Sent to the Dogg pound

Twenty-three police vehicles converged on London’s Heathrow Airport Thursday. According to the Evening Standard, a London newspaper, the police were called in to suppress a mini-riot. The melee began when people traveling with Calvin Broadus, a.k.a. rapper Snoop Dogg, were denied entrance to a first-class lounge because they didn’t have first-class tickets. It took police over an hour to subdue the group of 20 men, many of whom threw whiskey bottles, among other items. Seven officers were injured during the incident.

The best school administrators ever

On the first warm day of spring, it can be quite difficult to keep a student’s attention. With that in mind, the Bellingham Christian School, of Bellingham, Wash., cancelled school on Monday. CNN reported Tuesday, that “school administrators had told the students there would be no school on the first sunny day that hit at least 63 [degrees],” so when forecasters predicted that Monday would be 65 degrees, students were instructed not to come to school. However, the forecast for Tuesday was rain, so students had to return.

A Lytle waddle goes a long way

Last fall, after Bill Lytle found out that he had pancreatic cancer, he thought he only had a few months left to live. Then he met Mr. Waddles the goose. Lytle, who takes two mile-long walks every day near a lake, found a friend in the goose. According to the Associated Press, Mr. Waddles, who is normally a cranky and snappish goose, began following Lytle on his daily walks. Although Mr. Waddles is friendly to Lytle, he will snap at anyone who approaches when the two are together. Lytle credits the goose with inspiring him to continue living a healthy lifestyle, and by doing so, winning his battle with cancer.

I did not kill no deputy

A teenager in Rome stole two bottles of liquor from a supermarket, Reuters reported yesterday. As the boy fled the scene of the crime, people yelled “Stop, thief!” which alerted police to what had happened. However, the police did not have to go far to catch the criminal, as he took a wrong turn and ended up running right up to the police station. Upon apprehension, he confessed to the police, saying, “I stole the bottles, but not this chocolate,” referring to a candy bar he had in his pocket.

The more you eat … the more you eat

Beans give people gas — at least they do for now. Reuters reported Wednesday that a team of scientists from Bolivar University in Caracas, Venezuela, have figured out how to make beans that don’t cause as much gas. The team, which is led by Dr. Marisela Granito, realized that by adding two strains of bacteria which can be found in the human digestive system to black beans prior to cooking, they “decreased the soluble fiber content by more than 60 percent and lowered levels of raffinose, a compound known to cause gas, by 88 percent.”