“A Jersey City woman has been charged with aggravated assault after she threw hot water and broccoli on her daughter after a dispute, police said. The woman, Themyra Pridgen, 40, of Old Bergen Road in Jersey City, made her first appearance today in Central Judicial Processing court in Jersey City via video link from Hudson County jail. During a dispute with her adult daughter, Pridgen allegedly threw hot water and broccoli at her, reports state. Information on the daughter’s condition was not immediately available.” w/ photos

“A 5-year-old North Carolina boy wants to be called ‘Caleb Batman’ after he took control of the family car and steered it to safety when his mom suffered a seizure at the wheel. As his mom was having the attack, Caleb Taylor unbuckled his seat belt, crawled into the front seat, steered the car to the side of the road, and shut it off when his mom wouldn’t respond as they were driving near their home Tuesday in Madison, NBC station WXII of Winston-Salem reported. A passerby called 911 and tended to Sandra Taylor, who is recovering at home.” w/ photos

“The bacon smell smelled so much of bacon that now, the bacon must go. A San Francisco bacon restaurant — called Bacon Bacon — must shut its doors after neighbors’ complaints about the smell of bacon revealed a fatal permitting issue, according to the San Francisco Examiner. Bacon Bacon, at 250A Frederick Street, will close its doors at the end of service Friday after its owner ‘failed’ to negotiate with neighbors who took offense to the pork restaurant’s smell.” w/ photo

“A man in Cork, Ireland, was left truly embarrassed after getting himself stuck in the seat for toddlers at the fast food restaurant earlier this week. The hungry customer had popped into the McDonald’s in the early hours of Tuesday morning before he landed himself in hot water with three unimpressed police officers. A witness who snapped the unusual incident said the man had clearly had a few drinks before getting jammed in the grey seat.” w/ photos

“Getting a KFC home delivery in the Gaza Strip is not easy… there are no branches in the Palestinian territory. The only way is to import meals via tunnels linking the besieged land to Egypt. These have also been used to smuggle arms as well as other goods. Palestinians desperate for a fix of the Colonel Sanders treat pay more than double and wait up to three hours for their meal.” w/ photos

“Historians have discovered photos of what is believed to be the world’s first playground swing – built 90 years ago with long ropes and no safety surface. Girls and boys can be seen swinging perilously high on the four-metre tall swings, which are suspended on ropes from metal poles over a hard floor… It was designed by owner Charles Wicksteed, as part of his vision to inspire and encourage play as part of families’ health and well-being. He initially made swings and slides for his park, then went on to manufacture and sell them around the world.” w/ photo

“Polycell has designed special underpants for men and women – to stop ‘unsightly cracks’ from showing. The aptly named PolyPants have a higher, more secure waistband to protect the wearer’s modesty. It comes as the company, which manufactures Polyfilla, has commissioned research revealing that 55% of British adults admit to accidentally showing their bums in public. From those surveyed, 61% of men admitted to offending compared to 47% of the women. The study shows that builders are perceived as the biggest culprits when it comes to accidentally exposing their derrieres.” w/ photo

“In ‘Edible insects: Future prospects for food and feed security,’ presented at a news conference in Rome, the group’s etnomophagy experts shared compelling evidence suggesting that increased intake of insects would promote health, wealth and a cleaner environment for both rural and urban communities around the globe. Consumption of insects like locusts, crickets or larvae is very common in parts of Asia, South America, Mexico and Africa, due in large part to their high nutritional value. Insects beat out both meat and fish in protein content and quality, and they’re also rich in fiber and healthy micronutrients including copper, iron, magnesium, phosphorus, selenium and zinc.” w/ photo

“Researchers from Harvard and MIT recently teamed up too create a 3D-printed inchworm robot that can assemble itself. Shape memory polymers — materials that automatically fold into designated shapes — were used so that the robot can transform itself from a flat, two-dimensional object into an inch-worm-like robot, which folds along two hinges. The only human intervention needed used was to attach a motor and battery… Felton went on to say that the next step will be building a more complicated robot that can build itself and walk away.” w/ photos

“A Tampa, Fla., restaurant that received death threats for experimenting with $35 lion tacos has decided not to pull them off the menu. According to the Tampa Tribune, the restaurant — aptly named Taco Fusion because of its penchant for serving exotic meats — received bomb threats and a host of other bad PR on social media because it dared to serve lion meat. Taco Fusion manager Bayardo Alvarez told MSN News that despite media reports saying that the lion tacos had been pulled, the restaurant is still serving them.” w/ photos