Tupac's Writings Donated for Research

The mother of late rapper Tupac Shakur donated a collection of his writings to the Robert W. Woodruff Library at the Atlanta University Center. The items donated include rough drafts of lyrics, poems, and a photocopy of his contract with Suge Knight and Death Row Records. The items will be part of the archives at the library on the campus of the Atlanta University Center and will be available for research in the fall of 2010.

Senator Edward Kennedy Returns Home After Surgery

The senator Edward “Ted” Kennedy has left Duke University Medical Center to go home to recuperate after his surgery. His progress has been well since the surgery to remove a cancerous brain tumor was done a week ago.

He was diagnosed with a malignant glioma last month after having a seizure at his home in Cape Cod. A malignant glioma is deadly and is one of the worst types of brain cancer. He went through three and a half hours of surgery last week to remove as much of the tumor as possible. Chemotherapy and radiation treatments are the next course of actions that are most likely to happen.

Scientists Find the Oldest Living Animal and Kills It

A group of British marine biologists from Bangor University in Wales found a special clam while researching the waters of north Iceland. After they cut through the shell and killed it, they counted the growth rings and found that it was 405 to 410 years old. The clam belonged to the Artica Islandica species.

Snake Wanders Into Classroom and Bites Student

It is reported in Denver that a nonpoisonous bull snake wondered into a classroom at Colorado State University and bit a student in the hand. The Instructor was into his lecture when students saw the snake slithering near the doors of the classroom. The student that was bitten was trying to remove the snake from the classroom. Another student put the snake in his backpack and took it outside. The school officials believe that the snake was brought into the building by a student.

A Woman Finds A Black Window Spider in her Grapes

An article that says that a woman named Judy Reardon in Andover, Minn bought a four pound box of grapes from Costco and as she washed off the grapes and placed them in plastic bags she noticed the spider.

She and her husband took the spider to University of Minnesota's insect museum and they confirmed that it was a black widow spider based on the red markings on its abdomen. Judy contacted the supplier of the grapes in California and was told that this usually happens once a year with their grapes. Judy returned the grapes to Costco with no interest in suing them. She warns that everyone should check, look over their grapes carefully, and wash them as soon as they bring them home.

The black widow got its name because the females eat the males right after they mate. A black widow bite can cause people severe pain, cramping, and illness, but deaths are rare.