This bull may have a future in public relations.

A bovine named Michigan got his moniker because of a brown spot on his side that resembles the shape of his home state.

And if politicians want to use him to promote the state, he won’t wind up on somebody’s plate, according to its owner.

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This is a library. Let’s make noise.

Instead of demanding silence, libraries in southeastern Michigan host noisy video-game events that attract crowds of teens, including 100 who take part in a monthly “Guitar Hero” contest at one branch in Rochester Hills.

“Getting teens to come to the library is right up there with getting them to go to church. It’s not exactly the first place they want to go,” said Christine Lind Hage, that library’s director.

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Wag your tail if you hear this song.

“A Very Silent Night,” recorded at a frequency that can be heard only by dogs, was issued as a charity CD by the Royal New Zealand SPCA.

Believe it or not, it soared to the top of the charts.

Although dog owners aren’t exactly humming along, their pets wag their tails, pick up their ears, and even dance in delight.

An accompanying video, which has become a popular feature on YouTube, shows Dei Hamo, a local singer, mouthing the words.

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Talk about burning rubber.

Using nearly 1e million matchsticks and more than 1,600 tubes of glue, German racing fan Michael Arndt built his own wooden Formula One car.

It took him only six years – not to mention $9,000 worth of matches and glue and the use of his kitchen, which now doubles as a garage.

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It’s an old story – two people fighting for a world record.

Mariam Amash, a Palestinian woman who lives in Israel, has an identity card showing she was born in 1888, which would make her 120 and the oldest person in the world.

The Guinness Book of Records says 114-year-old Edna Parker of Shelbyville, Ind., has that title.

Parker, is only a kid next to her, says Amash.