The plight of the redhead continues. Cryos International in Denmark, the largest sperm bank in the world, has stopped accepting sperm from flame-haired would-be donors.
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Pat Robertson: Divorce Might Be Okay…If Your Spouse Has Alzheimer’s Disease
To some, Pat Robertson, host of the syndicated 700 Club, is a charismatic spiritual leader endowed with years of Biblical knowledge. To others he’s a crank whose infuriating gaffes keep mounting. NewsFeed isn’t here to judge. …
Study: Getting Married Before Age 18 Linked to Psychological Problems
A new study has found that girls who marry before they’re 18 are more likely to suffer from mental health problems later on.
Teen Impersonates Physician’s Assistant, Examines Patients in Florida Hospital
A teenage boy spent a week examining patients in a Florida hospital. It may sound like the plot of a certain TV show, but Doogie Howser he is not.
Rough Workout? North Carolina Gym Adds ‘Air Napping’ Class to Exercise Routine
If you snooze, you lose. Could this be the newest adage in the workout world?
Reading While Eating for August 31: Blinding Me With Science
Wednesday’s links get all nerdy, with talk of cool apps and new takes on science.
Baby Boom: North Carolina Hospital Sees High Birth Rate During Hurricane Irene
As Irene stormed in, so did the newborns at one hospital along the hurricane’s path.
Lost in Translation: Student Has Tongue Surgery to Speak Better Korean
Talk about a tongue-twister.
Study: Pink Ads Prove Counterproductive for Breast-Cancer Awareness
Despite years of a coordinated advertising and branding campaign, a new study shows that use of the color pink doesn’t work so well for awareness of and fundraising for women’s issues like breast cancer.
Straight Man Turned Away from Blood Center Because He ‘Looked Gay’
A man in Chicago was rejected from giving blood because a blood center deemed him “too gay,” reports The Chicago Sun Times. What’s more, the man in question, 22 year old Aaron Pace, is not homosexual.
QUOTE: Radioactive Meat in Japan
“If we were to eat the meat every day, then it would probably be dangerous. But if it is consumed only in small portions, I don’t think it would have any long-lasting effects on the human body.”
— GOSHI HOSONO, state …
Lexington, Ky: Home to America’s Biggest Couch Potatoes
According to one list, Lexington, Kentucky needs to hit the gym.