Montana Woman Admits Pushing Husband Off Cliff: A 22-year-old bride has been charged with second-degree murder after finally admitting to pushing her husband of one week off a steep cliff after an argument in Glacier National Park. Kind of makes you wonder just how a guy can fall for a girl like that.
Voyager 1 Officially Leaves Our Solar System: NASA scientists announced that signals received from Voyager 1 indicate that it has officially left the solar system after 35 years of spaceflight, making it the first craft ever to reach interstellar space. Good, then will someone please explain to me how we can get 1970’s technology to send signals from over 11 billion miles away, yet we still can't get reliable cellphone coverage here in LA?
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Genes May Be Behind Our Taste Preferences: It has been a mystery why some people love some vegetables like broccoli, while others find it to be bitter, but now scientists say it's not only people's genetic makeup that determines people's reaction to broccoli's bitter taste, but also how these genes are instructed to make taste receptors. All I know is, my mom used to make me eat broccoli when I was a kid, and I’m still bitter.
Vladimir Putin Writes New York Times Op-Ed Piece: Russian President Vladimir Putin created some controversy when he wrote an op-ed in the New York Times urging President Obama and Americans not to strike Syria. In the article, Putin claimed that no one knows for sure who actually used sarin gas on those Syrians, but was able to confirm that he could see Sarah Palin’s house from his backyard.
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Chicken-Less Eggs on Sale at Whole Foods: Whole Foods stores in California have begun selling Beyond Eggs, a plant-based egg substitute made from ground-up peas. Substitute eggs made of ground up peas? Then I’ll assume that the peas are “chick peas.”
Mice Found Nibbling on Dementia Patient At Nursing Home: A dementia patient in Alberta, Canada is being treated for infection after being found with mice nibbling on her face at a long-term care facility. Nursing home staff says the issue should be resolved later this month when a crazy cat lady is expected to move in.
Detroit Bound Greyhound Bus Strikes Tree: An overnight Greyhound bus traveling from Cincinnati to Detroit went off the road and struck a tree and rolled over into a field and luckily, no one was killed. I’m glad everyone’s OK, but let’s face it folks, if you ever find yourself taking a redeye Greyhound from Cincinnati to Detroit, isn’t your life is pretty much over anyway?
