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Two animal and one vegetable related news items from this weekend's Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! radio show on NPR.

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https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/4835857/hilarious-moment-a-sheepdog-puppy-herds-a-flock-of-sheep-into-farm-familys-home/

Hilarious moment a sheepdog puppy herds a flock of sheep into farm family’s home

Seven-month-old Rocky was so enthusiastic to get started in his role he shepherded nine sheep through an open gate and into his owner's home.

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https://www.thelocal.de/20171103/crocodiles-and-alligators-cannot-mingle-with-visitors-in-zoo-court-rules

Court bans zoo from letting children swim with crocodiles and alligators

At a unique zoo in Hesse, visitors can get up close and personal with deadly reptiles such as crocodiles and alligators. But on Thursday a court judge denied the zoo's appeal to be allowed to continue with these practices for children.

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In one of the zoo's most popular event packages, the Dschungel (Jungle) birthday parties, the birthday child gets a photo opportunity with a live alligator and can even swim with a crocodile. But now no children will be able to participate.

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https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/eggplant-bomb-wwii-germany_us_59fcd1f6e4b04cdbeb333631

Man Reports ‘Unexploded WWII Bomb’ That Turns Out To Be Zucchini

A man in the German town of Bretten reported finding an unexploded bomb from World War II in his home garden, but his neighbors can rest easy — unless they especially hate vegetables.

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

This week's show had a lot of random bits (I chose to skip Dennis Rodman's trip to North Korea for this post)
( All the News that is Fit )

Here are some more tidbits from NPR's news quiz show "Wait Wait ... Don't Tell Me!"
( All the News that Fits )