Beijing, China -- Chinese women married to gay men take note: China will not provide you compensation if your man runs off with another guy. Although the Chinese government will give a woman up to $12,000 if her hubby runs off with another women, she gets diddly squat if he takes off with a man -- which is just what happened to one Beijing woman recently.

FORT COLLINS, Colo. -- Pot-heads in Colorado won't be able to "pot-ty" this year: It seems a drought has been killing off the local marijuana crops. Here's how bad it is: Drug agents in one Colorado county only found 137 plants this year, compared to 1800 last year, reports Ananova.com.

ARENDONK, Belgium -- Living in the dog house isn't so bad at one kennel in Belgium where the pooches play in a heated indoor swimming pool. The kennel's owner tells the Netherlands-based Het Laase Nieuws he installed the pool because the warm water is good therapy for old arthritic pooches.

BOSTON -- Pig teeth inside rat intestines? No, it's not a recipe for the Scottish delicacy haggis, it's the bioengineering feat scientists in Boston say they've achieved. 10 years from now scientists think they'll be able to grow full sets of human teeth the same way.

SYDNEY -- Circumstances rained on the parade of a group of U.S. flag-burners in Australia who wanted to protest the U.S. involvement with Iraq by setting fire to Old Glory. However, Aussie police snatched the flag away because there's a ban against fire during bush fire season.

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