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Fed-Up Neighborhood Passes One-Dog Rule
Reuters - Fri Aug 29, 12:52 PM ETWELLINGTON - A New Zealand township weary of barking, fouling and roaming packs has passed what may be the world's strictest pet law: one dog per property, no exceptions for puppies over three months old.
» Full Story- Remember Your Loved One — as a Diamond Reuters - Fri Aug 29, 12:52 PM ET
A growing number of grieving families are choosing an unusual memorial: having their loved one's cremated remains pressed, under the same heat and pressure that forms natural gems, into a genuine diamond. - Why It's So Hard to Swat a Fly Reuters - Fri Aug 29, 12:50 PM ET
Anyone who has ever missed a fly with a swatter already knows the outcome. Now researchers using high-speed cameras have explained why: the fly spots the threat, calculates an escape route and repositions its legs — all in about 100 milliseconds. - Chinese City to Shame Jaywalkers on Local TV Reuters - Thu Aug 28, 12:43 PM ET
A Chinese city has a new weapon against jaywalking: the evening news. Police in the eastern city of Hangzhou say footage of pedestrians caught crossing against the light will be broadcast on local television until the behavior stops. - Vatican: Don't Take 'Holy' Water Onto the Pope's Plane Reuters - Thu Aug 28, 12:42 PM ET
Even holy water must comply with aviation security, the Vatican has reminded pilgrims, after several bottles of water from the shrine at Lourdes were confiscated from travelers boarding Pope Benedict XVI's plane. - Cuban Man's Giant Egg Cracks Local Record Books AP - Sun Aug 31, 9:10 AM ET
A Cuban farmer says one of his hens has laid an egg weighing nearly six ounces — roughly triple the normal size — and neighbors are lining up to see it before it becomes breakfast.
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