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A new U.S. poet laureate has been named. He's not a great poet, but he knows a bunch of words that rhyme with "double A credit rating".

Six people were struck by lightning at Sea World Tuesday. Turns out the novelty harpoon hats were a bad idea for a lot of reasons.

Bono is encouraging Americans to donate to help ease the famine in Somalia. The irony is that Bono would raise more money if he encouraged people to donate to help ease the Bono.

A new study finds that women are more likely to gain weight after they get married, while men are more likely to gain weight after a divorce. In other words, along with the house, the cars and the kids, everybody gets their fair share of fat in the end.

Presidential candidate Rick Perry says he does not believe in manmade global warming. And he especially doesn't believe that two manmade global warmings should be able to marry.

President Obama spent the weekend on Martha's Vineyard. And, yeah, he did get some sand in his jobs plan.

The demand for water will increase five times by 2050. No thanks to "Jersey Shore", which makes everyone want to take an extra long shower after every episode.

Lady Gaga has been hired to reinterpret Santa's workshop for Macy's in New York this year. Kids who show up wearing reindeer meat get first dibs at Santa's lap.

Glenn Beck hosted a rally in Israel. It's exactly what so many people want to see -- Glenn Beck traveling to the suicide vests.

Moammar Gadhafi is refusing to surrender. But just wait until Libyan rebels pull out their secret weapon -- a tickle attack.

Lady Gaga's been practicing her surfing skills. It's not the surfing she's interested it -- it's getting some use out of the chum dress.

A 1957 Ferrari sold at an auction Saturday for $16.4 million, the highest amount ever paid for any car at auction. As opposed to the lowest amount ever paid for any car at auction, which was for a classic that Gerard Depardieu peed in.

A spill of frozen bull semen temporarily shut down a U.S. interstate highway in Arizona during the morning rush hour Tuesday. The most embarrassing part was having to go back to those good-looking, college-educated bulls and asking for another donation.

Former Vice President Dick Cheney has a new memoir out. And there are some pretty shocking things in it -- like, did you know that, in order to get it to talk, Cheney once waterboarded a piece of pie?