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From foxnews.com:

Scientists believe heat from radioactive decay inside a tiny, icy Saturnian moon shortly after it formed billions of years ago may explain why geysers are erupting from the surface today.

I prefer my theory of some sort of flatulent underground Saturnian whale species…

From Foxnews.com:

The Israeli ambassador to El Salvador has been recalled after he was found drunk, naked and bound in sexual bondage gear in his yard, an official said Monday.

Tsuriel Raphael has been removed from his post and the Foreign Ministry has begun searching for a replacement, said spokeswoman Zehavit Ben-Hillel.

Two weeks ago, El Salvador police found Raphael naked outside his residence, tied up, gagged and drunk, Israeli media reported. He was wearing several sex toys at the time, the media said. After he was untied, Raphael told police he was the ambassador of Israel, the reports said.

The British Broadcasting Corp. reported that he could identify himself to police only after a rubber ball had been removed from his mouth.

Ben-Hillel said the reports were accurate and that Raphael has been recalled, although he did not break any laws.

“We’re talking about behavior that is unbecoming of a diplomat,” she said.

At exactly what point did the Ambassador cross the line?

From Foxnews.com:

Isolde Saalmann, a deputy in the state legislature of Lower Saxony, plans to file a motion to investigate whether Hitler’s citizenship can be revoked.

This only took 62 years.

But German law prohibits stripping a person of their citizenship if they would then become stateless, Der Spiegel reports. Hitler renounced his Austrian citizenship in 1925. And it doesn’t help matters that the dictator is deceased.

“Dead is dead,” an unnamed official at the Lower Saxony justice ministry told Der Spiegel. “You can’t take anything more away then.”

He’s got a point.

 From Reuters via Yahoo News:

An online gambling site is taking bets on whether Heather Mills’ artificial leg will fall off during her upcoming appearance on “Dancing with the Stars.”

A week before Mills’ March 19 debut, Antigua-based gaming site www.bodog.com opened bets on whether her prosthetic leg would fly off during a dance routine — and made “no” a heavy favorite.

Mills, a former model, has been upfront about her unique challenge. “It’s very very unlikely my leg’s going to fly off even though it would be quite funny to knock one of the judges out,” she told U.S. celebrity TV show EXTRA last week.

I love the internet.

 From Foxnews.com:

A substitute music teacher has been arrested after allegedly whacking a 10-year-old student on the head with a viola bow after telling the class they were “the worst players I’ve ever heard.”

Newspaper and television reports said the trouble began when Carla Shinners, 63, a teacher for more than 30 years in the district, was interrupted by a call on her own cell phone. She allegedly began swearing Feb. 12 at the Creekside Elementary School, where she had earned the nickname “Mrs. Grumpy Lady.”

Principal Karen Daly said parents and students complained.

The 10-year-old said Shinners also pulled her hair.

I have two comments:

1. Since when is a grumpy grade-school music teacher news?

2. Thank goodness the kid didn’t play an instrument that uses sticks, mallets, or a larger bow.

Really, how many?

A group in Scotland plans to create that country’s first renewable energy plant using animal biomass materials as fuel.  I’m serious- my source is the BBC.

Well, technically not. But, I enjoyed the headline.

From USA Today:

Under a new program to start this summer, squirrels in Palisades Park will be injected with an immuno-contraceptive vaccine to stunt their sexual development.

“We don’t want to kill them if we don’t have to,” said Joe McGrath, the city’s parks chief. “I personally like squirrels, but we also have to be receptive to the county’s concerns.”

Health officials say the squirrels, which number about 1,000 in the park, pose a public health risk. They warn that the rodents are aggressive and may carry rabies or host fleas that can spread disease, such as bubonic plague.

Since 1998, Santa Monica has been cited five times by Los Angeles County for squirrel overpopulation. But the suppression methods it has used, including euthanasia, have angered animal-loving activists.

The shots will cost between $2 and $10 each.

Here’s what I don’t understand. Since you already have the squirrel- why not load the syringe with something a tad bit stronger? Ya know what I mean?

Animal activist Catherine Rich said she supports the vaccine program but believes any health risk posed by the squirrels is overblown.

“There is not a pressing threat of squirrels attacking people,” Rich said, “so I don’t know why the county is getting their panties in a bunch.”

Oh, I guess my suggestion would probably get Ms. Richs’ panties in a bunch.