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Channing Tatum isn't the only actor who had to gyrate and tear his off his clothes to pay the bills. Chris Pratt, one the favorite Parks and Recreation stars, recently revealed in an interview that he was once an amateur stripper—at the barely legal age of 18.

The Orange County's Board of Supervisors are looking into whether or not they should allow a website that lists the addresses of homes housing dogs that have a history of attacking people or animals. The registry map would also include a description of the dog and what sort of attacks happened.

Sure there's Death Valley and Hell's Kitchen, but you'd be surprised just how dense a map looks when it's filled with towns named after Satan himself. Jonathan Hull, a graphic designer, put together an extensive interactive map that shows just how devil-obsessed our country is. There are chilling names like Route 666 to Kill Devil Hills and Devil's Rocking Chair.

Woody Allen, who is known to shy away from the spotlight and media, wrote a rare open letter to Hollywood today. He urged the Academy to include a much-need casting director Oscar category to its ranks—something he's felt they've neglected to do for far too long.

Over the past few weeks, a $1 million clean-up effort has been focused on areas including Lincoln Heights, Westlake, Mount Washington, and Pico-Union, according to Reuters.

Officials from the California Department of Fish and Wildlife escorted schoolchildren off campus before school started and the bear was seen roaming through the backyards of several homes,according to NBC Los Angeles. It later headed straight to the Knollwood Golf Course.

The show follows a sloth sanctuary with over 150 sloths on location and will unfold like a "daily sloth soap opera."

The Jonas Brothers have decided to call it quits and tween fans will be sobbing across the country today. After an abrupt cancellation of their tour, the family band has come out today saying that "it's over for now," according to People.

The museum offers a look into Ice Age fossils ranging from mastadons all the way to tiny snails; there have been more than 300 species discovered at the tar pits. The tar pits have preserved these fossils and animal bones over the course of tens of thousands of years.

"When I first visited a traditional nail salon to treat my callused hands and feet, I felt completely like a fish out of water in a predominantly female environment," said owner Elliot in a statement. "I immediately saw a need for a nail shop that caters to businessmen, athletes, mechanics and men who take proper care of their appearance and hygiene."

In today's Extra, Extra, a Hanson brother reminds us how old we are, a Vietnamese pot-bellied pig gets to live in the suburbs, and Tori Spelling's husband can't get a vasectomy. Plus: Keep up with us on Facebook, and follow us on Twitter: @LAist @LAistFood @LAistSports. You can also find us on Pinterest, Storify, Foursquare, and Instagram (laistpics).

At least two sea lions washed up along the shores of Malibu Beach earlier this month with gunshot wounds, and two others were found at Point Dume and near Zuma Beach in August, according to NBC Los Angeles