PETA - arguing that 5 orcas at Sea World should be covered by the 13th amendment that bans slavery and involuntary servitude. oh boy....

(Sea World San Diego)

Attorneys for the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals asked a federal judge in San Diego to free the five orcas at SeaWorld in San Diego. The attorneys are arguing that the orcas -- Tilikum, Katina, Kasatka, Ulises and Corky -- should be covered by the 13th Amendment to the Constitution that bans slavery and involuntary servitude.  PETA attorney Jeffrey Kerr told U.S. District Court Judge Jeffrey Miller that invoking the antislavery 13th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution in hopes of freeing the orcas is "the next frontier of civil rights." But Miller told Kerr that he cannot find a legal precedent for allowing a lawsuit to be filed on behalf of the orcas under the 13th Amendment. The orcas, he noted, are animals, not people. [LAtimes]

Girl Scouts now accepting credit cards  

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The Girl Scouts could be knocking on your door and packing a mobile credit-card reader attached to their smartphones. Thirty-two troops in 23 states have embraced mobile credit-card collecting technology. The girls can snap a card reader into the audio jack of their smartphones, get buyers to sign the touch pad with their finger, and even send an instant receipt via email.  [LATimes]

Scratch and Sniff Jeans

(Mirror UK)

THIS is beyond ridiculous! There's a new line of "scratch and sniff" jeans that smell like raspberries and can be worn for months without being washed. The raspberry effect is created by coating the fabric with tiny scented capsules. Every time the denim is scratched it releases a fruity fragrance. The jeans are made by Naked and Famous Denim (what??), (the makers of glow-in-the-dark jeans). They claim the smell lasts for five washes. The jeans are already a big seller in the company's native Canada with pants that smell like mint, grapefruit, banana, eucalyptus and apple. The only problem is the price--they're over $200! No word on when they'll be heading south to the US. [MirrorUK]

A new study suggests that sex with your ex may not be as bad as you think

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Researchers (at the University of Arizona) followed 137 married adults who had recently separated and found that people who had a hard time accepting the break-up actually did better when they kept having sex with their exes. The lead researcher said, "Sexual contact with an ex-partner seems to be associated with better well-being for those who aren't over the relationship." However, the researcher also pointed out that sleeping with your ex could also prevent you from starting a new and better relationship. [Yahoo]

Bono's stake in Facebook is about to make him the richest rock star on the planet when the company opens up in the stock exchange

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Bono owns 1.5 per cent of the shares in Facebook through his private equity firm, Elevation Partners. When Facebook goes public, Bono's shares will be worth just under $1 billion. Bono's firm invested in Facebook in 2009. They paid around $90 million. Bono could be worth, on paper, as much as $1.1 billion. That's about $300 million more than the current richest rock star, Paul McCartney. Part of the money Bono is getting is expected to go to some of his charity projects. [NME]

Pop quiz: A class has 29 students. Twenty students have dogs; 15 have cats. How many have both dogs and cats? If you can't answer this you are dumber than a sixth grader.

Canada now officially endorses torture. This is neither a Celine Dion nor Nickelback joke.

Consumer officials warn about online dating scams. Wait, you mean she isn't a Canadian supermodel who loves World of Warcraft?

Because you've been wondering: "What If All the Cats in the World Suddenly Died?" 

College drinking is on the rise and may reflect a dangerous trend. This is not a repeat from every single other year this same article was written.

New photos from the set of Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter. There's a lot at stake here.