Russell Crowe, co-owner of the Southern Sydney Rabbitohs Rugby Team, has traded in its cheerleaders for a percussion band. According to a report in Agence France-Presse (AFP), Crowe felt the scantily dressed cheerleaders made spectators uncomfortable and because he'd like the team to gain a larger female fan base, he felt the decision was good one.

In the strangest ever union, a pig and her better half "tied the knot" in a special ceremony with well-wishers showering their blessings on the couple at a small town in northeastern Taiwan. The "bridegroom," - a 40 pound boar, and his "bride," just a few pounds lighter entered their marital bliss in a lavish ceremony presided over by local magistrate Lu Kuo-hwa on Monday.

New research reveals that women take greater care over their appearance when they are at peak levels of monthly fertility. The research, published in the forthcoming issue of a British journal, suggests that a genetic drive prompts women with high fertility to feel attracted to men other than their primary partners. Researchers at the University of California worked with a group of 30 women aged 18 to 37. Full-body photographs of each volunteer were taken during various phases of their ovulation cycle. One picture was taken when the woman was close to ovulation and highly fertile, and the other at a point of low fertility in the menstrual cycle.

A Taiwanese company has unveiled its collection of sleek video glasses that turn film viewing into a private affair, at the world's biggest porn show on Wednesday. The video glasses are a boon for porn lovers as they offer high level of privacy with complete viewing session in an inbuilt screen with audio through an ear piece.

A 67-year-old Spanish woman has reportedly given birth to twins by Cesarean section. The twins were delivered at the Barcelona Hospital de Sant Pau and were doing well. According to AFP news, hospital spokeswomen neither revealed the identity of the woman and her offspring, nor the sex of the twins on grounds of patient confidentiality.