Long has the platypus been referred to as a “freak” or a “joke by God.” But darn it, these critters are awesome, interesting and unique. If anything, they’re really super animals and everyone else is just jealous. After all, they take a little bit of all kinds of good animals and make one excellent and one-of-a-kind family of animals. Photo Via Urville Djasim [Flickr] The Platypus Is Not A Fake Many of you have likely never seen a platypus in your local zoo. In fact, because most

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July 13th, 2009 | by Ethan Jaynes | Kobe: You aint Dunking On Me At My Camp, Video. There are so many talking points here. First, this is a total role reversal of the past few years. Look at how cool and laid back Kobe is, and has been since he won the ring. The switch really turned during the Olympics, but since the championship he has been the golden boy. LeBron was the golden boy but the Eastern Conference finals and this Nike gate has turned him into the goat. Second of all, after this, you

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Maybe you’re worn out by all of the MJ tributes that have popped up over the last few weeks. I can dig it. Or maybe, you just can’t get enough MJ and don’t want it to end. I can dig that as well. For those who are tired of MJ, check back in a couple of weeks and I’ll return you to your regular broadcast channel. For the rest of you, sit back and reminisce on some of MJ’s more underrated joints. “I Can’t Help It” “Like a trip to Heaven.” Straight up. No lie. I’ve probably listened

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A medal hopeful for the 2012 Olympic games in London, New Zealand’s Ben Campbell came up with a unique idea to raise money for his taekwando training, he wants to open a brothel. “There is no point me going to the Olympics to make up the numbers if I go I want to be a medal contender,” he told a local television station. Campbell, who needs to raise $190,000 over the next two years in order to compete he says may be now barred from the games for his “gentlemen’s club” business venture. Taekw

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If you plan on going to South Africa for the 2010 World Cup, understand this - you’re going to die. You’re going to get murdered or contract HIV and then die later. Either way, you’re dead. For the first time in the competition’s history, the World Cup will be played in Africa. And apparently, we’d be better served having the tournament hosted by war zones Iraq or Afghanistan, according to Nick Buckles, the chief executive of the world’s largest security firm, G4S . Buckles said exactl

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