Considering how much fuss Richard Gere has gotten over his "obscene" attempts to plant an unwanted Hollywood-style kiss on Bollywood star Shilpa Shetty (Indian extremists have been salivating over the images and calling for Gere's arrest), we figured we'd investigate a few other lip-smacking shockers. You know, things that stunned the world, stopped the presses, or were thoroughly over-hyped for one reason or another. 1. The Iranian Gloved Kiss While we're not exactly... READ ON

If Momma refuses to let you spend your allowance at the tattoo parlor, maybe you should drop some history, and let her know just how "useful" a tattoo can be. Tattoos as Telegraphs The Tattoo: secret messages The Tattooed: slaves The Reason: It beats paying for postage According to Greek Historians, back in 312 BC, Greeks used to shave the hair off their slaves, tattoo a message into the back of their heads, and then wait for the locks to grow back. Once the message was all covered in hair, they'd... READ ON

I just saw a video of this newfangled pogo stick on CNN, and thought it was pretty darn incredible. Apparently, the stick gets users 5-7 feet off the ground (instead of the traditional 1 foot max vertical) because the new edition has abandoned the traditional spring system for air spring. I'm not sure exactly what that means, but the videos are pretty astounding. People seem to be able to leap over cars, and walls in a single hop, and they even seem to be free-style pogo-ing with almost... READ ON

Man, I remember hearing all about the birds from my father-son chat with Pops, but apparently he didn't do much of a job clueing me in on the bees. Thankfully, New Scientist is happy to fill in the gaps: They've got a fascinating article up today on what bumblebees do to adjust the temp in their hives. "Bumblebees warm and cool their hives to keep the brood of the next generation at just the right temperature "“ between 28°C and 32°C. When temperatures get too hot, they cool them by fanning... READ ON