Million Bats Dead Fungus

Million Bats Dead Fungus, Dead Bats White Nose Syndrome, Nearly 7 million bats may have died from white-nose fungus, officials say. More than five years since the deadly white-nose fungus was first detected in a New York cave where bats hibernate, up to 6.7 million of the animals are estimated to have died in 16 states and Canada, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced Tuesday.

The estimate, drawn from surveys by wildlife officials mostly in Northeastern states where the disease thrives, confirmed the worst fears of biologists who have been counting dead bats covered in the powdery fungus in mines and caves every winter and worrying whether the little brown bat, the northern long-eared bat and the tricolored bat will survive.

Toddlers And Tiaras Mother Sues $30 Million

Toddlers And Tiaras Mother Sues $30 Million, 'Toddlers & Tiaras' Mom Sues Media For $30 Million For 'Sexualizing' Her Daughter. Five-year-old Isabella Barrett recently sang LMFAO's "Sexy And I Know It" at a New York City club, but her mother is claiming libel after news organizations ran the video and stories.

Alan Meltzer Chauffeur Money

Alan Meltzer Chauffeur Money, The Late Alan Meltzer Leaves $1.5 Million To Chauffeur, Doorman; Ex-Wife Doesn't 'Give A Sh*t' When music mogul and high-stakes poker player Alan Meltzer passed away this October, he left a hefty $1 million to his chauffeur, and another $500,000 to the doorman of his building.

"He was always joking. He never looked down on anybody," the chauffeur, Jean Laborde, a 54-year-old father of five from Irvington, NJ, told The New York Post. "He was such a nice guy. He left me money, but it's not a good deal for me because it means he's no longer here."

Swedish Researcher Peter Lindberg Looking For Champagne

Swedish Researcher Peter Lindberg Looking For Champagne, A Swedish researcher Peter Lindberg and his team were looking for champagne. During research they saw the round object which appears to have 300m drag marks behind it.

The huge object featuring a 18-meter-diameter was seen on the 100-meter-deep ocean floor in the Gulf of Bothnia, somewhere between Sweden and Finland.


They got more than they bargained for in their research and they suggest that the round object crashed along the ocean floor but the chances of the object being a UFO are slim.

Famous February Birthdays

Famous February Birthdays, Leap year gives this motivational speaker a chance to celebrate his birthday. This celebrity shares his birth month with a "friend," a former first daughter and an NBA superstar. Check out these celebrities and others who will hear wishes of "happy birthday" this month.

P. Diddy Grammy Party

P. Diddy Grammy Party, Diddy's Grammy After Party Tickets Cost Up To $50,000. If you wanna party with Diddy at the Playboy Mansion, you better be freakin' LOADED -- because TMZ has learned, tickets for the rapper's post-Grammys after party top out around $50,000 each.If you wanna party with Diddy at the Playboy Mansion, you better be freakin' LOADED -- because TMZ has learned, tickets for the rapper's post-Grammys after party top out around $50,000 each.

Trisomy 18 Rick Santorum Daughter

Trisomy 18 Rick Santorum Daughter, Santorum Cancels Campaign Events to be With Trisomy 18-Affected Daughter; What is Trisomy 18?


Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum has cancelled all his campaign events scheduled for Sunday, according to a statement released by his campaign office.

Selena Gomez And Cosmopolitan Cover

Selena Gomez And Cosmopolitan Cover, Selena Gomez New Cosmo Cover Too Sexually Explicit? (See It!)

Former Disney star Selena Gomez covers the new issue of Cosmopolitan, which targets a young, hip crowd. But is the content too sexually explicit for her fans? Some parents groups say yes.

Famous Deaths In January

Famous Deaths In January, Notable deaths in January 2012, In January we lost many luminaries, including "The Matriarch of the Blues" and her mentor, a promising skier and a legendary football coach. Scroll through to read about these and others who passed away.

Girl, 17, Eat Mcnuggets Hospital

Girl, 17, Eat Mcnuggets Hospital, Hooked on chicken nuggets: Girl, 17, who has eaten nothing else since age TWO rushed to hospital after collapsing

Stacey Irvine Nugget - Ever since she was a toddler, Girl, 17, eat mcnuggets hospital, Stacey Irvine has eaten little else but chicken nuggets and the occasional portion of chips.

Now, at the age of 17, she has been warned by doctors to change her appalling diet or die. Girl, 17, eat mcnuggets hospital,  Girl, 17, Eat Mcnuggets Hospital,

Dill Pickle Sunflower Seeds Recall

Dill Pickle Sunflower Seeds Recall, Product Recalls- The recall affects BIGS Dill Pickle Sunflower Seeds packaged in 5.35 oz plastic bags with 'best used by' dates of 08DEC2012 and 09DEC2012.

The UPC code for these packages is 896887002202.

This product was distributed nationally in convenience stores and supermarkets.

Boyfriend Super Bowl Lessons

Super Bowl Prompts Desperate Boyfriend To Offer $500 For Pre-Game Football Lessons

Do you consider yourself a football expert? Do you eat, sleep and breathe the game? If so, you may want to hook up with a desperate guy in Brooklyn who is offering a willing teacher the opportunity to earn some quick cash ahead of the upcoming Super Bowl game.

Honey Badger Voice Guy

Honey Badger Face Behind the Viral Video Superstar Revealed!!

Nothing can stop the Honey Badger -- or at least the voice of the YouTube sensation -- from revealing his face, and we all know why ... because "Honey Badger don't give a s**t!"

TMZ got video of Randall -- the man whose hysterical voiceover brought HB to life. While the Badger's voice racked up more than 30 million Internet views ... Randall avoided the spotlight.

What's in Fast Food? What's in the Non-Chicken Half of the McNugget

Do you put dimethylpolysiloxane, an anti-foaming agent made of silicone, in your chicken dishes? How about tertiary butylhydroquinone (TBHQ), a chemical preservative so deadly just five grams can kill you?

These are just two of the ingredients in a McDonald's Chicken McNugget. Only 50 percent of a McNugget is actually chicken. The other half includes corn derivatives, sugars, leavening agents and completely synthetic ingredients.

Atheist Temple Worship

Battle of the atheists! Alain de Botton plans 'temple for the non-believers' in the heart of London as antidote to Richard Dawkins 'destructive' approach

Two of Britain's most outspoken non-believers have clashed over proposals to build a £1million 'temple' to atheism.

Alain de Botton wants to create a 46-metre tower in the heart of the City of London.

He says such a structure would celebrate a 'new atheism' and be an antidote to what he calls Professor Richard Dawkins's 'aggressive' and 'destructive' approach to non-belief.

Fran Drescher's Ex-Husband Peter Marc Jacobson Is Gay

Fran Drescher's Ex-Husband Peter Marc Jacobson Is Gay, Shows Support

June is "Gay Pride Month" and actress Fran Drescher wants us to meet her ex-husband. Her openly gay ex-husband.

The 52-year-old "Nanny" star revealed to "In Touch" magazine that the man to whom she was married for more than 20 years, Peter Marc Jacobson, is a gay man.

Glynn Purnell and his dog Whoops (© South West News Service)

TOP chef Glynn Purnell has revealed how his plucky pooch Whoops sent burglars packing during a late-night raid on his home.

The Michelin-starred chef, his partner Kerry and their three young children were asleep when hammer-wielding thugs smashed their way into the rural property.

But the burglars got more than they bargained for when Whoops the wonder dog, a seven-year-old Jack Russell, sprang to the family’s defence.

Leah Messer Corey Simms Fight

‘Teen Mom 2′ Recap: Leah Messer Walks Out On Corey Simms After A Fight Over Money

Leah’s so fed up with Corey, she threatens to leave, Chelsea can’t get over Adam, Jenelle’s fight with her roommate leads to a violent beat down and Kailyn takes Jo to court!

Teen Mom 2 was back again this week with another round of drama, babies, fights and more. Kailyn Lowry‘s baby daddy still won’t pay child support, so she decides to lawyer up. Leah Messer‘s fights with Corey Simms over money get so bad, she leaves him. Chelsea Houska starts a new job, but she can’t focus because of Adam. And Jenelle Evans lets her bad relationship with Kieffer Delp lead to a VIOLENT smack-down with her best friend.

James Cameron Sued Again

James Cameron Sued Again, james cameron sued 2.5 billion

Not again! James Cameron sued by another aspiring sci-fi writer for 'stealing storyline' of billion dollar blockbuster Avatar

They say lightning never strikes twice in the same place.

And no doubt James Cameron will be wishing the old saying held true after being sued again by a science fiction writer accusing him of pinching the idea of Avatar.

Bryant Moore is claiming the legendary writer and director pinched the concept for the highest grossing blockbuster of all time from two of his screenplays, the little known Aquatica and Descendants: The Pollination.

Odd Names In The News

Odd Names in the News, Weirdest Names ever, In case you missed it, celebrities who've named their baby something unique, music power couple Beyoncé and Jay-Z just welcomed a baby girl and, like many celebs before them, named her something unusual. Between that and a strangely named Wisconsin man making the news lately, we compiled a list of some of the more unique names to make the news. beyonce jay-z baby, celebrities who've named their baby something unique, wisconsin man arrested strange name,

Wisconsin Man Arrested Strange Name

Man with incredibly weird name arrested in Wisconsin

Police in Wisconsin arrested a man for carrying a concealed weapon and while the arrest went rather smoothly, it was anything but ordinary.

That is because the man they arrested is named Beezow Doo-Doo Zopittybop-Bop-Bop.

According to the police report, officers found Zopittybop-Bop-Bop, 30, near tennis courts in a park after neighbours complained of excessive drinking and drug use.

Wrong Lottery Game 14.3 Million

A Wisconsin man is the lucky winner of a $14.3 million Megabucks jackpot after accidentally playing the wrong lottery game, wrong lottery game 14.3 million, reports the Wisconsin State Journal.


Though Napolean Elvord was a regular lottery player, he took three days to claim his prize after mistakenly purchasing a Megabucks ticket instead of his usual Powerball ticket, he told the paper. wrong lottery game 14.3 million,

Narcissism Health Men

Narcissistic males are more likely to experience long-term health problems than females with the same personality trait, new research suggests.

A new study involving men diagnosed with narcissism - which describes an inflated sense of self-importance, over-estimations of uniqueness and a sense of grandiosity - has revealed the health risks associated with this personality trait. Although conducted in a stress-free environment, the results revealed that narcissistic men had higher levels of cortisol, a hormone indicating the activation of the body's stress response system.

Cynthia Nixon "I’ve been straight and I’ve been gay, and gay is better."

'I'm gay by choice': Sex and the City star Cynthia Nixon ignores critics and admits she likes both sexes

It has long been a bone of contention whether being gay is a choice or a compulsion.

And Sex and the City star Cynthia Nixon is sticking to her guns after she admitted for her it was the former, despite having to endure a homosexual backlash.

She has been lambasted by the LGBT community for making her feelings known as a public speaker, but has now spoke out in the New York Times to underline her feelings on the matter.

Failed Presidential Candidates

Failed Presidential Bids

Failed Presidential Bids, Failed Presidential Bids, Michele Bachmann: Done. John Huntsman: Done. Rick Perry: Done. While the reasons for their premature exits may still be unclear – doggy sunglasses? Too many “oops” moments? – some previous candidates’ presidential campaigns went off the rails at precise moments. Let’s take a look back.

Vanessa Bryant $75 Million

Kobe Bryant's soon-to-be ex-wife has been awarded $75 million in a divorce property settlement, TMZ reported Friday.

The deal, which has already been finalized, sees mother-of-two Vanessa Bryant take close to half of the former couple's total assets, estimated at around $150 million.

She was awarded all three of the family's mansions in the Newport Beach area, sources told the website.

Vanessa Bryant already lives in one of the homes, her mother lives in another of the estates, and the third is a property that was recently completed after a two-year construction project.

Deion Sanders Pilar Biggers-Sanders Married For 12 Years

Deion Sanders Pilar Biggers-Sanders Married For 12 Years, Deion Sanders Splits From Wife Of 12 Years. NFL Hall Of Famer, Wife, Have 3 Children.

Hall of Fame cornerback Deion Sanders released a statement Saturday to say that he and his wife of 12 years are getting a divorce.

Most Hated Companies Facebook

Facebook, AT&T, Netflix and Goldman Sachs top list of '10 most hated companies in US'

Users think Facebook invades their privacy, AT&T has the lowest customer satisfaction of any wireless provider, Netflix squandered its goodwill with a 60 percent price hike and Goldman Sachs has become the face of corporate greed, according to a report that lists the 10 most hated companies in America.

Some of the country's highest-profile corporations are on the ranking, which is based on several criteria, from customer satisfaction survey data to profits to public and political reputation.

Pro Golfer Sex Sting

Teacher, former pro golfer, and swim coach among those arrested in Fla. internet child sex sting

A former pro golfer, a swim coach and an eighth grade teacher are among 40 people arrested in an undercover Internet child sex sting in Florida, reports CBS affiliate WKMG.

During the so-called "Operation Red Cheeks," undercover detectives posed as juveniles or the parent or guardian of a juvenile to talk with individuals in chat rooms and through instant messaging.

Cruising Altitude 35,000

Cruising Altitude 35,000, British Airways Crash Warning Twice

British scareways
'Crash' warning played twice at 35,000ft

PASSENGERS flying over the Atlantic were terrified when it was announced TWICE their plane could be about to crash.

The British Airways flight was at 35,000ft halfway from Miami to Heathrow when the taped message was played by accident. And screams rang out while it was repeated straight away.


Last night a dad from Edinburgh told The Sun: "It was about 3am. An alarm sounded and we were told we were about to land in the sea. I thought we were going to die. My wife was crying and passengers were screaming. Then they played an announcement telling us to just ignore the warnings."

Man Intruder Stabbed Family Member

Man Allegedly Stabbed To Death By Own Family Member After Being Mistaken For Intruder In Denver Home

A member of a Littleton family was mistaken for an intruder and stabbed to death on Saturday night in a retirement community. 7News reports that an unidentified person came into a home in Littleton around 11:45 p.m. Saturday night, but another person that was in the home thought an intruder had entered the home and stabbed the person multiple times.

Lady Gaga Tomb Discovery

Ancient Egypt’s Lady Gaga discovered in 3,000-year-old tomb

For researchers in Egypt's Valley of the Kings, finding an untouched tomb is an exciting prospect, but finding one that became the final resting place of an ancient superstar is downright amazing. Swiss archaeologists recently stumbled upon the pristine remains of what they are calling the "Lady Gaga" of ancient Egypt: a singer for a revered deity who was buried some 3,000 years ago.

Tuesday Best Time To Buy Airline Tickets

When to Buy Airline Tickets and More Travel Advice

Want to win the airfare game? Want to find cheap flights every time you shop? FareCompare is here to help.

Start right now with our number one tip, and see why our motto is “never overpay for airfare again.”

Suspicion Of Prostitution

Woman Allegedly Offered Sexual Favors In Exchange for Chicken McNuggets

We couldn't make this up: A Los Angeles woman was arrested last week for allegedly offering sexual favors at a Burbank McDonald's in exchange for Chicken McNuggets.

The woman, Khadijah Baseer, was seen opening customers' car doors in the drive through late Wednesday night, according to the Burbank Leader. Baseer was allegedly offering to swap sexual favors for the fast food item.

+Donna Montoya Animal Cruelty

+Donna Montoya Animal Cruelty, Donna Montoya, Indiana Dog Owner, Could Face Animal Cruelty Charges. Police who removed 82 dogs from a rural northwest Indiana home say the owner could face animal cruelty charges.

The Times of Munster reports ( ) that animal control officers and Porter County deputies used four trucks to take 55 canines from the Chesterton-area home on Wednesday then returned Thursday to rescue 27 more. The dogs are being evaluated by veterinarians. http://bit.ly/ystIWT

+Transgender Teens - Important information for Transgender Teens

Transgender Teens
What You Need To Know Now!

Whether it's finding role models, seeing a doctor or making friends, there's a lot of important information transgender teens need to have.

Elina Jolie, Sarah Jessica Parker Are Top Paid Actresses: $30 ...

Angelina Jolie and Sarah Jessica Parker Earn $30 Million Per Movie [Top Paid Actresses]

Angelina Jolie and Sarah Jessica Parker get to roll in piles of money every single time they make a movie, earning a guaranteed paycheck of $30 million per movie and in many cases a cut of the films gross earnings.
The big paychecks for Jolie have recently rolled in thanks to the success of her 2010 movie Salt and her Johnny Depp co-starring role in The Tourist which brought in $280 million despite rather weak reviews.

Govan School Transgender

Teenager 'sent home from school after he turned up dressed in women's clothing'

Govan High School denies the pupil was thrown out because of his decision to dress as a girl

A teenage boy claims he was thrown out from a notoriously rough high school after turning up to class dressed as a girl.

Jamie Love, 17, arrived at Govan High School wearing tights, mini-shorts, a high-waisted belt, hair extensions and make-up - shortly before he was ordered to leave.

Jamie, a dancer, who asked schoolmates to call him Keirny, claims he was speaking to teachers for months about how he felt trapped in a boy’s body.

The Situation Lawsuit

Situation Pimp Lawsuit $1 Million

Mike "The Situation" Sorrentino Sued for $1 Million

Now this is a situation!

E! News confirms that chief Jersey Shore guido Mike "The Situation" Sorrentino has been slapped with a $1 million lawsuit by his former managers.

Angelina Jolie 6th Grade

Adorable 6th Grade Angelina Jolie’s Karaoke Adventure

Snakkle.com posted videos of a 6th grade Angelina Jolie singing karaoke with some pals at at birthday party in 1987.

Angelina sings Frank Sinatra's "New York, New York", while wearing a nun's habit.

She is then seen wearing some giant ears to sing along to Ben E. King's "Stand By Me" with some of her friends.

Charlie Sheen FX Show

FX President on Charlie Sheen's 'Anger Management': 'We're a Network That Likes to Take Risks'

FX president John Landgraf said the network picked up Charlie Sheen's new series, "Anger Management," based solely on a pitch and brief outlines for 15 episodes -- but believes it is worth the risk.

"We're a network that likes to take risks," he said at the Television Critics Association winter press tour on Sunday.

2012 Miss America Winner

Laura Kaeppeler Miss America 2012, Tears and tiaras: Opera singing Wisconsin beauty crowned Miss America (after dodging politics question)

A 23-year-old beauty queen from Kenosha, Wisconsin, won the Miss America pageant on Saturday in Las Vegas after singing opera and strutting in a white bikini and black beaded evening gown.

Laura Kaeppeler also had to answer a question about whether beauty queens should declare their politics.

'Miss America represents everyone, so I think the message to political candidates is that they represent everyone as well,' she said.

'And so in these economic times, we need to be looking forward to what America needs, and I think Miss America needs to represent all.'

Miss Oklahoma Betty Thompson came in second, while Miss New York Kaitlyn Monte placed third, the Associated Press reports.

Ace Young Daniel Degarmo Dating

American Idol's Ace Young and Diana DeGarmo Have Been Secretly Dating For Two Years

American Idol alums Ace Young (Season 5) and Diana DeGarmo (Season 3 runner-up) are opening up about their relationship — after keeping under it wraps almost two years.

"We became best friends through Hair, ironically not through Idol," DeGarmo tells People. The couple met on the set of the Broadway show in the spring 2010, but parted ways after the musical closed that June.

Weird Car Accidents

Weird Car Accidents, Weird vehicle mishaps Cars in swimming pools? A truck spilling live chickens? A police officer driving up a utility pole? Yes, all of these have happened. Scroll through to see some of the Weird vehicle mishaps in recent times.

Controversial Beauty Queens

Controversial beauty queens, These beauties are known for more than just pageants; they also caused some controversy.

Controversial beauty queen Alexandria Mills
Ahead of the Miss World competition taking place Sunday in London, we look back at some controversial beauty queens across multiple pageants, beginning with Alexandria Mills.

Her title: Miss World 2010

The controversy: The 18-year-old from Kentucky was chosen the latest Miss World, but her crowning was overshadowed by a political controversy that allegedly affected the outcome. Alexandria Mills and dispute between Norway and China

Boy Breakfast Iguana

Where are your table manners? Little boy sits down to breakfast with an IGUANA

They say you shouldn't eat with your elbows on the table.

But this little boy eats his breakfast every day with his best friend on the table.

In this sugar-sweet snapshot of family life, adorable Logan, aged four, and the family pet rhinoceros iguana Buddy, aged six, sit chomping their identikit breakfasts of Kix and bananas.

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Kathleen Edward Huntington

Kathleen Edward Loses Battle with Huntington's Disease, Dies at Age 9

They are heartbroken. They've always known this day would come, yet it has still taken everybody by surprise. Nine-year-old Kathleen Edward took a turn for the worse a couple of days ago, but she was peaceful and smiling to the very end.

"She was an angel and she did bring a lot of joy and happiness to everybody," said Rebecca Rose.

She was by her granddaughter's side as Kathleen passed away peacefully Wednesday night at her home surrounded by family and friends.

A Training Session For Female Bodyguards Organised By Tianjiao

China Bikini Bodyguard 'Boot up the backside camp': Training female bodyguards Chinese style

Trainees go through 10-month gruelling regime to become professional bodyguards
Economic boom in China means wealthy business people looking for personal security
Women much in demand as they can 'play' roles including secretary

Dressed in skimpy bikinis, these Chinese women could be going for a day out at the beach.

But these trainees are in fact being put through a gruelling regime in Sanya, Hainan province, on the road to become female bodyguards.

Twenty women, most of them college graduates, were kicked, dunked, near-drowned and forced to carry a heavy log between them during a tough boot camp run by professional bodyguards on Sunday.

Superstitions And Their Origins

Superstitions And Their Origins, Many have been wincing at their calendars all week in anticipation of this dreaded day — Friday the 13th. Why the fear? Stevie Wonder warned against believing in things you don’t understand . So, we looked at the theories behind the menacing date, as well as other popular “bad luck” harbingers.

Brandi Favre Sued

Brett Favre Sister Sued

Brandi Favre Sued For Destroying Neighbor's Home With Meth Fumes

Brett Favre destroyed the Minnesota Vikings' title aspirations two years ago after an ill-advised pick. Now people have a bone to pick with his sister, Brandi Favre, after destroying their house by running an ill-advised METH LAB NEXT DOOR.

Brandi was arrested in a massive meth bust in Mississippi last year, and the couple living next door to the alleged meth lab run by the female Favre claims the fumes from the manufacturing process have wreaked havoc on their home.

Amish Beard Assault

Amish sect members plead not guilty in beard-cutting case

Twelve members of an Amish splinter group in Ohio pleaded not guilty on Wednesday to charges stemming from a spate of beard- and hair-cutting assaults last fall on other Amish.

The 10 men and two women were indicted on seven counts, including federal hate crime charges, for their part in the unusual attacks, which began in September 2011 and generated fear in the tight-knit Amish community.

Tracy Morgan Comedy Routine

Tracy Morgan Comedy Routine Anti-Gay?

NBC's hit comedy series is well known for using real-life events in its writing, and following a public scandal, Morgan's experience will now serve comedic purpose.
Thomas Roberts of MSNBC explained to the Huffington Post, "Well, you know how a lot of their episodes mirror their lives… They've incorporated [Morgan's rant] into the Tracy Jordan storyline."

Dwarf left in wheelchair after being thrown and injured by …

Dwarf left disabled after he was picked up and thrown to the ground blames England rugby team's World Cup antics for copycat attack

A dwarf who is facing life in a wheelchair after being picked up and thrown to the ground has blamed England’s rugby team for giving his attacker the idea.

Martin Henderson suffered injuries to his back and legs after being dropped on to the hard ground as he had a cigarette outside a pub in Wincanton, Somerset.

The life-changing attack on the 37-year-old came shortly after the England players visited a 'dwarf-tossing' competition at the World Cup in New Zealand.

The stars, including Zara Phillips’s husband Mike Tindall, were disciplined for attending the event, as well as for other acts of bad behaviour on the tour.

Woman Messy Yard

Woman jailed after failing to pay fine for messy yard

A messy yard led to a woman's arrest, after police say she failed to pay a court ordered fine.

Linda Ruggles was cited for a Clean Lot Violation in December 2010, for what Ruggles says was a messy yard and loose shingles on her roof. According to a police report, she was found guilty in September of last year and given a sentence of 10 days in jail or a $480 fine.

"I don't have $480. I didn't then. I still don't. I just got the house out of foreclosure. It took everything I could do. I sold my jewelry. I sold my car. I sold my silverware. I sold anything I could sell…and I got my job out of foreclosure," Ruggles said.

13 At Last Supper On A Friday

Will you change your plans today because of the fear of the date?

It's Friday, the end of work week for millions of Americans. But for an estimated 17 to 21 million in the U.S. it's anything but a day to look forward to because this Friday happens to fall on the 13th of the month.

For centuries the fear of Friday the 13th has haunted many who consider it just a downright unlucky day. Studies show that some people even go so far as to alter their plans for the day, choosing to avoid flying in an airplane, buying or selling stocks or even getting out of bed to face the day.

Miley Cyrus Selena Gomez Playboy

If Miley Cyrus is serious about shedding her Disney image, the 19-year-old star might just have the perfect opportunity in front of her. Sources are revealing to NOW Magazine that Playboy is desperate for both Cyrus and fellow teen queen Selena Gomez to pose for the racy publication.

"They think it'd be a huge coup, albeit unlikely," an insider tells the British mag. "But since Miley's marijuana controversy gave her a bit of bad girl edge, they hope to convince her team that it's time to ditch the wholesome image and try something new."

Woman Police Sugar Crack

Woman Seeking Crack Cocaine Calls Police After Drug Dealer Sells Her Sugar Instead

Really, how many times do we have to say this?

If your drug dealer shorts you, steals your money, or provides a substance other than the illegal one sought, do not call 911.

Suzanne Basham, 47, made that mistake yesterday morning when she dialed police in Springfield, Missouri to report that she had paid $40 for crack cocaine that turned out to be sugar, according to an incident report.