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Pig wrestling cancelled in Montana

A pig wrestling competition at a county fair in northern Montana has been cancelled after the porkers eluded fair officials trying to round them up for the event.

“The Spirit Level: Why More Equal Societies Almost Always Do Better” Can We Socialize Ourselves to Good Health?

History teaches us that one society simply cannot change to another by simply changing its policies.

Stats Show iPhone Owners Get More Sex

Gadget lovers have long held to the secret belief that the right camera, smartphone or large-aperture lens will make them sexier.

Now dating site OK Cupid has proof.

Read More http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2010/08/gadget-sex/#ixzz0wJ5kex2g

Boeing Lays Off Only Guy Who Knows How To Keep Wings On Plane

"We used to have a whole team of engineers who knew how to make the wings stay on, but those days are long gone," Boeing CEO James McNerney, Jr. said.

Google – The power of area code 406 (Montana)

"The 406 area code is a fitting choice," Google’s Randall Sarafa tells the Indy via e-mail, "because the area code spells G-O-O, a bit of word play on ‘Google.’"

Unsend That Letter Award: the Pork People

Last April 1 the blog at ThinkGeek.com offered canned unicorn meat as “the new white meat.”

Does the Internet Make You Smarter?

Every increase in freedom to create or consume media, from paperback books to YouTube, alarms people accustomed to the restrictions of the old system, convincing them that the new media will make young people stupid. This fear dates back to at least the invention of movable type.

The 7 Keynote MBA: How to Save 2 Years and $100,000

7 extraordinary moments with 7 true visionaries…right here, right now…

The Last Taboo – The Issue No One Likes To Talk About

What unites the Vatican, lefties, conservatives, environmentalists, and scientists in a conspiracy of silence?

Vintage Tech Ads: The 15 Funniest Videos

Just wait ’til you see what we found in our hunt for the most entertaining old tech commercials.