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Bill protects right to bear Pop-Tarts

"elementary- and middle-school principals wouldn’t be able to suspend kids for drawing pictures of guns, making gun motions with their hands or pretending non-weapon objects, among other reasons. There is a major caveat: Suspension can be issued if the child’s actions threaten another student."

“Most obscene title of a peer-reviewed scientific article” – an amusing award for a serious academic paper

Here's the winner.

Baby is killed by loving dad’s kiss

"Little Kaiden McCormick was struck down by a cold sore virus caught from Carl Maclaren, 34."

Baby Killed in Gaza Due to Hamas Rocket, UN Concludes

"The high-profile deaths of two children in Gaza last November were the result of Hamas rockets falling short and not Israeli airstrikes, the United Nations has concluded. Palestinians and some media outlets blamed Israel for the deaths ..."

Russian scientists may have found new life under Antarctic ice

"'When we tried to identify the DNA, it did not coincide with any of known species. It's degree of similarity was less than 86 percent,' Bulat told RIA. 'That is practically zero when working with DNA. A level of 90 percent tells us the organism is unknown.'"

Islamic Cleric Bans Women from Touching Sexy Vegetables!

"An Islamic cleric residing in Europe said that women should not be close to bananas or cucumbers, in order to avoid any 'sexual thoughts.'" Not too surprisingly the article notes that "[t]he opinion has stirred a storm of irony and denouncement among Muslims online"

Punched out: the life and death of a hockey enforcer

A 3-part, half-hour documentary on Derek Boogaard and the brain injuries faced by hockey players.

Frequent Fliers, Prepare to Pay More

"The new standard, which was agreed to at a meeting of the International Air Transport Association in October, will allow airlines to ask customers searching for airfares through travel agents or Web sites to first provide their names, frequent flier numbers, contact details and other information before presenting them with prices." This is separate from the previous fare fules and frequent-flier program offerings.

From the video's description:

Ralph Baer is often called the father of video games. His invention, the Magnavox Odyssey, was the first home console system. Last year he celebrated his 90th birthday the same year the Odyssey turned 40. Here he talks about those early days of video game history and why now, at 90 years old, he's still inventing.