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Dirty Diaper Grounds Qantas Flight
A few years back, I had the unpleasant experience of sitting behind a baby that had vomited all over his row only an hour into a flight from San Francisco to New York. I remember wishing at the time that there would be some non-disastrous reason for the plane to have to make an early landing so I could get away from the smell. Little did I know it would only have taken a single dirty diaper. More »

Thieving TSA Agent Serves As Reminder To Not Carry $5K In Your Coat
See, this is why smugglers duct tape their contraband to their chest and groin — so that a rogue TSA agent doesn't simply swipe it from their coat as it goes through the security checkpoint. More »

Car Seat Sensors Scan Your Butt To Protect Vehicle From Theft
Some backsides are already alarming, but if new anti-theft technology takes off, the wrong rear really could set off alarms. Researchers in Japan have come up with a car seat that scans a driver's posterior to verify identity before a car starts. More »

The Cars Everyone Loved To Hate On In 2011
In 2011, there were plenty of cars with a lot of hype behind them, only to end up doing poorly with consumers. Failing to meet high expectations could almost be worse than just being as terrible as everyone thought you would be. So let's toast a few of the flops of the 2011 American car market, shall we? More »

It's A Good Thing Shoppers Can Do Simple Math Because Walmart Isn't So Great At It
James was doing some shopping at Walmart, when he came upon one of those handy signs advertising a price "Rollback" posted on a display of yogurt. But just because Walmart says something is a deal, it pays to do the math to make sure it actually is a bargain. More »

Raiders Of The Lost Walmart Discover Cache Of Ancient Flash Drives
In the electronics department of his local Walmart in New York state, Joseph made an amazing discovery in the field of retail archaeology. No one was interested in these ten 256 MB flash drives, so they've languished. No markdowns, no clearance: they'll remain on the shelf, with a price tag of $28.83. A cashier told Joseph, "You'll be bringing your kids in here some day, and these will still be here." Something to look forward to. More »

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TomTom Ticks Off Customers With Pricing Errors, Tries To Make Good
Angry TomTom customers have been writing to us all day today to complain that the GPS maker had canceled orders they placed last week on the company's website. More »

Elizabeth Arden Sends Out Cheaper Item, Hopes No One Notices
Lauren doesn't normally spend a lot of money on makeup, and was excited to spot a seemingly-great promotion in our Morning Deals last month. Spend $65 on Elizabeth Arden cosmetics, and get a fabulous case stuffed full of eyeshadows, lipsticks, and brushes, with a stated total value of $350. (Makeup deal connoisseurs know that this isn't quite true since the items in the kit were never for retail sale in the first place, but it's still some fine face paint.) She placed the order, but when it arrived learned that the deal had been so popular that Elizabeth Arden had run out of the original gift cases. Did they contact her, cancel the order, or substitute something else of equal value? Nope. They subbed in a lower-value gift case, apparently hoping that customers wouldn't notice. More »

There's More Sodium In Your Bread Than In Your Chips... Well, Maybe
It's American Heart Month (some sort of Valentine's-related synergy, we suppose) so the Centers for Disease Control has issued its latest report on how much sodium — a big contributor to high blood pressure — we're eating and where we're getting it from. More »

Scientists Suggest Restricting Sugar Sales For Youngsters
Arguing that sugar is as additive as tobacco or alcohol, scientists at the University of California San Francisco say that the sweet stuff should be regulated in much the same way as those products. That means taxes to discourage consumption and age-dependent restrictions on how much can be sold to a consumer. More »

We Still Don't Know Why Honeybees Are Dying But They're Hard At Work Pollinating Your Food
There's some new buzz about honeybees, and while not all of it is super positive — namely, that we still can't figure out why so many of them are dying — there are some bright spots in the latest action from the hive. More »

There's More Sodium In Your Bread Than In Your Chips... Well, Maybe
It's American Heart Month (some sort of Valentine's-related synergy, we suppose) so the Centers for Disease Control has issued its latest report on how much sodium — a big contributor to high blood pressure — we're eating and where we're getting it from. More »

What's On The Menu? The Chef's Specially Smushed Together Meat Glue Steak
Look at that nice, pink cut of beef, cooked rare for your steak-gobbling pleasure. Now look a little closer and hey! It could be just smushed together pieces of diced beef, bound with something called "meat glue." Not so appetizing now, eh? More »

Will Ferrell Brings His Love Of Old Milwaukee To Nebraska In Regional Super Bowl Ad
Will Ferrell is spreading his enthusiasm for Old Milwaukee through the heartland, taking on Nebraska in a Super Bowl ad shown only in that state last night. Regional ads for the beer aired in Davenport, Iowa and Terra Haute, Ind. in the last few months, after Ferrell asked the company if he could make commercials for them free of charge, an offer they clearly couldn't refuse. More »