Half of men who get vasectomies never get a follow-up test done to make sure their vasectomies worked. Those men are more likely to be "not highly educated and the fathers of four or more children." [Businessweek. Pic: WTFDYHAK]

Add poor Ponzi schemers to the list of people who suffered during the recession of 2009. According to the AP, more than 150 investment schemes collapsed this year, compared to 40 in 2008. [AP, WSJ]

2009 had its fair share of things that didn't go exactly according to plan. F-bombs, dry-humping, real humping, and lots of unforeseen stupidity. Here are the 12 best things that weren't supposed to happen on TV, but luckily, they did.

How are cosmetics manufacturers planning to get you to invest in very expensive bottles of new skin cream next year? By promising that they contain substances that "induce positive moods" and "improve sleep quality," naturally. [Independent]

the New York Review of Books' signature illustrator for the last half century, at an exhibition of his work in 2008, according to the New York Times. Levine died today at age 83. RIP.

Oh, look, Karl Rove just got divorced. Now he can finally gay marry Jeff Gannon, in Argentina. (Also this means that we totally believe Randy Quaid when he says Rove hit on his wife.)

When there are two beautiful teen stars both named Taylor—Swift and Lautner—the Celebrity Industrial Complex demanded they start dating. If only the Complex could successfully manage a teen girl's heart, because Swift called it the whole thing off.

Is coffee healthy? For the first time, scientists can definitively say, "Kind of in certain ways but in other ways probably not and for the overall question we guess it depends."

Last night's Mythbusters tackled the age-old question: can one light a "strike anywhere" match with a bullet from from a gun? Okay, so maybe the question isn't so "age-old," but it sure makes for an interesting case.

Orange County Newsmaker of the Year, Birther Queen, Attorney, and Dentist Orly Taitz says it is time to begin our armed rebellion! But her former lover says she is treacherous!

Just as we predicted, the 2010 New Year's Eve party glasses are a hideous abomination designed for three-eyed aliens. This year is going to be a disaster. [Image via Nick McGlynn]

This year-end countdown is different in that it's strictly composed of sock puppets acting out ridiculous celebrity moments. There's a tiny part of you that wants to see sock puppet Chris Brown beat up a sock puppet Rihanna, right?

This p-o'd girlfriend has had enough, so she's decided to get back at her manfriend. But, smart as she is, she's going to let a gang of mousetraps do the physical assault for her.

Raj Rajaratnam, the hedge fund billionaire who stands accused of masterminding a massive insider trading ring, was incredibly competitive and a ruthless boss. Of course you sort of have to be if you're planning to claw your way up to the top of the hedge fund pyramid. But it turns out he was a pretty wacky boss, too, as today's Wall Street Journal illustrates.

Holidays are here and if you're anything like me, you'll have to prove yourself again and again against your overachieving brother, Brian. Don't be a chump, hang onto your mack truck with these arm wrestling tips.

Mark Ebner of Hollywood Interrupted has posted a letter contradicting many of the accepted versions of events surrounding the Tiger Woods scandal. The letter is purportedly from Tiger's neighbor and close confidante of Tiger's agent. UPDATE: And a probable hoax!

Two cute old ladies, Millie and Fran (like they could be named anything else), are put in front of a green screen pretending they're on a rollercoaster. That's it. Maybe they could be a replacement for Leno at 10 PM?

This hamster does one back flip. Then another. Then another. Then Another. Then so many that you begin to worry about his health and sanity.

[It looks like Robert Pattinson and his sister are playing a game of kidnap rather than taking a nice stroll in London yesterday. Image via INF]

Are US Army wives "doing all they can" to help win the War on Terror, if you know what we mean? (We mean are they being strippers, at home, enough??).