There are libraries in Los Angeles that let kids read to pay off their late fees.  Each hour a child spends reading at county-run libraries knocks $5 off their account. Library staff say at least 100 kids each week read away their debt, and 3,500 suspended accounts were cleared during the first 6 months of the program.  (, )

Sometimes… when you sniff the pads of a dog’s feet, they smell a lot like Fritos.  (, )