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As the old saying goes, Wednesday’s child is full of woe. But is it? Is it really? Let’s find out.

Canada

• Caledon, ON may take a pony away from a kid with Cerebral Palsy. Man, everyone’s hatin’ on sick kids these days.

World

• Flying in to, or out of, Bangkok? Good luck.
• Japanese zookeepers finally figure out why their two polar bears won’t mate. Both are female.
• Robert Gates keeps his job as US Secretary of Defense.
• Thinking of deep-frying a turkey? Don’t.

Science & Tech

• Beer is good for you. No, really.
• The world’s scariest-looking squid…on film!

Pop Culture

• New Trek trailer. Same as the old one, but more Nimoy.
• “Bailout” is 2008′s word of the year. Meh. Too obvious.
• Zima is no more.
• Apparently, there’s a Waterworld: The Musical.