9-year-old Alayna Adams threw out the first pitch before Thursday's Tampa Bay Rays-Boston Red Sox game, and the rest is better watched than described. Suffice to say, if you're having a bad day, this will make it better. If you're having a good day, this will make that better too. And, either way, grab a box of tissues ... Discuss

Sigur Rós will appear on Sunday night’s episode of The Simpsons, and in honor of the appearance, the band’s record label has released this amazing poster. In the episode, Homer and the gang travel to the band’s home country of Iceland while chasing down Carl, who has fled the states with a winning lottery ticket. The entire animated adventure will be scored with special music performed by Sigur Rós, and the opening theme song will be replaced with a special cover composed by the band. If this isn’t a good reason to watch The Simpsons again, than we don’t know what is … Discuss

It’s stories like this that make you question humanity. City officials have shut down a bacon restaurant in San Francisco, fittingly called “Bacon Bacon”. Its crime: Bacon Bacon smelled too much like bacon. Neighbors of Bacon Bacon complained that a "porcine aroma" had taken over the neighborhood, and that the smell of sizzling bacon had become inescapable. Sure, the owner is also accused of “dumping bacon grease into open sewers,” and maybe he did refuse a “new, free air filter” when it was “offered to him by his neighbors,” but the man is operating a busy restaurant here. Who has the time to try and observe every health code rule? The owner has vowed that San Francisco has not seen, or smelled, the last of Bacon Bacon … Discuss

A district attorney’s office in Texas is investigating accusations that a Houston-area abortion doctor killed babies who were born alive at his facility. The pro-life group Operation Rescue told authorities that former employees revealed to them that Dr. Douglas Karpen preformed illegal third-trimester abortions and killed babies who survived the initial procedure. The investigation comes just days after Philadelphia abortion doctor Kermit Gosnell was charged with several counts of killing live babies in a high-profile murder case … Discuss

Because the difficulty of rolling out of bed in the morning is only compounded by the prospect of having to brush your teeth in a sleepy haze, Colgate-Palmolive has figured out a way to liven up the experience. The company recently filed a patent for a toothbrush that can release caffeine and other medications while you brush. Along with caffeine, the high-tech brush could also dispense painkillers, appetite suppressants and fresh flavors while it is being used each morning. Finally, something to get you going in the morning before a cup of coffee, a lunchtime energy drink and several highly-caffeinated sodas throughout the afternoon … Discuss