Win a Sleep Number Pet Bed! Select Comfort has launched a Sleep Number® Pet Bed just in time for the holidays and we're giving one to one lucky PetSugar reader's furry friend! The bed aims for the "ultimate sleeping experience" for mid-size pets by providing them with a fancy resting place that can be personalized to their desired comfort and firmness level at the touch of a button.
Thailand's opposition is set to form a new government, after protesters help wrestle power from the prime minister. Thai courts banished PM Somchai Wongsawat from politics thanks to electoral fraud. Shutting down Bangkok's airport proved to be the most successful protest tactic, but it also left 300,000 foreign travelers stranded.
The timing of the airport blockade couldn't have been worse, as it came during the holiday season. Tourism makes up 12 percent of the Thailand's GDP. Since the country just started to recover from the tourism slump following 2004 tsunami, it would be a shame if the latest blow leaves long-term economic damage, too. Check out these pics of Thailand's empty, but beautiful, resorts.
When I think of giving birth, a few descriptions come to mind: excruciating, intense, painful, and throbbing. Although I've never actually experienced the joy of having a baby, many of my friends assure me that the hours of agony are completely worth it. It's expected, though, that giving birth is going to hurt, right? Well, actually for some women, having a baby is orgasmic. Yes, for these lucky ladies, instead of contractions causing stabbing pain, they cause orgasms! One woman described her pleasurable feelings by saying, "All of a sudden the orgasm just started rolling through and rolling through, and it just kept coming, and my whole body was spiraling and rolling, and I was laughing and crying." Wow — sign me up for that kind of birth!
To hear the science behind orgasmic births, read more
During this holiday season, why not spread some cheer below the belt? Check out these cute holiday condoms — great stocking stuffers, if you ask me! Enjoy.
But that's not all. Otto is also quite fond of pineapples — you heard me, pineapples. Will the strangeness of kitties never cease? (I hope he gets out of the fridge or he will turn into an Otto Pop!)
A suicide bomber killed at least 55 people in Iraq today, after striking a crowded restaurant in northern Iraq. Kurdish officials and Arab tribal leaders were meeting there in an attempt to reduce historic tensions. — AP
The House of Representatives passed a $14 billion bailout for US automakers today, but GOP opposition might derail it in the Senate. — CNN
Every Democratic Senator and a number of Illinois leaders have called on Gov. Rod R. Blagojevich to step down. Some state lawmakers are looking for a way to remove him from office. — Chicago Tribune
While the UN has warned that Zimbabwe's cholera epidemic is getting worse, President Robert Mugabe declared that there is no cholera in his country. — BBC News
Meltin Pot
By Malene Birger
Fendi