Newsbreaks for Thursday

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People are flocking to a zoo in Germany to take a gander at a zebrula. That’s a cross between a horse and a zebra. “It’s known for its skills in magic.”

Zebrulas have been around since the 19th Century. It was a popular pastime among the Victorians to put animals together to see if they would “do it.”

Sexual repression does strange things to people.

Kaiser Wilhelm of Germany spent twenty years trying to create the “Turtlion,” hoping to forge a hybrid army that would help him conquer the world.

Actually, when I look at this photo, I don’t think “hybrid species.” I think “trip to Home Depot.”

“Do you have a flat white latex suitable for horses?’