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The Daily Squeeze: Dutch Animals, Six Women, And John Adams

Catherine StrawnMarch 14, 2008
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  • The Dutch parliament voted unanimously to outlaw bestiality and pornography involving animals. Previously, Dutch law had forbidden bestiality only when animals were found to be mistreated. One small step for man, one giant leap for horses. [AP]

  • DNA suggests that all Native Americans in North, Central, and South American can trace their ancestry back to six women. [Wired.com]
  • John Adams, the second U.S. president, understood something about women: We like to get letters. He and his wife, Abigail, exchanged more than 1,100. This probably had a lot to do with the whole lack of phones, fax machines, e-mail, etc., but still. So, in honor of John Adams, send a free card with a sweet, historical message from John saying something like, “I am, and till then, and forever after, will be, your admirer and friend, and lover” by visiting PowerOfTheLetter.com. [AP]
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