Don’t like fruit?  A study at the University of California – Riverside found even just smelling it might help prevent cancer and other diseases. They found that the odor changes gene expression – which is how a gene gets turned on in a cell to make RNA and proteins……………… A 30-pound cat in Indiana named “Thicken Nugget” is slimming down using an exercise regimen usually reserved for dogs.  A place called the Canine Aquatic Center is helping him swim his way thin.  In seven weeks, he’s lost five pounds.  They’re hoping he can drop another 10 and eventually lose half his bodyweight…..And finally……… 

Last week in MN, Good Samaritans helped rescue a man whose car had burst into flames after he veered off the road and hit a lamppost. Dashcam video shows multiple people trying to force the door open to get the driver out, but it was jammed against the guardrail. A DOT truck pulled up, and a state official joined the effort, but the fire flared up, pushing the would-be rescuers back. They were finally able to smash the window and pull the man to safety before the vehicle became fully engulfed in flames. Luckily, he was not seriously injured.