Rare turtle discovered in Vietnam. Researchers in Cleveland’s Metroparks Zoo discovered a rare giant turtle. The soft-shelled turtle was thought extinct, so the find is quite amazing, scientifically. Only three were thought to still exist, two in a zoo in China, and one in a lake in downtown Hanoi. Maybe finding this one means there a billion others, and we’re totally wrong about the destruction of our planet.

Pink News reports that A Scottish parliament committee wants to know why queer men (men who  have sex with men) are barred from donating blood. The Committee is seeking answers from the Scottish Government, the Scottish National Blood Transfusion Service, and a slew of blood and tissue donation organizations. Mr McDowall told MSPs:  ”People are being asked about their individual risk, rather than being told it’s because it’s a lifestyle choice they are making.”  According to Mr McDowall, the number of people contracting HIV in Spain and Italy from donations has fallen since their bans were removed. Read the full article here. 

Over 80% of Coachella bands are male and white. hmmm…. Is there a conspiracy? See the full report at Boing Boing here. 

“Don’t Drop the Soap” is the new board game brought to you by the 23 year old son, John, of Kansas Governor, Kathleen Sebelius. For $34.99, you can purchase the game and pretend that you are a prison inmate avoiding being killed, and presumably roughed up in the shower if the name says anything. You can purchase it on the Internet.  The whole point is to try to get parole, and game pieces include a bag of cocaine, a handgun, and three characters.  John made it as a class project for the Rhode Island School of Design.