Don Deane
Facebook Goes Down After Filing Largest IPO in Tech Company History [VIDEO]
While it’s unclear exactly how much social media giant Facebook is worth — some have placed the value of the company between $75 – $100 billion — founder Mark Zuckerberg stands to become very, very rich now that the company filed for IPO on Wednesday. And on Thursday, the site went down for the first time in a while.
Teddy the Talking Porcupine Predicts a 2012 Super Bowl Winner [VIDEO]
Teddy the talking porcupine seems to be upping his game. Rather than refusing to share his food like he’s done in past videos, Teddy takes it upon himself to predict a winner for Super Bowl XLVI. Watch your back, Punxsutawny Phil!
Brave Students Rescue Man Stuck in Mud for Three Days [VIDEO]
Thanks to a group of high school students on a field trip, a homeless man stuck in thick mud for three days near the Rio Grande River in Albuquerque, New Mexico is alive and recovering at a local hospital.
The Muppets Fire Back at Fox News [VIDEO]
At a press conference for the U.K. premiere of ‘The Muppets,’ Kermit the Frog and Miss Piggy poked fun at Fox Business host Eric Bolling for his assertion that the movie is pushing a dangerous Communist agenda.
Pennsylvania Middle School Bans Ugg Boots [VIDEO]
Ugg boots may not seem like a contributing factor to bad behavior at school, but Pottstown Middle School in Pennsylvania claims they are a distraction and have banned the student body from wearing them.
NASA Releases Amazing Hi-Res Photo of Earth [PHOTO]
Photos of the Earth taken from space are nothing new, but you’ve never seen the planet like this before, guaranteed. Dubbed “Blue Marble,” this NASA photo is a staggering 64-megapixels with an 8000 x 8000 resolution.
Heroic Wheelchair-Bound Man Thwarts Convenience Store Robbery [GRAPHIC VIDEO]
In Vancouver, Canada, a courageous wheelchair-bound man wrestled a would-be robber to the ground during an attempted robbery at a convenience store. And a security camera caught the brave struggle on tape.
Tearjerker Alert! Young Boy Disobeys Dad to Attend Funeral for Fallen Firefighter [VIDEO]
Eleven-year-old Jared Flanders willfully disobeyed his father and left his Massachusetts home one day last week without an accompanying adult. But Jared had a good reason to defy his dad, since his objective was to attend a funeral for a firefighter killed during the line of duty.
Watch Thousands of North Koreans Tearfully Mourn the Death of Kim Jong Il [VIDEO]
On Monday, thousands of people marched through the streets of North Korea’s capital and wept openly at the death of leader Kim Jong-il, who died on Saturday at 69 from a heart attack.
5 Hilarious Examples of Kim Jong Il as a Pop Culture Icon [VIDEO]
North Korean leader Kim Jong-il may be dead from a heart attack at 69-years-old, but his certifiable status as a pop culture punchline lives on.
The notoriously brutal dictator has often been the butt of jokes in movies and TV shows, including ‘Team America,’ ‘Saturday Night Live’ and ‘The Simpsons,’ just to name a few. We’ve gathered five of the funniest examples of Kim’s bizarre status as a pop