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World's Greatest Rope Jumper

Oct 01, 2007 - "I jump rope really well." Not so impressive, right? "I'm the world's greatest rope jumper." - 3 Comments

Feb 05, 2008 - Hens Strut Around Outside Wearing Knitted Jumpers to Shake Off the Winter Chill An eccentric and kind woman rescued four hens who had plucked out their feathers in frustration while living in the cramped conditions of a battery cage. As if that wasn't enough, worried that they would get sick from the cold minus their feathers, she knit them wooly jumpers! Click here to read more. - 1 Comment

Are You a Risk Taker?

Oct 02, 2009 - Earlier this week, 181 women jumped from nine planes to set the word record for most women jumping in skydiving formation. The jumpers, from more than 26 different countries, came together to raise money for breast cancer research, as October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. They included breast cancer survivors, their families, and friends. - 10 Comments

Should Congress Bail Out the Automakers?

Nov 19, 2008 - If Michigan-bred Mitt Romney doesn't think Congress should bailout the auto industry, then the plan to save Detroit might need a set of jumper cables. Mitt wrote today: Without that bailout, Detroit will need to drastically restructure itself. With it, the automakers will stay the course — the suicidal course of declining market shares, insurmountable labor, and retiree burdens, technology atrophy, product inferiority, and never-ending job losses. - 87 Comments

Another Guinness Challenge: Underpants Jumping

Dec 03, 2007 - The folks over at Guinness World Records have set out to name the world's fastest underpants jumper. The person who can hop in and out of a pair of underpants the fastest, without resorting to one leg at a time, gets the record. It's kind of a big deal. - 6 Comments