Friday Snippets and Soundbites

Ready to get your weekend off to a great start? We've got just the random news you need here!
And if these stories aren't enough, you can always check out page 38 in this month's (and every month's) issue of ec.

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That plan stinks.
And we mean that literally: it STINKS! In Moldova, the government has an interesting plan to help the nation's soldiers ward off H1N1: eat more onions and garlic. Moldovan soldiers have been issued larger rations of both smelly foods by orders of the defense ministry's chief doctor. Moldova has been hit particularly hard with the flu, so badly in fact that most schools and universities have been under a quarantine period in an attempt to contain the sickness. To read more about the plan, go here.

Everybody loves a baby.
It appears that even applies to thieves. Apparently, two suspects forced their way into a house in Indianapolis last Friday night. They began ransacking the house, and the noise apparently woke the baby, who began crying. While one suspect continued looking for things to steal, the other warmed a bottle in the microwave and gave it to a child to feed the baby. After seeing the surveillance video of the event on a newscast, a viewer recognized the suspect who warmed the bottle and tipped off police. They now have an 18-year-old in custody. Read more here.

Leggo my eggo!
Apparently a lot of people will be letting go of freezer waffles next summer, since Eggo says there will be a shortage due to production interruptions at a couple of its plants. You can read more here. In the meantime, let us know what you'll be eating for breakfast instead in the comments!