Reading While Eating for February 9: Canada Jokes, A Polite Robbery, Guns for Sex Toys

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Chief Raoni of the Caiapo tribe from the Amazon basin demonstrates against the construction of the planned Belo Monte hydroelectric dam, in Brasilia February 8, 2011. Proposed to be built along the Xingu River in the state of Para, the dam would be the world's third largest at planned capacity, though environmentalists and native Brazilians have raised concerns that the project may displace indigenous tribes and damage the environment.

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Your Wednesday links are served with a ninja and the world’s oldest beer.

World’s Oldest Brew: Scientists are attempting to recreate a 200-year-old beer found in a shipwrecked boat in the Baltic Sea. Helping the scientists detect the recipe, professional beer tasters confirmed the brew tasted old. How helpful. (BBC)

Sex Toy Trade: An Alabama sex shop owner is making an unprecedented Valentine’s Day offer: trade in your gun for sex toys. Anyone nervous what he’ll do with all of those guns? (Yahoo News)

Ice Cream With Bite: A Texas woman found a surprise in the bottom of her Walmart brand ice cream: a razor blade. Sounds like a good reason to avoid junk food. (Consumerist)

Animal Buddies: Elephants, primates, dolphins and bats are found to form human-like friendships with their peers. Looks like man has some competition to be dog’s best friend. (Discovery News)

iPad 2, Surprised?: In a turn of events no one saw coming, Apple is working on an iPad 2. Undisclosed sources revealed the new generation will have a camera and a faster operating system. Groundbreaking!

Scary Ninja Fights: Watch this dancing ninja slash water bottles with a sword and shoot arrows at…imaginary villains? Talk about intimidation in a suburban backyard. (Daily What)

Canada Jokes, Reversed: Apparently, Canadians stereotype Americans as well. Here are some ways our neighbors in the Great White North can see Uncle Sam written all over us. (LIFE)

Must See: Forget intimidation tactics, this burglar tried to kill a Seattle shop attendant with kindness during an armed robbery. Authorities have the down-on-his-luck crook in custody. (YouTube Trends)

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