as in preventing someone from invoking Sharia law in defense to an honor killing.

Isn't it already the case that you can't use "my religion told me too" as a defense for murder/assault/etc?

There should be a big penalty for that, Tep. At the very least, I'd let Sebelius climb up their asses with a toothbrush.

Hares Can Get Pregnant while Pregnant

The researchers used selective breeding and high-resolution ultrasonography to demonstrate that a male hare can fertilize a female during late pregnancy. The resulting embryos will develop around four days before delivery of the first pregnancy. The embryos don’t have any place to go at that time, however, since the uterus is occupied by the embryos’ older brothers and sisters. So the embryos hang out in the oviduct, rather like when you wait in your car for a parking space to open up. Once the uterus is free, the embryos move in.

The result is that a female hare can shorten the time between litters from 42 to 38 days and deliver up to 35.4 percent more offspring during a breeding season.

And, Parrot Arrested for Serving as Lookout for Drug Cartel

According to environmental authorities, Lorenzo the parrot was trying to tip-off a local drug cartel when officers conducted an undercover raid early Wednesday.

“This parrot was sending out alerts,” said police officer Hollman Oliveira. “You could say he was some sort of watch bird.”

Authorities claim Lorenzo is one of nearly 1700 parrots seized by officials after being trained by drug traffickers to act as lookouts.

Lorenzo caused quite the stir on Wednesday as he was presented to journalists. The well trained creature even showed off his look out skills as he yelled out: “run, run you are going to get caught.”

Isn't it already the case that you can't use "my religion told me too" as a defense for murder/assault/etc?

Correct.

The researchers used selective breeding and high-resolution ultrasonography to demonstrate that a male hare can fertilize a female during late pregnancy. The resulting embryos will develop around four days before delivery of the first pregnancy.

Thank the Flying Spaghetti Monster humans don't work like this.

I think my grandmother gave it the good old college try though. Gave birth to 10 kids (9 separate pregnancies).

I know we've discussed this before, but I'm curious what the shortest amount of time is between human pregnancies. (Not as in the Guiness Book of World Records, but among peole we know.) I know siblings who are three days less than a year apart, but that's the closest I know of.

The closest sibs I know personally are about 14 months apart.

Sibs less than a year apart must have been at least somewhat common at some point, given that there's a racist term for it. (Irish twins.)

I knew someone in college who was 10 months older then her sister.