Wait Wait - News - 2013-02-09

[deguspice]

Here are some more tidbits from NPR's news quiz show "Wait Wait ... Don't Tell Me!"

Guinea pigs as bad as sharks for paramedics
http://www.smh.com.au/environment/animals/guinea-pigs-as-bad-as-sharks-for-paramedics-20130204-2dugd.html

$110 dinner's main ingredient: Dirt
http://edition.cnn.com/2013/02/10/travel/tokyo-dirt-restaurant/

How Did a Tortoise Survive 30 Years in a Box?
http://newswatch.nationalgeographic.com/2013/02/01/how-did-a-tortoise-survive-30-years-in-box/

Comments

[42itous]

Thank you for posting these! I idly wondered about the tortoise when I heard it, but forgot to look for the article. I'm still not sure I believe that it's the same one they lost 30 years ago. After all, as the article says, Red-footed Tortoises Require Lots of Care. o.O

[vettecat.livejournal.com]

Yum - dirt!