Another awesome Slate explainer... Apparently this is possible, but very, very (very) unlikely.

Quoted: During the holidays, Christians celebrate the birth of a human baby to his virginal mother. We know that female wasps, fish, birds, and lizards can produce healthy offspring without having sex, but what about people? Are natural human virgin births possible?

This is awesome...

Quoted: Shopdropping is the practice by anti-consumerist artists of leaving fake products with political messages on shelves.

Neat! I bet that tree uses a lot of energy...

Quoted: The Rockefeller Center Christmas tree is going "greener" — with energy-saving lights replacing old-fashioned bulbs on the towering evergreen this year. Weather permitting, the tree will also get some of its electricity from 363 solar panels just installed atop Rockefeller Center.