Odd News Roundup

Kitsu’s back again, rounding up even more news! Today’s three stories have a decidedly odd theme: Being straight up weird.

  • Real ‘Love Potion’ Identified – JAN 22, 2013 07:00 PM ET // BY JENNIFER VIEGAS
    People are attracted to scents that amp-up the natural scent of a person. Seriously. They did a whole study that revolved around armpit sniffing and careful scent selection.
  • Surrogate Mother Wanted for Neanderthal Baby – JAN 22, 2013 12:22 PM ET // BY LIVESCIENCE
    That’s right. A science staff is seeking an “extremely adventurous female human” to serve as a surrogate for a baby neanderthal scientists wish to clone using stem cells. The scientist, Church, seems to think that the expanded potential gene pool cloned neanderthals offer has some sort of a value to human existence.
  • Shetland Ponies In Cardigans. You’re Welcome. – The Huffington Post UK 22/01/2013 16:44 GMT
    Scotland is launching their “Year of National Scotland” with photos of shetland ponies (a scottish breed) in cardigans. Honestly. You can’t make this shit up.

Shetland Ponies in Sweaters