Earth Oddity

News links for the Week: No-spanking zones? In one Detroit suburb, they're a thing: https://www.freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/oakland/2018/10/05/no-spanking-madison-heights/1518100002/Girl, 8, pulls a 1,500-year-old sword from a lake in Sweden: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-45753455Florida store owner: Don't warm urine in my microwave: https://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/florida/os-ne-warm-urine-microwave-20181005-story.htmlHundreds of People Have Died Taking Selfies, Study Says: https://www.vice.com/en_ca/article/a38jnz/hundreds-of-people-have-died-taking-selfies-study-says?utm_source=dmfbHis DNA test came back 4% black. Now a white man wants to qualify as a minority business owner: https://www.tulsaworld.com/news/usworld/his-dna-test-came-back-black-now-a-white-man/article_f35d010e-f82c-5eaa-a22f-b423f5feaf4f.htmlSwiss crematorium uses people's ASHES to make gold, silver and platinum nuggets and sells them to recycling firms for profit: https://www.dailymail