- Turns out pregnant women and the young aren’t the only ones coming down with the swine flu: Iowa health officials have confirmed the first known case of swine flu in a cat! [NPR]
- While many of us have been encouraged to quit playing tonsil hockey for fear of swine flu, it turns out kissing may actually protect women from one virus. If a woman contracts cytomegalovirus while pregnant, it’s bad news for the baby. But scientists think a male’s saliva may make her immune. [New York Daily News]
- We were pretty impressed by this 75-year-old marathoner. Now our jaws have dropped at the story of Lan Yin “Eiko” Tsai, an 84-year-old grandmother who has been participating in a 150-mile bike ride to benefit multiple sclerosis research for the past 26 years—wearing a dress and heels! [Huffington Post]
- Ever wonder how the Granny Smith apple or the Hass avocado got their names? Here are the strange origins of nine fruits and vegetables. [MentalFloss]
- We never knew it was possible, but now we’re completely terrified. This woman has suffered unimaginable side effects and numerous surgeries after the shocking realization that her uterus was falling out of her body. [MomLogic]
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