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Nov 15th 2010 By Jeremy Taylor

Teens Are More Sexually Responsible Than Adults

Our happy hour fact to amaze your drinking buddies with.

Teenagers are far more likely to use a condom than adults.

Researchers at the Center for Sexual Health Promotion at Indiana University surveyed 5,865 people between age 14 and 94 on their sexual activities. Among the findings was that about 70 percent of those surveyed between 14 and 17 used condoms the last time they had intercourse. Interestingly, that was true for less than 20 percent of people above the age of 25.

Among sexually active 14-to-17-year-olds, males wrapped it up the last time they had sex at a rate of 79 percent, whereas females of that age incorporated a thin sheath of latex in their latest round of lovemaking 59 percent of the time.

Of course, a good deal of the discrepancy between the condom usage rates of teens and adults has to do with the greater likelihood that adults are married or in a committed relationship. Still, it would seem that teens need to sit many of their unattached older friends and relatives down for an uncomfortable conversation involving a banana as a prop.

Nov 15th 2010 By Jeremy Taylor

Americans Drink a Billion Dollars of Natty Light a Year -- Are You Proud?

Today, our friends at With Leather brought us a statistic that caused us to do a double take: Americans consume more than one billion dollars' worth of Natural Light each year.

In fact, the Anheuser-Busch brand is the fifth-most popular beer in the United States, despite the brand not having a television ad between 1984 and 2009.

But who needs celebrity endorsers or talking animals when your product is known far and wide as the cheapest, most tasteless alcohol-delivery system available? And when it comes in a handy 30-pack?

So what does it say about our national character that we so naturally gravitate toward Natty Light?

Is it an ode to our country's admirable no-nonsense, get-drunk-without-pretense attitude? Or is it more indicative of a certain national lack of taste?

Are you proud of how much Natty Light Americans drink?

Nov 15th 2010 By Emily McCombs

A Woman's Perspective on Vibrators

Today's modern, sexually empowered woman is likely to have a "marital aid" of some kind. But just because she's got the equivalent of a tiny robot hooker in her nightstand drawer is no reason to get upset. Check out Asylum's token girl's perspective on vibrators to find out why there's nothing to fear from a sex toy.


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Nov 15th 2010 By Natalie O'Neill

6 of the World's Most Nerdy Crimes

If you've had better things to do than watch TV news burst into a flaming parody of itself, you maybe missed true crime's best geek moment of the week.

Armed with semi-automatic rifles, two robbers at a Maryland video game shop ignored boxes of expensive electronics to instead score unreleased copies of "Call of Duty: Black Ops."

Set on soldier turf, the game is to geeks what Lady Gaga's next album will be to gay guys: a big deal. When it was released on Tuesday -- two days after the mini-heist -- gamers started queuing up around midnight to wait for a copy.

We can't help imagining that under those masks, the thieves were actually two pimple-faced Napoleon Dynamite types just dying to blow up make-believe Nazi zombies a few days before the rest of us.

In the spirit of illicit nerdiness, we've rounded up six of the geekiest crooks to grace the criminal world.

Nov 15th 2010 By Jeremy Taylor

Saigon's 'Get Busy' Brings Back the Classic Sound of 'Super Mario Bros.'

As demonstrated by his stage name, hip-hop artist Saigon has a sense of history. His latest single, "Get Busy," samples the beat from "Super Mario Bros.," the NES staple that was until recently the bestselling video game in history.

In the song's lyrics, the Brooklyn-born MC maintains a "Mario Bros."-theme and also drops the Konami Code for good measure. The video for "Get Busy" features Mario in all of his classic eight-bit glory.

Read on to check out a song and video that will be music to any child of the '80s' ears. (The song does contain language that might be NSFW.)

Nov 15th 2010 By Laura Leu

Playboy Auctioning Off Titillating Art

Do you have an appreciation for art and boobs? Then Dec. 8 is going to be your lucky day: That day, the famed Christie's Auction House in New York will be hawking a series of Playboy artworks.

Nearly all of the 125 pieces of the collection, called "The Year of the Rabbit," were published in Playboy magazine. Although there won't be any splayed-leg cooter shots of Olive Garden waitresses, there will be iconic photos of Marilyn Monroe, Elle MacPherson and Brigitte Bardot (below) up for grabs.



In addition to the 80 photographs, the collection also includes contemporary art, cartoons and original Playboy layout boards, complete with the art directors' comments and scribbles, reports the A.P.

Among the more notable fine art pieces is "Playmate," Salvador Dali's watercolor of a reclining nude that was once hung in Hugh Hefner's bedroom and expects to fetch up to $150,000. Since Hef already has three naked women in his room every night, he probably won't miss it.

Keep reading to see more of the artwork up for auction, including the photo of a bunny-suited Pam Anderson fondling Dan Aykroyd's conehead (not a euphemism).

Nov 15th 2010 By Alastair Plumb

Student Goes on Naked Library Rampage

Librarians dislike it when you speak too loudly or highlight passages in library books.

But it was recently discovered that they're equally averse to students stripping naked, going on a rampage and throwing hundreds of books on the floor. Who knew?

A student at North Carolina State University was arrested last week after doing just this at a campus library. And it was all handily caught on camera by shocked studiers.

Freshman Seth Pace ripped his clothes off in the library shortly after 11 p.m. on Wednesday evening, before running down the aisles.

He then randomly pulled more than 1,000 books from the shelves, as dozens of other students watched. No amount of librarian shushing was going to calm the situation. Police soon arrived and cited Pace for indecent exposure and simple assault.

No one knows what prompted the naked rampage, but it might be the result of drug use or a simple college prank ... though we'd like to think it was a reaction to being told his books were overdue. Check below for video.

Nov 15th 2010 By Nick Nadel

Jessica Simpson Giving Marriage a Second Try; First 'Green Lantern' Teaser

Showbiz news you actually want, from geek gossip to celeb train-wrecks.

Jessica Simpson Eric JohnsonJessica Simpson is engaged to former NFL player Eric Johnson. (PopEater)

The first footage from "Green Lantern" premiered on "Entertainment Tonight." (Screen Junkies)

Bill Clinton
was spotted filming a cameo for "The Hangover 2." (TMZ)

Danny Trejo will scare the hell out of Kermit in the upcoming Muppet movie. (FilmDrunk)

The first trailer for "Battle: Los Angeles" should erase all memory of "Skyline." (Next Round)

Behind-the-scenes footage
from the racy "Glee" photo shoot was released. (The Blemish)

The mayor of Oklahoma City banned the Lingerie Football League. (Holy Taco)

Celebrate Pee-wee Herman's Broadway debut with every "secret word of the day." (UGO)

Want to meet Yankee catcher Jorge Posada? Bid now. (Charity Buzz)

These secret plans will help you build your own Millennium Falcon. (Unreality Mag)

Now your lady can smell like Lady Gaga. (AOL Weird News)

Nov 15th 2010 By Brian Fairbanks

Science Cheerleaders Combine Nerdiness, Mind-Blowing Hotness

Finally, geeks have something to cheer about: A group of current and former NBA and NFL sideline cheerleaders have created the greatest fighting force known to man.

Actually, the Science Cheerleaders are not fighting anything, except maybe bullies who think science is for dorks. But its not any more, jerks, as these girls make biochemical engineering and rocketry cooler than they ever were with their new viral video campaign.

The girls, led by a former cheerleader for the Philadelphia 76ers (who is still kinda smokin'), took the field at the USA Science & Engineering Festival in Washington recently to engage young females with positive messages about going into scientific fields.

Aerospace? Molecular biology? Slow down, girls, our pea-brains are having trouble processing your looks, sexy dances and intelligence at the same time. Does this mean you're all now officially and forever out of our league?

Keep reading to watch the sex-tastic video, scientifically proven to make your pheromones explode.

Nov 12th 2010 By Jeremy Taylor

Smart People Stay Up Late and Sleep Late

Our happy hour fact to amaze your drinking buddies with. .

There is evidence to suggest that those with high I.Q.s stay up later and sleep later.

Researchers from the London School of Economics have found that people with high I.Q.s are more likely to be night owls, whereas folks with lower I.Q.s are more likely to wake up early and function their best during the day. Other studies have found a link between "eveningness" and getting good grades in school.

However, all is not well with those who burn the midnight oil. People who are disposed to staying up late are less reliable and more likely to suffer from depression and various addictions when compared to early risers.

So maybe the old adage should just be early to bed, early to rise, makes a man healthy.