It took 700 pounds of cheese, but Troy Landwehr's masterpiece is complete. Landwehr, a cheese carver and winemaker, carved a miniature replica of Mount Rushmore out of a 700-pound block of Land O' Lakes cheddar. Cheez-It snack crackers commissioned the sculpture. It will soon start a tour, first making a stop in New York City's Times Square with Landwehr to appear on television.

In a treatment that equates Internet addicts to mentally ill people, China is giving electric shocks to people who spend more time on the Internet than required. The Chinese government has launched a nationwide campaign to treat "Internet addiction" and many Internet-addiction clinics have been opened in this regard. A recent survey found that nearly 14 percent of teens in China are vulnerable to becoming addicted to the Internet. The Communist Youth League calls it a "a grave social problem" that threatens the youth of this Asian country.

Hundreds of hopefuls claiming to be the rightful heir to the English throne have come forward after a nationwide search was launched. Government body English Heritage were astounded by the response to advertisements they placed calling on people to get in touch if they could trace their family tree back to 1066.

A researcher using an unusual "pooper scooper" sampling method has discovered that there are at least two distinctive breeding groups of bison at Yellowstone National Park. The scientist's findings are important because many bison that wander from Yellowstone onto private land are culled or destroyed. Scientists say that could impact the balance of the herd if bison from one breeding group are being culled out more than members of another breeding group are. Graduate student Flo Gardipee, who studies fish and wildlife biology at The University of Montana - describes herself as "a professional pooper scooper. "

A survey conducted by an insurance and financial services group has shown that the majority of U. S. drivers do everything ranging from eating and reading to writing grocery lists and nursing babies when behind the wheel. Thirty-one percent of respondents admitted to day dreaming, and 14 percent of the surveyed drivers said they took advantage of time spent driving to discipline their children. The survey, conducted by Nationwide Mutual Insurance on more than 1,200 American drivers, showed that the majority of American drivers do all sorts of outlandish things while driving - including changing clothes, balancing a checkbook and even shaving.