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One Direction's Discarded Toast Gets $100,000 Bid on eBay

Nadine Cheung — Sun, 15 Apr 2012 14:40:37 +0000

You know you’ve made it when people are willing to pay big bucks for your discarded toast. In the case of One Direction, Niall Horan’s nibbled-on fare earned a $100,000 bid on eBay. The British boy band appeared the Australian morning show ‘Sunrise’ this week, and were asked to sample some Australian delights. Niall Horan [...]

Casey Anthony Mask on eBay Sold for Almost $1 MILLION?

Amory Gritta — Thu, 28 Jul 2011 22:06:52 +0000

It's highly unlikely that the final bid on this Casey Anthony Mask is legitimate. The surprising fact is that this is actually a thing, that there is a mask of Casey Anthony floating around and that people actually bid on it.

A quick check of the bidding history shows three bids in a row that escalated the price from the more "reasonable" $45,000 dollars to $700,000. All three bids appear to be made by the same user ID.

Microsoft Buys Skype for $8.5 Billion

Amory Gritta — Wed, 11 May 2011 12:30:55 +0000

Microsoft is set to shell out big bucks - a whopping $8.5 billion - to buy Skype Global, the NY Times is reporting.

According to the report, the deal will allow Microsoft to leverage Skype, which last year had 207 billion minutes of voice and video conversations, on platforms including Xbox 360, Kinect and Outlook.

"Skype is a phenomenal service that is loved by millions of people around the world. Together we will create the future of real-time communications so people can easily stay connected to family, friends, clients and colleagues anywhere in the world," Steven A. Ballmer, Microsoft's chief executive, said Tuesday in a statement.

Jesus Appears on Pizza, Quickly Sells on eBay

Amory Gritta — Wed, 06 Apr 2011 11:30:25 +0000

We all know that swiss cheese is holy, but it's the mozzarella that topped a pizza in Australia's Posh Pizza that has everyone whispering, "Holy Cheesus!"

Pizza maker Maree Phelan said she topped the pizza with cheese as usual, threw it in the oven and discovered the face of Jesus looking back at her when she took it out.