Two Year Old British Toddler Becomes A Mensa Member
A two-year-old girl from Hampshire has become the youngest ever female member of British Mensa.
Georgia Brown, from Aldershot, Hampshire, astounded experts by scoring 152 in an IQ test - putting her in the top 2% of the population for her age.
Psychologist Joan Freeman, who tested Georgia, said she thought the toddler could have scored even higher but needed a nap after 45 minutes of work.
Beer Popsicle Becomes A Bestseller
Many people say there's nothing like a cold beer on a hot day. But did you ever consider savoring a frozen beer? How about a frozen beer on a stick?
A chef in Washington, DC, is making what he calls a "hopsicle."
The chef at Rustico's says the frozen beer has been selling like, well, hotcakes.
He says that it started by accident when he put a beer in the freezer to get it cold quickly. Unfortunately -- or in this case, fortunately -- the brew froze solid.
Teen Sits In All 5,200 Seats At Baseball Stadium
YORK, Pa. -- A high school student warmed all 5,200 seats in a new minor league baseball stadium before its inaugural game.
It took Todd McCormick about three hours to sit in each seat of Sovereign Bank Stadium, the new home of the York Revolution, on Friday. That's about 29 seats per minute. McCormick, 17, of Springfield Township, started at 11:50 a.m. in Row N in right field. He finished around 3 p.m., two hours before gates opened for the game against the Newark Bears.
Billionaires Who Went Broke
Everyone is always talking about how the rich are getting richer — and it’s usually true. But not always.
Billionaires fall from golden perches for many reasons, from an inability to recognize underlying weaknesses in their industries to failing to diversify their holdings once they reached the top. Their stories are cautionary tales, warning aspiring entrepreneurs on their way to riches not to get too cocky once they get there. And while many are still far richer than most, losing billions hurts.
Nebraska Inmate Demands $11.25 Refund For Nondelivery Of Milkshake
Prison inmate Ricky Clauff just wanted a little justice. When Clauff was in Hall County jail in April, early one week he ordered a milkshake from the jail commissary and paid $11.25 for the regular Friday delivery.
But before he got a chance to savor the treat, he was transferred to the state prison in Tecumseh to do his time for theft and forgery.
Clauff's two requests to Hall County for a refund were denied, so he filed a claim against the county.
Man In India Fails To Pass 10th Grade Highschool Exam 39 Times In A Row
JAIPUR, India - A 73-year-old man who failed his 10th grade high school exams for the 39th time vowed Friday to try again next year in the hopes that an education will improve his job and marriage prospects.
Shivcharan Jatav, a farmer from the desert state of Rajasthan in western India, had no formal education as a child. He has been trying to pass the exams since 1969, when an army recruiter told him it would improve his chances of being accepted into the military.
Burger King Starts A Spam War With McDonald's In Hawaii.
HONOLULU - For many Americans, spam is a four-letter word for unwanted e-mail. In Hawaii, Spam is a beloved comfort food, with cans of the gelatinous pork bricks found in virtually every cupboard.
Napoleon's Sword Sold For $6.4 Million

FONTAINEBLEAU, France - A gold-encrusted sword Napoleon wore into battle in Italy 200 years ago was sold Sunday for more than $6.4 million, an auction house said.
The last of Napoleon's swords in private hands, it has an estimated value of far less — about $1.6 million, according to the Osenat auction house managing the sale.
Airline Fined $5,800 For Serving Chicken To Vegetarian.
A court has ordered Malaysia's national airline to pay a Brahmin Hindu 20,000 ringgit (5,800 US Dollars) to compensate him for mental anguish suffered as a result of being served a chicken meal during a flight, local media reported on Saturday.
Arvind Sharma, a cargo agent for Dell computers in India, experienced depression, shock, stress and humiliation after the chicken meal on the Malaysian Airline System flight from Bangalore to Kuala Lumpur four years ago, magistrate M. Rajalingam said.
Teen Finds 2.93-Carat Diamond Worth Up To $60,000 In A State Park

Walking along a path taken by thousands of others at the Crater of Diamonds State Park, Nicole Ruhter noticed something everyone else had missed - a tea-colored, 2.93-carat diamond.
