Category: Weird

Move over, Lady Gaga, this guy had a meat suit back in 1894! In fact, he’d fit right in with the internet generation because he’s dressed as a side of bacon. Mmm… bacon.

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The phrase of the day boys and girls is “Toasted Skin Syndrome.” It was going to be “roasted nuts” but apparently Planters has that trademarked.

Have you ever worked on your laptop computer with it sitting on your lap, heating up your legs? If so, you might want to rethink that habit. Doing it a lot can lead to “toasted skin syndrome,” an unusual-looking mottled skin condition caused by long-term heat exposure, according to medical reports.

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The makers of high fructose corn syrup want to sweeten its image with a new name: corn sugar. The Corn Refiners Association applied Tuesday to the federal government for permission to use the name on food labels. The group hopes a new name will ease confusion about the sweetener, which is used in soft drinks, bread, cereal and other products.

Americans’ consumption of corn syrup has fallen to a 20-year low on consumer concerns that it is more harmful or more likely to cause obesity than ordinary sugar, perceptions for which there is little scientific evidence.

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This is the moment when photographer Mark Pain found himself in the line of fire of Tiger Woods at the Ryder Cup. The American world No 1 was partnering Steve Stricker and attempting to chip his third shot on the final hole of yesterday morning’s fourball against Europe’s Ian Poulter and Ross Fisher on to the green.

Do you like ‘green’ computers and also want to reduce the cost of high priced fancy cases? Recompute has the solution for you in their cardboard encased case. Just be certain not to employ a Cyrix chip or you may burn down your computer.