Scientists discovered something new about the mysterious northern lights.  According to a NASA finding, magnetic explosions about one-third of the way to the moon cause the lights to burst into bright colors and shapes.

Strange news:

A court in Athens, Greece is considering a law suit filed by three residents of the island of Lesbos.  The don't like gay women calling themselfs Lesbians since that is also what the residents of this island are called.

A thirty-year-old father in Oklahoma was arrested when his eight-year-old son told police that his father shoots him and his sister in the legs with a BB gun when they misbehave.

A twenty-year-old window cleaner in Australia survived a nine story fall with only a broken arm and a super wedgie from his harness.

Artist Martin Creed won Britain's 2001 Turner Prize for his highly acclaimed installation of a lightbulb going off and on indefinitely in an otherwise-empty room.  Some of his other brilliant works of art:

• A sprinter that runs through the art gallery every 30 seconds
• A film of people vomiting titled "Sick Film"
• A doorstop attached so the door can only open 45 degrees

Religion in the News:

While Irans leaders threaten and quote the Koran, the country's multitudes of young adults are embracing New Age self-help, as exemplified by the best-selling books and sold-out seminars of motivational guru Alireza Azmandian.

A federal appeals court ruling that a Christian university in Colorado can receive state scholarship money is the latest in a string of legal victories for religious schools seeking public dollars.