Merriam-Webster added "eggcorn" to its dictionary this past week. An eggcorn is defined as "a word or phrase that sounds like and is mistakenly used in a seemingly logical or plausible way for another word or phrase." Nick Dewar/Corbis hide caption
Must Reads : The Two-Way Some stories are just too weird, too funny or too sad to ignore. They may not be "serious news," but are so fascinating you must read them. NPR correspondents are on the watch for such tales. We pass along the best, from NPR and other news outlets.
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A return to Pussy Galore's golden days: Honor Blackman, who played the character on screen in Goldfinger, poses with the original Bond, Sean Connery. Express/Getty Images hide caption
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Sprinklers water a lawn in Sacramento, Calif. Rich Pedroncelli/AP hide caption
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Collins has published a new edition of its official Scrabble words, including lotsa, tuneage, and ridic. Dennis Wilkinson/Flickr hide caption
Monday
President Barack Obama might have just gotten his own Twitter account, but he's been tweeting for years, such as during this "Twitter Town Hall" in 2011. Charles Dharapak/AP hide caption
President Gets His Own Twitter Account: 'It's Barack. Really'
Friday
Henri Matisse's Seated Woman was found in an apartment in Munich. Wolf Heider-Sawall/Courtesy of Art Recovery Group hide caption
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The skull of a chicken embryo (left) has a recognizable beak. But when scientists block the expression of two particular genes, the embryo develops a rounded "snout" (center) that looks something like an alligator's skull (right). Bhart-Anjan S. Bhullar hide caption
A cross stands above St. Patrick's Cathedral in New York City. Spencer Platt/Getty Images hide caption
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The Picasso work Women of Algiers (Version O) was sold for a record-breaking $179,365,000 Monday by Christie's auction house, making it the most expensive painting ever sold. Andrew Burton/Getty Images hide caption
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Kermit the Frog speaks to Gonzo the Great in a scene from ABC's The Muppets. Eric McCandless/ABC hide caption
An electronic game at the Wind Creek Wetumpka casino in Wetumpka, Ala. Dave Martin/AP hide caption
Spain's Civil Guard released this image of a boy, 8, who was the subject of a smuggling attempt. Guardia Civil hide caption
Tuesday
Thomas Edison's talking dolls were reportedly pretty robust, but their miniature phonographs were another story. Collection of Robin and Joan Rolfs/Courtesy of Thomas Edison National Historical Park hide caption