weirdasianews.com - The recent death of North Korea’s diminutive leader, Kim Jong-Il, last month sparked a wave of mourning in the totalitarian state. Citizens were scene weeping and lauding their dear departed glorious leader as the news made its way around the world. But it didn’t stop there. Apparently, animals as well from around the country were seen mourning Kim Jong-Il’s death.

dailymail.co.uk - By Emma Reynolds – Sussex, UK - An undercover policeman 'chased himself' around the streets for more than 20 minutes after a bungling CCTV operator mistook him for a suspect. The rookie officer was staking out an area in Sussex hit by a spate of burglaries when he was radioed about someone 'acting suspiciously' in the area.

2012.talkingpointsmemo.com – By Benjy Sarlin - “‘I was thinking about how sexy it would be to kiss you,’” world renowned pickup artist Wayne Elise told a group of young Rick Santorum fans. “You can say that [to a girl], it’s cool.” Elise, better known by his handle “Juggler” from Neil Strauss’ notorious pickup memoir The Game, was offering advice to attendees at conservative mega-conference CPAC on how to improve their dating game.

blogs.alternet.org - by jeffbiggers - While the Arizona state legislature moves along two bills that will legally place guns and Bibles into public school classrooms, one Mexican American Studies teacher approached Tucson Unified School District administrators today with a s

dvorak.org - By McCullough – New Taipei, Taiwan - A Taiwanese man who died while playing video games at an internet cafe appeared to have gone unnoticed by fellow gamers for up to nine hours, police said Friday.