According to a study into our primate cousins which found that male macaques pay for intercourse by using grooming as a currency. [...] Michael Gumert of Nanyang Technological University in Singapore made the discovery in a 20-month investigation into 50 long-tailed macaques in Kalimantan Tengah, Indonesia, New Scientist reports on Saturday. [...] If there were several females in the area, the cost of buying sex would drop dramatically -- a male could "buy" a female for just eight minutes of nit-picking.[...] more inside

A controversial new treatment, which involves the transplantation of human waste, can treat cases of C. difficile infection. [...] only a handful of doctors in Canada are willing to undertake the unpleasant procedure which involves taking a healthy person's fecal matter and transplanting it into a person infected with C. difficile. [...]The procedure involves getting a close relative of the patient, such as a sibling, to donate several days-worth of stool. Louie tests the stool for diseases such as hepatitis and HIV and then mixes it with saline to create liquid feces. He then administers the stool to the patient through an enema.[...]

A Siberian gives birth to her 12th child— was stunned to find that little Nadia weighed in at a massive 17 pounds, 1 ounce. BARNAUL, Russia - A Siberian woman who gave birth to her 12th child — doing more than her fair share to stem Russia’s population decline — was stunned to find that little Nadia weighed in at a massive 17 pounds, 1 ounce. more inside

A Different Type of Periodical Table Just in time for the Fourth of July and summertime grilling--Table of Condiments That Periodically Go Bad! As a note, we did not write the above table. We stole it from some weird day planner we saw somewhere back in 1997. We're not trying to get credit that's not ours. It was more of a tribute. Really.

It appeared in a mock calendar diary for 1997 and was produced by Potlatch (the paper company) under the title "365 Ben Days." The concept and design was by Dana Arnett, Ken Fox, Fletcher Martin and John Naresky of VSA Partners, Chicago.

Crocheted Shween (Somewhat NSFW) I'm not too sure what to make of this. And as far as <>

Prank Calling While Under the Influence Nothing says, "Celebrate the Saint who brought the Gospels to Ireland *MORE* than getting drunk, saying stupid shit, and prank calling a hotline for precisely that purpose." Erin Go Bragh, Boozehounds...

Al Sharpton's ancestors were slaves owned by Strom Thurmond's relatives The reverend Al Sharpton is a descendant of slaves who were once the property of the Thurmonds, ancestors of the late senator Strom Thurmond is perhaps one of the strongest supporters of south segregation. [...] Dig this pic of the family grave/plot, over at NY Daily News.

Caveat Emailum Subject lines used in the attack are many and varied, but all pose as a romantic message. Some of them include: 'A Valentine Love Song', 'Be My Valentine', 'Fly Away Valentine', 'For My Valentine' and 'Happy Valentine's Day'. The worm is attached to the emails in files called 'flash postcard.exe', 'greeting postcard.exe', 'greeting card.exe', or 'postcard.exe'. more inside

Chocolate, champagne, romantic dinner whilst watching animals mate in captivity [...] Jane Tollini (a former penguin keeper at the San Francisco Zoo) conceived the idea two decades ago while watching her penguins' courtship ritual, which culminates in what she describes as "bowling pins making love." "The keepers get there early and we see things that other people don't see," Tollini said. "And I went, 'My God, that's fascinating.' You know the old Peter Sellers line, 'I like to watch?' You kind of go, 'Oh my, my, my. How big? How many? How far?' It was unbelievable." [...]

Music For Nitpickers Jazzy horn riffs, spacey-moog-sounds and... Apes.

Transforming sewage sludge into Milorganite fertilizer Solar energy would provide nearly all of the electrical power needed to transform sewage sludge into Milorganite fertilizer at the Jones Island wastewater treatment plant, under a proposal by the Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District. The Milorganite plant would become nearly 100% self-sufficient for electrical needs, depending on cloud cover, if the solar panels are installed,

Mall Santa was meningitis carrier Ohio health officials say a shopping mall Santa Claus tested positive for carrying a bacteria that causes meningitis. And if that's not bad enough, "across the pond" A man dressed as Santa collapsed and died as he handed out presents at a children's Christmas party.

Fun With Hirsuitism Reminded me of those Chiapets... Write message on a hairy back! Kinda makes me think of an angora bunny, and then pause for a moment and wonder if anyone's ever spun and knit human hair...

Podcast: Penn Jillette's Monkey Tuesday, 11/28/06 Monkey Tuesday, a regular feature on Penn Jillette's radio show. This one contains a discussion regarding an ad, "Who Else Wants a Monkey? Free cage, free collar..."

Senior Citizen: Social Security Scammer? Estranged from his father, a gay Brooklyn man came home yesterday to make peace, only to make a horrifying discovery: His mother had been hiding his dad's corpse in the family's apartment for three years [...] Sad testimonial of either greed, or how so many seniors are living below the poverty level.

International Breast Milk Project From their site: We are a non-profit organization which supports promotion of nursing, distribution of banked milk, and creation of breast milk banks in Africa. I stumbled upon the International Breast Milk Project this morning, as I was reading Putting Breast Milk to Good Use

2000-2004: The Ten Largest Food Poisoning Outbreaks Here are the 10 largest food-poisoning outbreaks reported to the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention from Jan. 1, 2000, to Dec. 31, 2004, according to a Scripps Howard News Service study of federal outbreak records. A total of 7,840 adults and children got sick or died. And of course the CDC link devoted to food poisoning.

Bloggers can't be sued The California Supreme Court ruled Monday that bloggers and participants in Internet bulletin board groups cannot be sued for posting defamatory statements made by others.

Fecal Breach in Hot Tub So we were sitting there, chatting it up in the hot tub, when suddenly... Oh, and not to be confused with the uber-famous and so TOTALLY NSFW Tub Girl. I'm sure not even a TicTac will get the taste out of her mouth...

Cats that bark; Dogs that meow? Brazilian student Cassia Aparecida de Souza, 18, claims her cat's offspring has been born with dog traits last Friday, three months after mating with a neighbour's dog in the Brazilian city of Passo Fundo. [...] And on a trans-species procreation note: Mythology expert, Candidate of historical sciences Alexander Guryev says that animal men were the result of buggery, sex contacts between men and animals, which were quite typical of the ancient epochs. The expert adds that many people believed that they descended from animals: Tibetans believed they descended from monkeys, Hindu believed that horses were their ancestors and people in Thailand thought they descended from the dog.