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Scientists have discovered a cockroach in South Africa that leaps to get around. It can jump about 20 inches — 50 times its body length. That's a Superroach.

The card — featuring his family in front of a taxidermic leopard killing a taxidermic antelope — has unleashed an Internet meme. The mayor of San Juan stood by the photo saying it brought publicity to a local wildlife museum.

A euro metaphor notwithstanding, a ship actually did sink once because it had too many lifeboats.

Tommaso began life as a stray cat on the streets of Rome until he was rescued by a wealthy widow. The 94 year old had no children, according to ABC News. So when she died last month, she left her entire fortune to the cat. That's $13 million.

In a hearing to determine whether to grant the man who shot President Ronald Reagan more freedom, prosecutors said Secret Service agents found Hinckley perused books on presidential assassinations.

An ice cream company says it dreamed up a grown-up treat during a night of drinking and eating ice cream: Popsicles laced with booze. They're trying out margarita and cosmopolitan flavors. KPHO TV in Phoenix says kids can't tell they're spiked; that's one reason they'll only be sold at liquor stores.

An auction house sold a memento from the wedding of Princess Diana and Prince Charles. Rosemarie Smith says she visited her daughter, who worked for the royal family in 1981. She saw toast that Prince Charles left on a breakfast tray. Last week, she sold it for the equivalent of $361. It's one of the higher prices on record for a scrap of food.

In a tongue-and-cheek move to get more Americans prepared for "real" emergencies, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security are urging citizens to prepare for the zombie apocalypse. Host Scott Simon has the story.

The job-search site CareerBuilder has released a survey on the most outrageous excuses for coming in late. Employers across the country submitted gems like: I thought I won the lottery.

A company in Massachusetts says its prototype, the Transition, completed its first flight, soaring to 1,400 feet. The two-seater will be ready for sale within a year and is expected to cost $279,000. A hundred buyers have already plunked down their deposits.