WELLINGTON, New Zealand: Marine scientists studying the carcass of a rare colossal squid said Wednesday they had measured its eye at about 11 inches across — bigger than a dinner plate — making it the largest animal eye on Earth. Each eye’s lens (above) is as big as an orange.
WOLFSBURG, Germany: So that’s how they store all those cars! A Volkswagen Eos is retrieved by an automated palette from a storage tower.
OUDE NIEDORP, Netherlands: Look at all the pretty flowers. Farmers walk Wednesday in a field of tulips. The bulbs that are cultivated from the tulips are an important export in the Netherlands.
LOS ANGELES: A fire at the storied corner of Hollywood and Vine spit flames 40 feet into the air Wednesday, burning close to landmarks such as the Capitol Records building and the Pantages Theater. The one-story building is home to the Basque Nightclub & Restaurant, but it was not open at the time and no injuries were reported, officials said.
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Starbucks says its fiscal second-quarter profit fell this much as U.S. consumers responded to rising food and gas prices by making fewer latte runs.
AND FINALLY …
– Chilean town giving free Viagra to senior citizens – Ban on feeding Venice’s famed flocks of pigeons now in effect – Health czar: Bollywood, stop-boozing! – Barack Obama closing in on Hillary Clinton’s advantage among superdelegates – Major flooding threatens northern Maine – Fla. university locked down after gun fired at campus party
