Today is 11/11/11, kind of an awesome (and easy to remember) date for a planned occasion like a wedding, or even a trickier-to-plan event like a birth. Indeed, Iowa obstetrician Ross Valone has offered to refund fees to his patients who give birth on this palindromic day, reports the Des Moines Register. The fee, which can run from $900 to $2,000, will be deposited into a bank account in the baby’s name. The money can be accessed upon the child’s 21^st birthday. Read full story »