20 Things That Happened On The Internet In 2011 

20 Things That Happened On The Internet In 2011,The London-based ideas agency Syzygy created this gorgeous illustration depicting the “20 greatest, funniest and most insane internet events from 2011.” Can you identify all of them? 

Parents reveal child's gender after 5 years

Parents reveal child's gender after 5 years, Couple Finally Reveals Child's Gender, Five Years After Birth. Beck Laxton and Kieran Cooper wanted a gender-neutral childhood for Sasha. It's a boy! And he's five. Beck Laxton, 46, and partner Kieran Cooper, 44, have spent half the decade concealing the gender of their son, Sasha.

Man with two hearts survives double heart attack

Man with two hearts survives double heart attack, Man survives unusual double heart attack. Doctors manage to save the life of a 71-year-old man with a rarity — two hearts. Doctors managed to save the life of a 71-year-old man with two hearts who suffered dueling heart attacks. "We haven't ever seen anything similar to this case before," Dr. Giacomo Mugnai said in an interview with MSNBC.

Poe fans call an end to 'Toaster' tradition

Poe fans call an end to 'Toaster' tradition, Nevermore? Poe grave 'Toaster' vanishes. It's been years since a man wearing black clothes and a wide-brimmed hat visited the writer's grave. Edgar Allan Poe fans waited long past a midnight dreary, but it appears annual visits to the writer's grave in Baltimore by a mysterious figure called the "Poe Toaster" shall occur nevermore.

World's Largest Emerald Up for Auction

World's Largest Emerald Up for Auction, World's biggest emerald to be auctioned off. The 57,000-carat dark-green gem from Brazil is bigger than a football. A 57,000-carat emerald, which is said to be the world's largest, will be sold on January 28 at Western Star Auctions in British Columbia, Canada. The giant jewel weighs 11.5 kilograms and is around 12 inches long.

Clash over North America's oldest bones

Clash over North America's oldest bones, Researchers, tribes clash over Native bones. A new regulation may force hundreds of institutions to return remains dating back 10,000 years. On a bluff overlooking a sweep of Southern California beach, scientists in 1976 unearthed what were among the oldest skeletal remains ever found in the Western Hemisphere.

Coca-Cola moves formula for 1st time since 1925

Coca-Cola moves formula for 1st time since 1925, Coke secret formula gets 1st new home since 1925.The Coca-Cola Co. has made its secret formula the centerpiece of a new exhibit at its corporate museum, ditching the confines of the bank vault where the list of ingredients had been stored since 1925. The world's largest beverage maker said Thursday a new vault containing the formula will be on display for visitors to its World of Coca-Cola museum in downtown Atlanta. However, the formula itself, which dates back to 1886, will remain hidden from view.

Mysterious planet-sized object spotted near mercury

Mysterious planet-sized object spotted near mercury - Giant 'cloaked' object in space ignites buzz. Footage of a mysterious shape next to the planet Mercury sets off a flurry of speculation. Is a giant, cloaked spaceship orbiting around Mercury? That's been the speculation from some corners aftera camera onboard NASA's STEREO spacecraft caught a wave of electronically charged material shooting out from the sun and hitting Mercury.

Rosie O'Donnell Engaged to Michelle Rounds

Rosie O'Donnell Engaged to Michelle Rounds - Rosie O'Donnell to wed over Christmas. The talk-show host announces on-air that she proposed to partner Michelle Rounds. Going to the chapel. Rosie O'Donnell is engaged to partner Michelle Rounds. A source confirms to Us Weekly that the 49-year-old comedian told her Rosie Show studio audience Friday that she and Rounds will say "I do" over Christmas.

15 unusual celeb wedding venues

15 unusual celeb wedding venues - Celeb-Bings, Listomania, Angelina Jolie, David Beckham, Drew Barrymore, Kate Hudson, Katie Holmes. Olivia Wilde got hitched on a bus? Plus other offbeat places to wed. Sometimes, tying the knot doesn't mean a drive to the neighborhood chapel. Celebrities, ever so eager to buck tradition, have picked some truly offbeat settings for their weddings over the years. Here are some of the most notable.

Katy Perry debuts dramatic new hairstyle

Katy Perry debuts dramatic new hairstyle - See Katy Perry's Drastic Hair Makeover. The "Firework" singer trades in her lavender locks for a much shorter cut and lighter color. Peace out, bright pink hair. Katy Perry is celebrating the wrap of her eight month-long California Dreams tour with a fresh, new makeover.

Famous couple height mismatches

Famous couple height mismatches - Celeb couple height mismatches. Shaq & Nicole, Tom & Katie are among couples with big height differences. A female celebrity can slip into a pair of 6-inch heels to get closer to her guy's height, but what can her partner do? Celebs like Josh Duhamel, Freddie Prinze Jr. and Will Smith (what movie has he been filming in New York recently?) risk straining their necks in order to peer down at their leading ladies. Let's take a look at these guys and their famous other halves with notable height differences.

Couple shares awkward wedding kiss

Mysterious object crashes through roof

Mysterious object crashes through roof - Mysterious Debris Crashes Through Plymouth Warehouse Roof. A chunk of debris that tore through a Mass. building at top speed isn't from an airplane, officials say. A three-pound piece of metal was found lying on the floor of a Massachusetts warehouse on Thursday (Dec. 1). What made this remarkable was the gaping hole discovered directly above it in the roof.

Coca Cola's White Christmas Cans

Coca Cola's White Christmas Cans - Coke pulls confusing holiday cans early. A Frosty Reception for Coca-Cola's White Christmas Cans. The company's latest seasonal tweak to the usual red design backfired in a big way. The end is near for a white can that has many Coke drinkers seeing red.

Blind photographer takes unique shots

Blind photographer takes unique shots. Blind photographer creates visionary art. Craig Royal hasn't let his disability stop him from crafting a successful fine arts career. Craig Royal, a fine art photographer, was born with vision loss due to a congenital form of optic atrophy. He has been practicing photography for the last four years and his subject matter is wide and far; nature, architecture, objects and their potential for abstraction and a philosophical perspective that explores the human condition. Royal believes, "Photography is more than a form of artistic expression but also a visual aide that allows me to revel in the exquisite detail that surrounds us."

Massive Black Hole Yields its Mysteries to Astronomers

Massive Black Hole Yields its Mysteries to Astronomers - To strive for the most complete understanding of a black hole, astronomers have turned their telescopes to the double-star system Cygnus X-1, which boasts the first of these discovered oddities. The move paid off, providing detailed information on the black hole's mass, spin and its distance from the sun.

Man repays cash stolen from Sears in 1940s

Man repays cash stolen from Sears in 1940s - An elderly man haunted by a decades-old crime drops off a surprise at a Seattle store. Elderly man returns cash stolen from Sears in '40s. The manager of the Sears store in downtown Seattle says an elderly man has repaid — with interest — cash the man says he stole in the late 1940s.

Toyota unveils futuristic 'smartphone' car

Toyota unveils futuristic 'smartphone' car - Toyota unveils Fun-Vii concept, a rolling smartphone on wheels. Japanese automaker reaching to make its vehicles fun again. The Fun-Vii concept vehicle may one day greet drivers and change color based on their moods. Every two years, Japanese automakers turn the Tokyo Motor Show into a cavalcade of the bizarre with concept cars that resemble nothing else on earth. Meet the latest addition: the Toyota Fun-Vii, the car that surrenders to distracted drivers by turning itself into a smartphone.

World's Most Secret Islands

World's Most Secret Islands - Secret islands around the world. Each of these destinations offers travelers a little patch of unspoiled paradise. We turned up 10 dreamy islands unknown to the average U.S. traveler. Looking for the perfect place to get away from it all? We searched the world and turned up 10 dreamy islands unknown to the average U.S. traveler. These little patches of unspoiled paradise, from the Great Lakes to the South China Sea, are relatively affordable and easy to get to. And the idea of getting stranded on any one of them would be, well, absolutely OK with us.