Gabriel peeled back the wrapping paper, then jumped back in surprise, letting out a yelp. “Hi Daddy,” he said. Spc. Casey Hurles, 23, hadn’t seen his son since he left in June for his second tour in Iraq. For months he had been planning to surprise his little boy, who lives with his mother in Dayton. picked by equinox 10 months ago

"We've detected a stream of perfectly intact hydrogen atoms shooting out of an X-class solar flare," says Richard Mewaldt of the California Institute of Technology. "What a surprise! If we can understand how these atoms were produced, we'll be that much closer to understanding solar flares." picked by AutumnLotus 11 months ago

Myths, half-truths and wives’ tales persist in medicine. Sometimes doctors and nurses even believe things that aren’t true or at least are unproven. picked by kakana 5 months ago

Despite some of the evolutionary disadvantages left-handed people have the trait has not been weeded out of the gene pool. One possibility is the advantage of surprise in fights gave them enough advantage to offset the disadvantages. picked by bernardblack 9 months ago

In a country suffering from political upheaval and natural disasters, where three-quarters of the people can neither afford nor access private clinics or fee-based public hospitals, few could have imagined at the dawn of the AIDS crisis how far Haiti would come. picked by kakana 5 months ago

Siri Jordan's grandmother told her they were going to the airport to pick up a friend. What she didn’t know was it was her father who was coming. picked by 2manyusernames 1 year ago

Not sure it's a squirrel though, North American plimates will know! picked by topofall 3 months ago

This has absolutely nothing to do with anything and absolutely everything to do with nothing..
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plop the H.A>M thusly picked by Dangerman 2 years ago

Owner of a Ferrari forgot to take something with him when he sold the car. picked by misswinkle 2 years ago

Opens box to find only anti-capitalist inanity picked by shoestix 2 years ago

The 17-year-old wrote in the chatroom: “I have had enough. I’m fed up with this terrible life.

“I have weapons here, and tomorrow morning I will go to my former school and I will really administer a grilling. Perhaps I will get away.

Also it turns out that violent video games are being blamed for the killing spree. Surprise, surprise picked by Doggylives 9 months ago

According to a source attending her B-Day party over the weekend: “Her house is crazy. She has a stripper pole in her living room and pictures of herself everywhere - big black-and-white blowups, and her covers all framed on the wall.” picked by gossipguy 3 years ago

Get your mind out of the gutter... it's cool art designed to shock and surprise people walking on the streets. picked by deepcleanfun 1 year ago

Surprise, surprise, the sporting league based on an activity that’s not really a sport, The World Series of Video Games has shut down. picked by punthe 2 years ago

The story pulled all the right heartstrings, but it was a 100% fabricated scheme to generate cash. Should have been obvious, but a number of people were convinced. picked by 2manyusernames 10 months ago

[Video] A man robs what appears to be a convenience store with...

I won't ruin the surprise. picked by psycmoe 1 year ago

You know when you get your holiday photos back, and you find someone managed to get in behind you unnoticed when you were posing? This beats it. picked by pocksucket 2 years ago

Watermelon Martini Surprise...right inside a watermelon! She will show you how! picked by iguanna 2 years ago

Demonstrated by kittens, guaranteed to work in any circumstance. picked by pocksucket 2 years ago

These are some pictures of some shoes. If I say any more than that it will give the game away.

They'd probably be quite uncomfortable though. picked by pocksucket 2 years ago