12-year-old Shaheen Jafargholi of Britain's Got Talent is proving to be a serious contender

Lyrid Meteor Shower - Earth is entering a stream of debris from Comet Thatcher, the source of the annual Lyrid meteor shower. meteor shower 2009

Ignoramus - An offensive term that deliberately insults somebody's level of intelligence or education.

Hashima Island - once a thriving city devoted to coal-mining, abandoned 35 years ago and now a wasteland

Katmai sinking - tragedy befalls the fishing vessel Katmai in October, and Discovery's cameramen are there to record

Did Perez Hilton Miss USA Judge cheat Miss California Carrie Prejean out of a crown with loaded question?

Miss USA 2009 - Politics cost Miss California Carrie Prejean the crown, Perez Hilton's question was unfair? Keep politics out of Miss USA!!

Perez Hilton Miss USA Judge - Called Miss California Carrie Prejean the "B" word? but he was thinking the "C" word?

Earth Day Celebration 2009 - a day designed to inspire awareness and appreciation for the Earth's environment. It is held annually

Miss USA stirs controversy - First runner-up Carrie Prejean (Miss California) was asked about legalizing same-sex marriage from judge Perez Hilton

Baby mammoth dubbed Lyuba had her brief life cut short in a swamp 40000 years

Julie Chen - Julie Chen pregnant with her husband/boss Les Moonves' baby

Megan McAllister and Philip Markoff was getting married this August 14,2009. According to the police Phil Markoff killed Julissa Brisman, 26