Good day, bad day: June 13, 2012
A three-legged dog gets a bionic fourth leg, while music pirates face a new grassroots crackdown — and more winners and losers of today's news cycle

GOOD DAY FOR:
Bionic puppies
A three-legged chihuahua named Peggy Leg begins her first round of prosthesis operations. Her new bionic leg is expected to allow her to walk again. [Tecca]
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Following FLOTUS
Michelle Obama joins Pinterest and begins pinning surprisingly personal family photos in honor of Father's Day. [Business Insider]
Non-red lobsters
A fisherman in Nova Scotia catches an extremely rare blue lobster and plans to sell it to the highest bidder — so long as the buyer promises not to eat the unusual creature. [Huffington Post]
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BAD DAY FOR:
Random acts of kindness
An Oregon man catches the bubonic plague after he attempts to save a mouse from the jaws of a stray cat. [Death & Taxes]
European pirates
Four of the biggest music labels in Europe begin hiring students to snitch on peers who illegally download music. [Consumerist]
The wisdom of crowds
More than 40 percent of all projects on the social crowdsourcing website Kickstarter fail, according to newly released data. [Mashable]
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