On this day in 1988, televangelist Jimmy Swaggart confessed to unspecified sins that turned out to be having sex with a prostitute. Swaggart was believed to be behind the rumors of sexual infidelities that brought down his televangelist rival, Jim Bakker. Hypocrites. Found at YouTube from WhatYaGottaKnow.

General Alexander Haig, a top adviser to Presidents Nixon, Ford and Reagan has died. As Anthony Mason reports, he made his mark during two critical periods in the White House. Found at CBS News.

Looks like fun! 1,200 students, staff and faculty at the University of Alberta unofficially smash the Guinness World Record for most players in a single dodgeball game at the Universiade Pavilion, better known as “The Butterdome” in Edmonton, Alberta on February 5, 2010. Found at YouTube from EDJournal.

A Polish research vessel rescued a dog after it traveled out in the Baltic Sea on a floating piece of ice. Found at CBS News.

Charlie Wilson died today at 75 years of age. Charlie Wilson’s War is an excellent film, if you haven’t seen it. Found at YouTube from charllotte84.

Preppers are the new survivalists…and they’re soccer moms. Found at Newsweek via Holy Kaw!

Buddhist monks use booze and hip hop to attract followers, CNN reports. Found at YouTube from goog2k.

Sarah Palin was caught sneaking a peek at her cheat sheet during the question and answer session of a recent Tea Party thingy. Index cards would be fine, but these were written on the palm of her hand. What? Is she in high school?!? It wouldn’t be nearly as bad if the notes weren’t to aid [...]

A seven-year-old dog in Austria called Betsy has amazed scientists by being able to recognize more than 340 words. Most dogs can recognize about 15 commands. Found at BBC.

The CBS News Investigative Unit has acquired video of buildings collapsing in Port-au-Prince, Haiti during the country’s worst earthquake since 1770. The earthquake had a magnitude of 7.0 and dozens of aftershocks. Found at YouTube from CBS.