CBC Star Bob McDonald becomes an Asteroid
Bob McDonald, host of CBC’s celebrated science show “Quirks and Quarks”, has had an asteroid named after him.
Airbus patents economy “Bicycle” seating
“I said I wanted to tour France, not the ‘Tour de France’!”
Duffy Ducks
After years of refusing to acknowledge that he is her father, beleaguered Canadian Senator Mike Duffy is being sued by Peruvian Karen Duffy to provide a DNA sample.
That’s definitely Harrison Birtwistle I hear
Composer Sir Harrison Birtwistle turns 80
Fiction or Non-Fiction? The Running of the Bull-S*#%
Bill Hillmann, an Ameican who wrote the book “Fiesta, How to Survive the Bulls of Pamplona”, was gored twice at the running of the bulls.
It ain’t easy being me!
A University of Virginia study showed that people would prefer to give themselves electric shocks rather than simply sit quietly alone with their own thoughts!
Tickle Me Elmo explained
US Customs Agents were surprised to find 2 live parrots being smuggled into the country in an Elmo Doll
Back-step
The British Ballroom Dance Council is proposing to change the definition of a dance partnership to “one man and one woman” in order to block same-sex couples from competing.
Poached Turtles? Delicious!
Ontario’s endangered spotted turtles are under threat from poachers supplying the international black-market trade.
Ménagerie à Trois
An Ontario Cattle -breeder has managed to cross-breed a rare tri-hybrid calf; a cross between a black Aberdeen Angus, a black Japanese Wagu and a white Italian Chianina.
Hung, Drawn and Cultured 