A Tennessee couple took a romantic hike to the top of a mountain. He brought a ring: He was going to propose. Before he could, lightning struck his girlfriend and killed her. Now 257 people "like" this on Facebook. [WATE]
It's like someone set the Zapruder film to a Miami bass beat: Speculation over Obama's "cameo" in the music video for Tag Team's 1993 single "Whoomp (There It Is)" has taken the Internet by storm. It's even on Wikipedia!
['High School Musical' star Ashley Tisdale reminds us of another be-ringleted blonde, dressed in an audacious shade of pink and filming a new movie in Toronto. Image via Splash.]
Tonight, Jon Stewart congratulated Rush Limbaugh for his weekend wedding (the one we flew a plane over) before he switched gears and made some biting comments to Helen Thomas for the anti-Semitic remarks that forced her into retirement. Videos inside.
Get yer picture of shirtless hottie Obama speechwriter Jon Favreau playing beer pong right here! Obama speechwriter with his shirt off playing beer pong with other shirtless bros! Marvel at magniloquent man meat!
Did Keanu Reeves Really buy all of the special FX guys on The Matrix motorcycles and drive some rando 60 miles in his Porsche after her car broke down? Reddit has assembled stories of Keanu being extremely nice. [The Frisky]
The last time anyone saw 7 year-old Kyron Horman, he was walking down the hall of his Portland, Oregon elementary school to a classroom 150 feet away. Four days later, nobody knows where he's gone, or why.
In a Wired UK cover story, Dennis Crowley spikes his blood alcohol to 13 percent, hits six consecutive parties and hints he drank six glasses of wine in one sitting. Which helps explain the Foursquare CEO's slam against ex-employer Google.
[A sign in Gulf Shores, Alabama warns beachgoers to stay out of the water unless they want to come out wearing the byproducts of the BP oil spill off the coast. Image via AP]
Congratulations to Jessica Poolt for being the first person to spot five Groupon cats hidden within videos of posts, thereby winning the contest—and two tickets to tomorrow night's Webutante Ball! Thanks also to everyone else who participated.
A bunch of food scientists—including Tofurky's creator and the guy who invented soft raisins—are closing in on a fake meat that tastes like chicken. It's the "holy grail" of fake food, and it's nearly impossible to make synthetically.
Joan Rivers swung by Good Morning America today to promote her new documentary, Joan Rivers: A Piece of Work. Additionally, Rivers sounded off on old people, plastic surgery, her status as a "legend," and being content with her clean diaper.
Suzanne Corona, a 41-year-old resident of Batavia, NY, has been charged with adultery for having sex in a kids' playground with her 29-year-old paramour. She's the 13th New Yorker in 40 years to be charged with the crime. [via]
This weekend a naked man caused a five-car pileup after running around calling himself Jesus, then speeding away. Sigh. It's just gotten so boring, the insane pretending to be Christian Jesus. They need new delusions. Here are some ideas!
The iPhone 4 was (officially) announced mere hours ago, but the Internet has already produced a great parody ad featuring Jane Lynch and KassemG. Inside, video of Lynch and her cohort lamenting "leaked" features and name-checking Gizmodo in the process.