Bizarre News - the weird, wacky & unbelievable news from across the Globe
Secret to long life lies in your 'name'
Saturday, 10 July 2010 13:20
The first letter of
your name could indicate how long you would live, say researchers.
The study, led by academics at Wayne State University in Detroit,
America revealed that people whose first name begins with A live longer
by 10 years those whose initial is D.
They claim it stems from school grades, where A spells success and D
failure. People whose name starts with D are more likely to have low
self-esteem, which is linked to cancer and other illnesses.
They had shorter lives than those whose names began with E to Z. “This
study suggests names have more of an impact than we’ve ever given them
credit for,” the Daily Star
quoted Dr David Holmes, from Manchester Metropolitan University, as
saying.
Cindy Crawford wants guys to flirt with her
Thursday, 08 July 2010 22:53
"I really don't get any of those old chat up lines - any at all actually. It's actually sad and a bit of a shame because it's nice to flirt," said Crawford, 45, who has two children - Presley, 10, and eight-year-old Kaia.
She recently said her personality has been affected by the ageing process and that she doesn't believe people find her as attractive as earlier, reports contactmusic.com.
"Age can be daunting, but you can't stop it. I know 20-year-old guys don't look at me any more. I don't feel it like I used to. I remember walking down streets in New York at the height of my modelling career, my hair up, and all the construction guys would go crazy. It's different now," she said.
Paraguayan beauty Larissa Riquelme promises to strip naked
Sunday, 04 July 2010 17:26
Paraguayan beauty Larissa Riquelme has promised fans she will strip naked if her team reach the semi-finals of the FIFA World Cup.
Woman lawyer undergoes sex change to avoid forced marriage
Sunday, 04 July 2010 17:23
BHUBANESWAR: In a curious turn of events a woman lawyer underwent a sex reassignment surgery (SRS) allegedly to save herself from forced marriage by her family.
"I did not want a family life which is being forced on girls in our society," the woman in her mid-30s who refused to disclose her identity said from her hospital bed on Saturday.
"This society is mostly male dominated, where girls have no voice of their own ... I feel free now. No one can force me to marry. It is better to become a man to get rid of suferrings met by women."
The woman, hailing from Puri, has not informed her family before undergoing the SRS. The doctors, who first provided her counselling, had to oblige her as she threatened suicide and even submitted an affidavit stating her willingness to undergo the sex change operation.
People close to her, however, said she was close to a girl and wanted to spend the rest of her life together.
As the parents of the girl were preparing to get her married, the lawyer underwent the SRS.
The woman was operated upon by a team of surgeons at a private hospital here on June 29. During the seven hour-long operation, the doctors removed her female organs, including the uterus, ovary and breasts and planted necessary male organs.
The woman is responding positively to the operation and will be discharged from the hospital soon, her doctors said.
She will be injected hormones to develop masculine attributes like a male voice, beard and moustache, they said.
Plastic and cosmetic surgeon Akshya Kumar Rout, who is among those treating her at the hospital, said she would be able to lead the life of a normal man but would not be able to father a child.
More Articles...
Page 3 of 6
Our Visitors
