Some News Comments

Non-Anxious Fish
Here's the scoop on fish doping on benzodiazepines:

In a study published in the journal Science, researchers from Sweden tested out whether Oxazepam, a drug taken to treat anxiety, had any effect on wild European perch. Turns out that fish exposed to the drug end up eating more and being less social.
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Imagine what it could do to humans, but isn't it unethical to practice on animals first?

Your Money or Your Lemur
It's a long convoluted story, but it's a simple case of abduction:

"Lucedale (MS) native steals Mobile family's ring-tailed lemur, tries to ransom it
...We don't put up with any monkey business in George County said a sheriff."
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I can't beat the sheriff's line.

Eat Every Bean and...
A restaurant owner is trying to honor the fishermen who work hard to bring his customer their meals. If you don't eat it all to the least grain of rice:

Japanese restaurant fines customers for not finishing meal
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I'll just skip dessert instead. By the way, what do parents today say to make their children feel guilty about not eating? Starving children is so 20th Century.