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Every day on her farm in Abilene, Texas, Cookie Smith collects the eggs laid by her three hens. But recently she discovered something unusual in the coop. The Abilene Reporter News says it was an egg inside an egg. Smith and her husband decided not to eat either one.

The North Pole is in international waters but now Canada is arguing that Santa Claus is definitely Canadian. CTV News reports various Canadian government departments and agencies cite proof.

In the coming weeks we're going to be reporting on urban life in the early 21st century. All Things Considered hosts Melissa Block and Audie Cornish call out to listeners for their input. Stories in this series begin next week.

It's a tradition for many Jewish families: Chinese takeout on Christmas. How did this happen? A group of New York City high schoolers shared their reporting with NPR's Student Podcast Challenge.

--- NPR's Howard Berkes reports on the militia movement's reaction to Timothy McVeigh's trial and conviction. McVeigh was not a member of any militia or similar, but he shared their anti-government ideology and violent ethos. More moderate militia sympathizers condemn him for having acted out that ethos in such a deadly way...others feel that government actions at Waco and Ruby Ridge justify the bombing.

Damian Scarf at New Zealand's University of Otago reports in the current issue of the journal Science that experiments he conducted with colleagues show that pigeons can learn abstract rules about numbers.

Eight teachers at Long Hill Elementary School were expecting at the same time. WTNH reports that seven worked in the same hallway. They all gave birth between September and May.

NPR's Jan. 6 archive brings together reporting, video, documents and testimony to show what really happened during the Capitol riot. Explore the timeline, cases and evidence behind the attack.

Accused of burning Islamic materials, she has been in custody for about two weeks. Her supporters say she has mental difficulties and that if she did what she's accused of, she may not have known what she was doing.

The agents worked out of the recently renamed Brian Terry station near Tucson. Terry was an agent killed in 2010. His death revealed the "Fast and Furious" program — a botched effort to track drug cartels by allowing guns to go south of the border.