The Water Bowl: Iranian President Condemns Paul the Octopus! Plus, Denis Leary Meets a Bear

07/28/2010 at 10:30 AM EDT

The Water Bowl: Iranian President Condemns Paul the Octopus! Plus, Denis Leary Meets a Bear
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Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, the president of Iran, has launched a series of verbal attacks against an unlikely subject: Paul the psychic octopus. Ahmadinejad claims that the creature is guilty of spreading "propoganda and superstition." –Telegraph

Denis Leary went outside to his Connecticut driveway for a morning smoke and was met by a black bear. "All of a sudden the bear looks at us and he just ambles off. I felt like I was a tall cow and I froze up." –Contactmusic News

Uncle Chichi, a poodle from New York City, may be the world's oldest dog. Chichi was rescued from a shelter in 1987, so his exact age can't be determined, but his owner believes he's 24 years old. –City Room

Norway's royal family is being criticized after the Crown Prince and his wife decided to auction off all 48 of their cows from their farm. The prince said he was selling them with a "heavy heart." –Royalty in the News

Hundreds of Canada geese in New York City have been gassed, but the city's mayor says it was a choice between the birds or the humans. "Look, the Department of Agriculture has to deal with the fact that all these geese are a danger to people flying," he said. –WSJ.com's Metropolis

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