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Somewhere Johnny Knoxville and Steve-O have to be kicking themselves in the babymakers wondering why they never attempted the following TV gold. Two dudes, Dennis Storm and Valerio Zeno from their Dutch show Guinea Pigs, decided they would do their best at simulating pregnancy contractions, proving what we already knew; men really aren’t cut out for that line of work. Dennis and Valerio had electrodes strapped to their stomachs and were given increased voltage over a 2 1/2 hour period. What resulted was some serious agony and overall horrific screams of pain and suffering. Enjoy it all you moms out there… As a bonus I even did a GIF keepsake.

Showing remarkable resolve and clarity of thought, 14-year-old James Persyn III of Shepherd, Michigan protected a rape victim and his siblings from an attacker. Read on for James’ tale of heroism and how the evening ended with the attacker dead but not before he made one last Facebook post from his cellphone.

Authorities are searching for 14-year-old Baileigh Karam, who has went missing after a video involving the teen in a fist fight was posted to Facebook. Baileigh’s mom, Karen Karam, hasn’t seen her since the fight took place last Friday. In the footage, a group of girls can be seen gathered around cheering the brawl that happened at Carlsbad High School in Carlsbad, California. See a local news report that includes a portion of the violent melee and find out who to contact if you have any information on her whereabouts.

The creator of one of the most successful advice columns in print history, Pauline Phillips, has passed away at the age of 94. Phillips started her “Dear Abby” work under the pen name Abigail Van Buren in 1956. Her column appeared in over 1,200 papers and reached an estimated 90 million readers. Read on for some fascinating information about the legend including who her famous identical twin sister was and enjoy 10 memorable quotes from her archives.

Two teenagers from Arizona, Jonason Pauley and Jesse Perrotta, decided they would do a live-action re-enactment of Toy Story, as in the entire film! After two years of work they completed their homemade masterpiece and got permission from Pixar to upload it to YouTube. Since its premiere on January, 12th it already has over 4 million views. Check out the film and a gallery of caps for this wonderful example of youthful exuberance and determination.

Are you having troubles getting your sweet little princess or prince to go tee-tee or too-too where they’re supposed to? Well now you can get some toddler toilet training tablet technology assistance courtesy of the iPotty for iPad! Find out about the new product including the cost and let us know if you think it could actually help with potty training.

The list of nominations for film’s big prize, the Oscar, are in and the Daniel Day-Lewis driven biopic Lincoln leads the way with 12 nominations. Read on for the complete list of nominees.

26-year-old Mexican immigrant Maria Sanchez died in Houston, Texas on Sunday just four days after her parents were denied humanitarian parole into the U.S. to say goodbye.

Critically revered artist M.I.A. is running across a rather interesting conundrum while attempting to release her latest album. According to her label Interscope, the release entitled Matangi is “too positive.” Read on for what the outspoken performer thinks of this evaluation and how the firing of her manager might be playing a role in her awkward circumstance.

Sometimes as an American I get some pretty shocking reminders of the freedoms I often take for granted on a daily basis. The story of Icelandic teenager Blaer Bjarkardottir and her current fight is one of those instances. Blaer is 15 and currently suing the Icelandic state for the right to use the name bestowed upon her by her mother. Read on to find out why.

The U.S. Navy has been dealing with the problematic usage of bath salts among its sailors and as a solution they have put together a PSA about the drug called, “BATH SALTS: It’s not a fad…It’s a NIGHTMARE.” In the clip a young man gets some bath salts in the mail, does a line of the drugs, vomits, sees his girlfriend as a deranged demon, punches her in the face, returns home and sees his roommate as a demon, passes out, ends up in the hospital, convulses and then gets tranquilized by a group of people in fatigues all while a catchy dance club mix plays. Check it out!

They say imitation is the sincerest form of flattery. In the case of Brazilian teenager Rebecca Bernardo, it’s also an extremely disturbing act. 18-year-old Bernardo was inspired to auction off her virginity by fellow Brazilian Catarina Migliorini. Unlike Catarina, who was simply pursuing fame (and receiving $800,000 from the highest bidder), Rebecca says she’s doing this to assist with her ailing mother.

21-year-old Aubrey Ireland, a student at the prestigious College-Conservatory of Music in Cincinatti, Ohio, has received a stalking order against her parents who admitted to placing tracking devices in her cellphone and laptop. Read on for the details of Aubrey’s unique story and why she felt she had to have the courts step in and why the courts agreed to take action.

It doesn’t seem like it could be right for a boss to fire you because he’s too attracted to you, even if you behave in a professional manner and never flirt; but that’s exactly what happened to dental hygienist Melissa Nelson.

Camden, New Jersey, one of the deadliest towns in America, launched a gun buyback program on the same day as the Newtown massacre and officials on Tuesday stated that over 1,000 guns were sold back, no questions asked, setting a record. See a video report, some mind-boggling images of the weapons all together and why officials believe the recent tragedy at Sandy Hook was the catalyst for the record haul.

UPDATE – Initial reports identifying 24-year-old Ryan Lanza of Hoboken as the shooter appear to have been premature and inaccurate. 20-year-old Adam Lanza, his younger brother is the shooting suspect. Ryan’s identification was found at the scene.

The latest video making the viral rounds is an elevator prank from a Brazilian TV show, The Silvio Santos Program. It’s brilliant and flat out frightening at the same time. Take one elevator, turn the lights off and insert one demented-looking little girl holding a baby doll and you have some seriously creepy YouTube gold. Check it out (if you dare).

Hardcore Pawn is branching out from The Motor City over to The Windy City as the successful franchise for truTV looks to cash in on further ratings gold. Hardcore Pawn: Chicago will revolve around the Cohen brothers (no, not the famous directors -that’s Coen), but Randy and Wayne, co-owners of Royal Jewelers and Loans. Read on for info about the show and photos of the cast including Elyse and Nathan Cohen.

People much smarter than this here blogger at Yale’s “baby lab” have discovered that little cutie pies as young as 3-months-old may be able to ascertain right from wrong. You read that correctly. So if you ever get that feeling like those big ol’ eyes are watching and judging you like I sometimes do, well, you just may be right. Watch an interesting video preview for the story to be featured on this week’s edition of 60 Minutes.