Shhhhh: Three cheers to Brigham Young University for allowing students to demonstrate against Dick Cheney. Well, make that three silent cheers, because the protesters won't be saying a word. On the day the vice president arrives to deliver the commencement address, demonstrators will wear white, sit silently and hold banners that read: "Go Forth Establish Peace." Then they'll disburse, a full two hours before Cheney's arrival. Not great by anarchist standards; not bad for BYU.

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Finger-lickin': Scientists have determined that dinosaur protein molecules were similar to those of a chicken, which means chickens may have descended from dinosaurs, and dinosaurs may have tasted like chicken.