The IRS reports that 41% of taxpayers who fought tax penalties had those fees reduced or eliminated. The remaining 59% disappeared forever.

A new solar system was discovered, 42 light years away. Scientists say that while none of the planets can support human life, most would be willing to take a chance on dolphins.

In 2004, the 70th most popular girls' name was Nevaeh, which is "Heaven" spelled backwards. Coming in at #71 was Angelina, which is Heaven spelled correctly.

The Senate is planning to restore federal funding of stem cell research. When asked why, Majority Leader Bill Frist pointed to a coffee stain on his tie and said, "We have to find a cure for Parkinson's before that shaker from "Family Ties" takes me to Starbucks again."

Second daughter Mary Cheney has written a memoir called "Now It's My Turn." In it, she calls John Kerry a "sleazeball" and Jenna Bush "do-able."

The Da Vinci Code is facing boycotts by outraged Christians. They claim the film's ficitional account of Jesus's life—that he married and had children with Mary Magdalene, conflicts with the facts of Jesus's life, which include walking on liquid and returning to life after being dead for three days.