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(KSL Staff)
PERKY DONUT
Don't have time for that cup of Joe? Perhaps a donut or bagel can perk you up.
Off today's Cutting Room Floor... a North Carolina molecular scientist has come up with a way to add caffeine to baked goods, without the bitter taste of caffeine.
Each piece of pastry is the equivalent of about two cups of coffee.
The product is not on the market yet but the scientist has approached some heavyweight companies, including Krispy Kreme, Dunkin' Donuts and Starbucks.
NUDE JOGGER
When you go out for a jog... comfort is key.
Well for one California man, comfort means sneakers... glasses... and a black tam hat.
That's it. And I mean... that's it!
And apparently he's well mannered to boot.
Hikers, bikers, and horseback riders have been seeing a jogger streaking through an open space preserve for the last year and a half.
One woman said, "He passed me and said Good evening".
She says he's a middle-aged man with dark hair sporting a pale paunch and sweaty red skin.
Another woman said, "He's frumpy, plain, not in good physical shape... it's not a pretty sight."
Park Rangers have been unable to identify the well mannered exhibitionist... perhaps because he wears clothing in the winter months.
LEAD SQUIRRELS
The Department of Health and Senior Services has just issued a warning for residents in and around Trenton, New Jersey.
...Don't eat the squirrels.
Apparently a lead-contaminated squirrel was found in the area a couple months ago prompting a letter to be sent out advising adults eat squirrel no more than twice a week and even less for children and pregnant women.
Kerry, you're from Jersey... when's the last time you had squirrel?
So why are the squirrels full of lead? ...and I don't mean the kind coming from bullets.
Locals say the Ford Motor Company dumped toxic waste in the area during the 60's and 70's.
As one resident put it..."We've known for a long time something was wrong here, we just didn't know what it was."
