A selection that caught my eye.
Meet Helen of Troy: bald-headed, bare-breasted and bloodthirsty
According to a controversial new book, she was more likely to have been a shaven-headed, bare-breasted warrior princess whose appetite for sex was matched only by her insatiable bloodlust.
Hat Tip to The Owner’s Manual
Tongue-eating bug found in fish
A gross creature which gobbles up a fish’s tongue and then replaces it with its own body has been found in Britain for the first time.
Hat Tip to Cronaca
Experts Seek to Debunk Baby Food Myths
Ditch the rice cereal and mashed peas, and make way for enchiladas, curry and even — gasp! — hot peppers. It’s time to discard everything you think you know about feeding babies. It turns out most advice parents get about weaning infants onto solid foods — even from pediatricians — is more myth than science.
That’s right, rice cereal may not be the best first food. Peanut butter doesn’t have to wait until after the first birthday. Offering fruits before vegetables won’t breed a sweet tooth. And strong spices? Bring ’em on.
“There’s a bunch of mythology out there about this,” says Dr. David Bergman, a Stanford University pediatrics professor. “There’s not much evidence to support any particular way of doing things.”
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