Teach a cat or a dog to stay off the counter, say, by arranging sheet pans in a pile that will clatter to the floor if he jumps up. The counter, not you, will become the thing to fear.

A controlling and jealous husband secretly fed his wife steroids so she would pile on weight and be forced to stay at home and look after their children, the Daily Mail reported.

And the storage, you could stock pile carrots, lettuce, spinach and even pumpkin and it would stay fresh in such a controlled atmosphere.