A Southampton mother plans to sue McDonald’s for an employee’s accidental placement of an unlit cigarette inside her son’s [not-so] happy meal.

Read the full story here.

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George Washington owes a Manhattan library for two overdue books — from 1789. Were he still around, his late fee would total a near $300,000. Read the full story here.

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48-year-old Fan Qianrong has been dining on dirt for the last 40 years to stay healthy. Read the full story here.

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Bulgarian city councilors caught playing Facebook’s Farmville during budget meetings and have since been voted out of office for a cited “Facebook addiction.”

Insanity, but mildly hilarious.

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It’s official; the Internet is up for this year’s Nobel peace prize.

Newsflash: Turns out “krabattophily” really is a word. Sure, it’s a fancy, made-up word, but as it stands, you can feel free to use the term to describe “outdoor mattress photography.”

Go forth and krabattolate.

Do you looooove Design for Mankind (me, too!)? Vote for DFM in the “Love this Site” awards link below. Go on and do it! I might give you a cookie.

Or just love.

Love is better anyway.

Link:  LOVE THIS SITE AWARDS

Don’t forget (if you’re in the NYC area) to stop by my literary art exhibit at Stand Alone Gallery. Eek!

Link:  “DON’T BECOME THE THINGS YOU HATE”

Those that follow Design for Mankind on Twitter will be no stranger to my news, but I wanted to spread the word here as well!  As of Wednesday, AOL released a new home design blog entitled ShelterPop, and yours truly will be covering all sorts of fun goodies from interior design to party planning.

I’m joining an all-star team including a fantastic editor and Design Milk’s Jaime Derringer [obviously, I can't get enough of Jaime, as she's also my partner in crime over at BAKERY].

I’ll still be posting on Design for Mankind regularly, so content here won’t change a bit. But if you’re in the mood for a dose of home design, be sure to check me out daily over on AOL’s ShelterPop!

Link:  SHELTERPOP