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Aside from learning how to throw a changeup and turning a double play, the best thing my father ever introduced me to was Middle Earth. My dad could teach classes on J.R.R. Tolkien, "The Lord of the Rings" and "The Hobbit." Almost a decade after the showstopping "The Lord of the Rings" trilogy finished, we're at the dawn of "The Hobbit," and we're getting go

It was the top of the fourth inning last night at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington as the Texas Rangers were taking on the Minnesota Twins when a loud clap of thunder and bolt of lightning sent players scrambling to the dugout. The lightning obviously hit very close to the stadium. You can see the interference it caused to the television signal -- the cameras even shook from the force of the thunder.

Outer space is fascinating. Mars, specifically, has long been the subject of debate and fascination ever since our focus turned from our own moon to the red planet. The Fourth of July on Wednesday marked NASA's 15th anniversary of exploration of the planet. And a rover recently produced a panoramic image of Mars that is just mind-blowing.

A business called Uni K, which operates "waxing centers" in New York and Florida, is running a promotion for the month of July where girls 15 and younger can experience their first "waxing" at 50% off! This means some girls as young as eight could be getting their first "wax." Is this too young?

Check out this video from Fox News where the anchor has a little trouble talking about Schlitterbahn Waterpark! After the video I'll give you a link where you can win tickets to Schlitterbahn!

Check out this dude from South Carolina who is accused of uploading porn to some of those digital picture frames at a Target store last weekend. David Wright Jr., 29, is accused of walking into a Target store in North Charleston, S.C., and inserting a flash drive into several picture frames and uploading pornographic material on them.

The world famous Cyclone roller coaster on New York's Coney Island turned 85 years old on Saturday (6/30). To celebrate, the usual $8 ticket price was rolled back to just 25 cents - the price it cost to ride when it made it's first run in 1927!

A crocodile captured in the Philippines last September has been named the largest in captivity in the world! Why it took them so long to declare it the largest I don't know, but look at this thing!  Talk about a monster!

The world famous London toy store, Hamleys, announced today what it predicts to be the big toys of Christmas for 2012. The winners include retro toys that were popular in the 80's! They include Barbie, Spider-Man and Mickey Mouse, but what toy is at the top of the list? Cabbage Patch Dolls!

Like you, I get a lot of junk in my email. Most of it goes straight to the trash, but the headline on one of them I received yesterday caught my attention. It was about foods that help relieve the pain of a sunburn. I don't know that there is anything much worse than a really bad sunburn -- you know, the kind where it hurts to move! Here are three of the foods from the list that I was really surpr

For the first time in 13 years, the FDA has approved a pill for weight-loss. The BBC reports the medication called, Belviq, can be used by obese or overweight adults. In studies, it helped people lose about 5% of their body weight.

Following my post from yesterday about TSA agents at JFK Airport leaving a metal detector unplugged, comes a story about another TSA agent in Florida. This agent was searching through the belongings of a man named John Gross, who was leaving Florida with the ashes of his late grandfather. His ashes were tightly sealed and clearly marked "Human Remains."