Jeremy Taylor
![East Coast Earthquake May Have Restored Deaf Man’s Hearing [VIDEO]](http://townsquare.media/site/126/files/2011/08/hearingback.jpg?w=980&q=75)
East Coast Earthquake May Have Restored Deaf Man’s Hearing [VIDEO]
Not only was last week’s East Coast earthquake nice enough not to seriously injure anybody, but its rumbling effects may have actually helped a deaf man hear again.
![Facebook Costs American Companies a Staggering $280 Billion a Year](http://townsquare.media/site/126/files/2011/08/facebookbillions.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Facebook Costs American Companies a Staggering $280 Billion a Year
Checking your Facebook status could lead to your company’s downfall.
Okay, that may be a bit of an exaggeration, but tech blogger Michael Fitzgerald was able to calculate that workers wasting time on the social networking site costs US companies $280 billion in annual productivity losses.
![Man Impaled Through Eye by Pruning Shears, Retains Sight [PICTURE, VIDEO]](http://townsquare.media/site/126/files/2011/08/shears1.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Man Impaled Through Eye by Pruning Shears, Retains Sight [PICTURE, VIDEO]
86-year-old LeRoy Luetscher dropped his pruning shears while gardening, and tripped and fell when he went to pick them up. In a horrifying mishap, the handle of the shears entered into his right eye-socket and made its way all the way to the middle of his neck.
![Finally! Passport Reveals True Spelling of Muammar ‘Gathafi’s’ Last Name](http://townsquare.media/site/126/files/2011/08/qadaffi.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Finally! Passport Reveals True Spelling of Muammar ‘Gathafi’s’ Last Name
The spelling of Muammar Gaddafi’s last name has long been a mystery, with different news organizations employing different standards, such as Gaddafi, Kadafi, Qaddafi and Kaddafi. In fact, a 2009 ABC news story found a whopping 112 different ways one could spell the despot’s name.
![Astronomers Discover Planet Made of Diamonds](http://townsquare.media/site/126/files/2011/08/diamondplanet.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Astronomers Discover Planet Made of Diamonds
In the most stunning piece of planetary news since Pluto’s sad demotion, astronomers have found a star-orbiting land mass that is so dense its carbon is crystalline — which means it’s basically a planet made out of diamonds.
![Hawaii Remains the Nation’s Happiest State, But What’s the Unhappiest One?](http://townsquare.media/site/126/files/2011/08/hawaiihappy.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Hawaii Remains the Nation’s Happiest State, But What’s the Unhappiest One?
Just like it did last year, Hawaii snagged the top spot in Gallup-Healthways Well-Being Index, which ranks the happiness level of each state.
The index bases happiness on a combination of six factors: emotional health, physical health, healthy lifestyle, job satisfaction, access to health care and safe places to exercise, and, finally, life evaluation — which includes a self-evaluation about your
![Who’s Hosting the MTV Video Music Awards This Year?](http://townsquare.media/site/126/files/2011/08/vma-hosts2.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Who’s Hosting the MTV Video Music Awards This Year?
The MTV Video Music Awards, which air live on Sunday, will be missing an important part of the traditional award show experience: a host.
![Kate Winslet Rescues Richard Branson’s 90-Year-Old Mother from House Fire [VIDEO]](http://townsquare.media/site/126/files/2011/08/Katewinslet-300x225.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Kate Winslet Rescues Richard Branson’s 90-Year-Old Mother from House Fire [VIDEO]
Kate Winslet was among the guests who were unharmed when a fire caused by tropical storm Irene destroyed part of tycoon Richard Branson’s vacation complex in the British Virgin Islands — and became a hero when she rescued Branson’s elderly mother from the blaze.
![Women Gain Weight After Marriage, Men After Divorce](http://townsquare.media/site/126/files/2011/08/weightgain.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Women Gain Weight After Marriage, Men After Divorce
Getting hitched results in women putting on the pounds, whereas the male waistline is more likely to expand after a divorce.
Researchers from Ohio State University discovered this discrepancy after analyzing a study on the effects marital events had on 10,000 people between 1986 and 2008.
![Can Wasting Time Online Improve Employee Productivity?](http://townsquare.media/site/126/files/2011/08/facebookatwork.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Can Wasting Time Online Improve Employee Productivity?
In a study that anyone who works in an office will heartily embrace, researchers found that spending small parts of the day wasting time on the Internet makes workers more productive because it acts to mentally refresh them.
“Browsing the Internet serves an important restorative function,” concludes the report from the National University of Singapore.
![Arizona Mom Strives to Be Fattest Woman Ever [VIDEO]](http://townsquare.media/site/126/files/2011/08/fatestmom1.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Arizona Mom Strives to Be Fattest Woman Ever [VIDEO]
World’s fattest mom Susanne Eman weighs 728 pounds, and the 32-year-old mother of two is consuming over 20,000 calories a day in hopes of eventually setting the all-time record for heaviest woman, which is 1,600 pounds.
![Bill Clinton Is Now a Vegan [VIDEO]](http://townsquare.media/site/126/files/2011/08/vegan.png?w=980&q=75)
Bill Clinton Is Now a Vegan [VIDEO]
Bill Clinton, the former US president usually associated with Big Macs and doughnuts, has so radically altered his diet that he now considers himself a vegan.