Category: Other

Other, strange, interesting or whatever does not fit into my other two favorite subjects.

Taliban Militants Hang Afghan Teen Found With U.S. Money in His Pocket

FOXNews.com – Taliban Militants Hang Afghan Teen Found With U.S. Money in His Pocket – International News | News of the World | Middle East News | Europe News:
Taliban militants hanged a teenager in southern Afghanistan because he had American money in his pocket, stuffing five U.S. $1 bills into his mouth as a warning to other villagers not to use dollars, police said Monday. Taliban militants elsewhere killed eight police.

11 Items You Don’t Have to Buy Organic

11 Items You Don’t Have to Buy Organic:
11 Items You Don’t Have to Buy Organic
The best way to reap the health benefits of fruits and vegetables without exposing yourself to potentially harmful pesticides is to choose organic produce whenever possible, especially those varieties which are more likely to be contaminated. But if organic produce is cutting into your budget, it’s okay to buy non-organic varieties of the fruits and vegetables listed below, which tend to contain the least amount of pesticides. However, make it a habit to wash them thoroughly before eating or cooking, to remove dirt and bacteria.

Asparagus
Avocados
Bananas
Broccoli
Cabbage
Corn (sweet, frozen)
Kiwi
Mangos
Onions
Pineapples
Peas (sweet, frozen)
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Where Aren’t They Now: The 7 Strangest Post-Sitcom Careers

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CRACKED.com – Where Aren’t They Now: The 7 Strangest Post-Sitcom Careers:
Combine her parents’ history of addiction and a lack of work after Full House, and you get a shitstorm of drugs and booze that began in high school and culminated with meth a few years ago.
But more importantly, what’s with that screen caption up there? Either it’s written in Engrish or it’s somebody called “Fallen Star” who is composed of a Full House actress and meth.

Thankfully things did turn up. Five rotted teeth and a lengthy stay in rehab later, she now gives public speeches about her addictions. AND, she’s happily remarried and expecting her first child in 2008.

She’s also gotten back into TV, hosting Pants-Off Dance-Off (hey, it’s work) and is working on a television pilot called Small Bits of Happiness about a suicidal child actress. We’re thinking every episode will end in a dramatic musical montage with a forced voice-over.

41 days in Iraq vs. insuring 10 million children.

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Think Progress » 41 days in Iraq vs. insuring 10 million children.:
41 days in Iraq vs. insuring 10 million children.
President Bush has threatened to veto legislation renewing and expanding the State Children’s Health Insurance Program (SCHIP). The legislation would extend health coverage to as many as 10 million children — four million of whom are currently uninsured. Bush has claimed the SCHIP bill contains “excessive spending,” but in fact, just 41 days of the war