From Harper’s Weekly Report:<\/p>\n
Scientists in Hungary accidentally mated sturgeons and paddlefish, creating a new hybrid dubbed the \u201csturddlefish.\u201d \u201cIt was unintentional,\u201d acknowledged a member of the team.<\/em><\/p>\n But what do they call the roe?<\/p>\n Venetian gondoliers reduced the maximum capacity on gondolas from six people to five, citing an increased number of overweight tourists. \u201cAdvancing with over half a ton of meat on board is dangerous,\u201d said the president of Venice\u2019s substitute gondoliers\u2019 association.<\/em><\/p>\n The Sri Lankan Civil Aviation Authority announced a research project that would attempt to prove that Ravana\u2014the legendary king who, according to the Ramayana, flew an aircraft called the Pushpaka Vimana\u2014was the world\u2019s first aviator. \u201cThis is not mythology,\u201d said the authority\u2019s former vice chairman. \u201cIt\u2019s a fact.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n An anonymous person returned a rock to state park officials in Colorado, claiming that \u201cbad things have been happening\u201d ever since it was stolen.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" From Harper’s Weekly Report: Scientists in Hungary accidentally mated sturgeons and paddlefish, creating a new hybrid dubbed the \u201csturddlefish.\u201d \u201cIt was unintentional,\u201d acknowledged a member of the team. But what do they call the roe? Venetian gondoliers reduced the maximum … Continue reading