If you get stung by a jelly fish, don't ask your friend to pee on you. Similarly, reading in the dark won't make you go blind. For explanations and more interesting body myths, head over to Life Hacker. Link...

When big storms hit the coast, adult seals can swim through the rough seas, but little guys often end up abandoned on the beach. Fortunately, the RSPCA is there to help treat them and care for them until the cool wea...

Russian authorities made a fishy discovery this we...  ...ale at local markets. On Friday, the Interfax news agency reported that border guards in the easter...  ...olice on a weeklong investigation, the ITAR-Tass news agency reported. They raided a village home on F...

The best thing about Fark is definitely its headlines, which is why the site's Headline of the Year contest is so darn fun -especially the one in the Geek tab. While you can click over to the site to find your own fav...

There are always tons of articles featuring the year in the review at the end of December, but for those of you who like to recall events in true geek style, don't miss this great gallery featuring major 2011 events...

How much do you remember about the big events of 2011? OK, how about the not-so-big events that you should recall? That's the subject of today's Lunchtime Quiz at mental_floss. It's not all that easy; there are some...

(YouTube link) Barry Pilling compiled news footage of the big events of 2011 into one video....

(YouTube link) It does tend to make a boring interview more interesting. -via Arbroath...

Can you tell a real news headline from one made up by the satirical websit...  ...knew them all, but it's my business to know weird news stories. I want to see how well you do! Link

You've almost certainly heard of the terror storie...  ...ns to get drunk. As it turns out though, this big news story is probably pretty bunk. We know that now t...