WEIRD IS THE WORLD: Springfield schools approve policy that could provide condoms for 12-year-olds

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Springfield schools approve policy that could provide condoms for 12-year-olds
The Springfield School Committee has given first-step approval to a policy that would make condoms available to students as young as 12.
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Experts find 7th-century teen buried in her bed
Archaeologists excavating near Cambridge have stumbled upon a rare and mysterious find: The skeleton of a 7th-century teenager buried in an ornamental bed along with a gold-and-garnet cross, an iron knife and a purse of glass beads.
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Hundreds of body parts found in unused cellar at German university
A German university has been rocked by the discovery of hundreds of human corpses and body parts in a cellar -- and it is believed they may have been there for more than a decade.
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The Beast: Britain’s biggest beef burger
It tips the scales at fifteen pounds, it contains 18,000 calories and it's Britain's biggest burger.
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Sex-starved fruit flies turn to drink
Male fruit flies that have been rejected by females drink significantly more alcohol than those that have mated freely, scientists say.
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Test jump from 71,581 feet sets up daredevil's outer-space plunge
The plunge from 71,581 feet was a success. Next up: 120,000 feet.
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Man creates his own pharoah tomb
A Florida man has created his very own Egyptian sarcophagus - and plans to be mummified before he is put in it when he dies.
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Lost for 25 years, man finds home with Google Earth
One day back in 1987, Saroo Brierley was 5, and he and his brother had spent the day, as usual, begging on the streets of India. They got on the train for home, as was their habit, only this time they fell asleep and when the awoke, they were on the other side of the country.
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Ashton Kutcher cut his hair because 'Jesus wanted his hair back'
ASHTON Kutcher has cut his long hair because, he says, it made him look too Biblical.
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Russell Brand Arrested for Cell Phone Snatch and Smash
Russell Brand has been arrested for allegedly grabbing a photog's cell phone and firing it through the window of a New Orleans law firm.
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Woman has "perfect" job as sex toy tester
A British woman has called her job of being a sex toy tester "perfect".
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Urinating Frenchman must pay Google
A French court has ordered a man who was pictured answering a call of nature in his garden to pay legal costs to Google for bringing a badly prepared case against the internet giant.
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Man ticketed after cat refuses to go for jog
Police in Lafayette, Colo., have ticketed a man who is accused of tying his cat to a rock after the feline refused to go jogging.
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Christians throw dog poo at theatre director
Fundamentalist Christians threw dog dirt in the face of a top theatre boss in Nancy on Thursday, in protest against a controversial play on religion.
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Busty Swede 'loses' boob in mud wrestling mishap
A buxom Swedish blonde blogger "lost a breast" after a rough-and-tumble reality show mud wrestling match dislodged one of her silicone implants.
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