17-YEAR-OLD EARNS MASTERS DEGREE: A 17-year-old Austrian boy has earned his master's degree in computational intelligence at Vienna's University of Technology. The boy earned his high school diploma at 15, a bachelors degree in software and information engineering, and will now be working toward a doctorate in computer science. He is the son of a writer and could read and write at age 3. (AFP)
FARMERS POTTY-TRAINING PIGS: Taiwanese farmers have begun potty-training their pigs after proposed water pollution fees were proposed to keep the animals from defecating in nearby rivers. Farmers have created pig "toilets" and say the feces from other pigs attracts them to use the area making clean-up easier. Taiwan has about six million pigs.
INTRUDER ARRESTED WHILE TAKING BATH: A Texas man was arrested in the bathtub after he broke into a home, according to Tyler, Texas police. The arrest came after police received a call around 3:30 AM from a resident saying someone had broken down his door, causing him to flee the house. When police arrived the intruder was taking a bath, and after a brief struggle he was arrested on misdemeanor criminal trespassing. (AP)
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