Looks as though we need to back to the drawing board - er, laboratory - on GMOs. I've been saying that, though the basic concept is good, we're trying to do too much too soon.

Man's inhumanity to man...

What people won't do to shed pounds easily! We all want a "magic bullet" that will make us go from tubby to trim in almost nothing flat.

It if looks like a duck and waddles like a duck and quacks like a duck...

I have lived with cats nearly my entire life. They are amazing!

Reminds me of Akira Kurosawa's "Rashomon"

Pardon my pickiness, but the 20th century began on 1 January 1901, not 1 January 1900.

It's always nice to see the forces of evil get their comeuppance!

Reminds me of that line from "Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home": "Don't leave him in the hands of 20th century medicine!" What modern devices and treatments will be disdained by doctors in future centuries?

This yarn would make a helluva movie. Already has a strong, non-white female protagonist. I'm sure Hollywood could find ways to make it more dramatic than need be.

Great! I LOVE asparagus. And sweet potatoes, and Brussels sprouts, and spinach (my classmates thought I was weird - I have loved spinach since I was small!), and broccoli. Other faves I am glad to see on this list include mushrooms and tomatoes.

Snake to toads: "Do I look like a MARTA bus?" (If you're from Atlanta or have been there, you'll get this.)

Sounds a little like a potlatch, a ceremonial feast of Northwestern Native Americans/First Nations. The richest members of the tribe would give away or destroy items to show off their wealth.

This is uber-cool! The amoeba sending tendrils towards food while avoiding light has some interesting implications: 1) using amoebae in technology (get those brain cells a-firin', folks!) and 2) replicating what it does with a computer program.