James Patrick

On November 30, 1954, 34-year-old Ann Hodges was taking a nap on her couch in her home in Alabama. Her nap was soon interrupted by an 8.5 pound meteorite slamming into her home. It punched a hole through the roof of the house, bounced off a radio, and crashed into her hip, leaving a fierce brui…

Explore your favorite body of water in your own SUBMARINE! This five-person sub weighs in excess of 15,000 pounds and is nearly 17 feet in length.
According to hammacher.com, it can reach a depth of 656' --- which is perfect for accessing canoe or paddle boat wrecks in the Cedar River; or w…

For the first time since the Middle Ages, Jupiter and Saturn will become so close to each other in the night sky that they'll appear as very bright "double planet” in the southwestern sky. It’s called ‘The Great Conjunction' -- when two …

A hunter in the Czech Republic had his gun stolen by a buck.
According to UPI, the man said one of his dogs startled the buck and it ran directly towards the hunter.
The buck's antlers ripped the man's sleeve and his unloaded .22 got snagged on the  antlers as it raced th…

For when someone says your tone is too 'processed'

If you like to rock out while you're in the kitchen, here ya go: a 96-page cookbook filled with recipes like: ZZ Chop (Sharp-Dressed Lamb), Fleetwood Mac & Cheese (You Can Cook Your Own Way), The Rolling Scones, Motley Stue. Each of the 30 recipes is accompanied with illu…

Protect the links from evil and be the king of the Fairways with the Batman Tumblr golf cart. 
You'll be able to retrieve your ball after a nasty bat-slice in this golf cart inspired by the Tumbler, the vehicle by Batman in the 2005-2012 Dark Knight movie series...

Light snow drifted into the area in the overnight hours, ending around 8 AM. Snowfall totals were mainly less than a couple of inches, but the morning commute was slick as there was also freezing rain and sleet in the area.
Here's today's snowfall totals in Eastern Iowa from Iowa'…

Ready to make some Happy Little Toast over the Holidays? Sure you are!
For just $35 on Amazon you can have Bob Ross's smiling face grace your kitchen to greet you each and every morning.
Note: This will not make you a better artist. Unless you consider painting your toast with butter a work of ar…

This guy stacked 518 Jenga blocks onto a single vertical Jenga block. He broke the record of 517 pieces.
The record for the highest tower ever built is 41 stories, set in 1985.