The Florida Marlins have cut the fat from their payroll and are planning on trimming the facial hair of players next. The team's new manager Joe Girardi wants his players to be clean shaven meaning no goatees, mustaches or beards when players begin reporting for spring training on Feb. 18.

Scientists have uncovered the remains of two prehistoric men in an Irish bog, one of which is the tallest body from the Iron Age ever found. Ned Kelly, head of antiquities at the National Museum of Ireland says the 6-foot 6-inch man "would have been a giant. . . the other man was quite short, about 5 foot 2 inches. "

Researchers at the University of Bath found that some young girls will mutilate and torture their Barbie dolls, reports The Associated Press. Coming from the university's marketing and psychology departments, the researchers questioned 100 children about their feelings toward a number of products. The girls had the strongest reaction to Barbie. Children reported feeling "rejection, hatred and violence," says Agnes Naim, one of the researchers.

Police in one Indian city really beat the romance out of dating. TV channels showed police in Meerut city, in Uttar Pradesh state, repeatedly slapping, punching and pulling the hair of women who were on a date in a public park, reports Reuters

A new 2006 calender is naughty, but the faithful may not find it nice. A German Protestant youth compiled the calender using 12 staged photos depicting erotic scenes from the Bible, including a topless Delilah cutting Samson's hair and a naked Eve offering an apple, reports Reuters.