MAGNETIC DUMPS: Ever wonder why a dog often does a spin or two before hunkerin’ down to do his business? Neither have I. But Czech scientist Hynek Burda just couldn’t let the matter lie – and that’s not just because of strict Czech pooper-scooper regulations. Truth be told, I don’t know if that nation has ultra-strict pooper-scooper laws. I’m just trying to comprehend why Burda made it his, uh, duty to study why dogs circle before dumping.
Turns out that Burda’s findings are downright freaky – maybe not Nobel material, but surely in contention for my…
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