Kotzen, Germany (WFN) -- Residents of a German town whose name means "puke" will have to keep the gross-out moniker for the time being. Although citizens of Kotzen wanted to change the name, they couldn't come up with an agreeable alternative. Officials had to step in for a final decision and they voted 5-3 against a name change.

DES MOINES, Iowa -- Drop the chalupa! A Des Moines, Iowa man is accused of assaulting a Taco Bell employee with one of the chain's deep-fried tacos. According to the "Des Moines Register," Christopher Lame chucked a chalupa at the woman during a squabble over his order, hitting her near her right eye. Although Lame ran out of the store after tossing the taco, the employee was able to write down his license plate for police to track him down.

WASHINGTON -- The miracle of childbirth is paying off in pizza. Expectant fathers in the Washington D.C. metro area whose children are born on Father's Day, will receive free pizza for an entire year if they submit the newborn's birth certificate to Domino's Pizza.

ELY, Nev. -- More than 100 goats are on the city payroll in a town near Ruth, Nevada. The goats are being used to eat up the weeds that have overrun the town. But it's a temporary gig for the goats: After they finish their work, the town will use chemicals to prevent the weeds from growing back.

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