1. Doctors around the country are experimenting with the use of hot sauce to numb the pains that accompany deep flesh cuts, The Associated Press reported. Medical practitioners have used hot sauce because one of its main ingredients, capsaicin, targets pain-sensing cells.
2. The Michigan football team thinks defensive tackle Will Johnson looks like Paul Bunyan. The comparison came up because Michigan and Michigan State battle for Paul Bunyan’s Axe each season.
3. Researchers who helped discover a new species of Mexican butterflies are looking to sell the naming rights for the insects to raise money for more research, the AP reported. Researchers are looking to raise at least $50,000.