A 65-year-old woman beat off a lion by sticking a pen in its eye. A boy's scream caused a chicken massacre. And a heartbroken woman used her dog as the groom at her wedding.

Not all canines are so lucky. This giant python devoured 11 guard dogs. Meanwhile, guide dogs are starting to lose their jobs to miniature horses.

The State of the Union brought the issue of health care back to the fore in the US this week. The Japanese health minister did the same in his country when he called women birth-giving machines. Even more disturbing was the hospital in Indonesia that kept a newborn hostage because his parents couldn't pay the bill.

Thankfully people continue to rise above their circumstances. This week Israel got its first muslim minister. And a daughter of American slaves became the world's oldest person.

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You can now track bigfoot sightings on Google Earth... The US military unveiled a heat ray gun for unruly protestors... And there has been a surge in the number of men requesting surgery to reduce the size of their moobs.

Until next week, clip on!