Lyndsay Rogers of Australia didn't realize his fourth-month-old kitten had crawled into the washing machine until he heard her meowing after a 30-minute cycle. Kimba was treated for shock and hypothermia and won't suffer any long-term injuries. [Manly Daily, Reuters]

On International Women's Day, the Vatican's newspaper observed: "Some say the pill, some say abortion rights and some the right to work outside the home. Some, however, dare to go further: the washing machine."

For a lot of us, masturbating is like eating: It's something we need to do to survive, and we've evolved beyond using our hands. (Or maybe it's just that some of us are so lazy that we've come to rely on technological advances to do it.) So when I packed to go on an 8-day vacation last week, I surveyed my vibe…