head all over the place. I can only imagine what the 1,000+ evacuees are dealing with. Love and prayers.
Click here to see fire footage.
A Chinese teen reportedly sold one of his kidneys for an iPad 2 after finding an online ad seeking soliciting organs in exchange for cash.
He received 20,000 yuan, which is roughly $3,000 US.
On April 28th, the boy traveled north to Chenzhou in Hunan Province and had his kidney removed. His mother had no idea. Finally, after she questioned him about where he got the money for all his new electronic devices, he confessed. She called the police, who are investigating the matter.
Via Yahoo! News
New research findings: Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder greatly increases the risk of cigarette smoking and substance abuse.
In a statement, researchers advise anyone with ADHD to receive counseling about the risk for substance abuse.
Click here to learn more about this topic.
Via 610WIOD.com
According to a Berkeleyside poll of UC Berkeley undergrad and grad students, Berkeley's famed Telegraph Hill area is becoming an undesirable area due to the heavy presence of panhandlers, hecklers, street kids and the homeless. Wow, man... far out... or not, I guess... whatevs.
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Glasgow school authorities fear students wearing short, schoolgirl-type skirts could be targeted by pedophiles.
Read more here.
Yesterday, the Dutch government announced it will start banning tourists from buying cannabis from "coffee shops" by the end of the year.
Only Dutch residents will be able to register as members of cannabis shops. Each shop will only be able to have a maximum of 1,500 members.
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Kendrick Stoner of Salisbury, North Carolina is behind bars after police raided his home Wednesday, finding drugs.
Found in Stoner’s home were 21 bags of marijuana, totaling 11.3 grams.
Perfection.
Via Salisbury Post
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