Abstinence from sexual activity cost a Frenchman £8,500 damages paid out to his wife – and that was an official court ruling! Full story

Many passengers complain about the tasteless food on the plane. The researchers from the University of Manchester have found that the high level of noise is to be blamed. Full story

She just let them grow, says the 45-year-old singer and mother from Las Vegas who made it into the 2012 edition of the Guinness World Records thanks to her fingernails, the longest this side of paradise. Full story

The glaring beauty of the new Miss Universe caused some inquiries whether her appearance had been in any way augmented by surgery. But before expanding on particulars it is worth mentioning that the freshly crowned Leila Lopes, former Miss Angola, took Sao Paolo, Brazil, by storm with her radiant loveliness, showing to the world a beauty queen in the most resplendent meaning of the world. Full story

It turns out that the invigorating effect of coffee is an illusion. The scientists from the University of East London have conducted an experiment. They gathered a group of 88 volunteers aged 18 to 47 who had been drinking coffee for years. The volunteers were promised coffee containing caffeine. In fact, there was no caffeine in it. As a result, the participants still had an improved mood and increased activity. Full story

A resident of the UK, who is in need of a kidney transplant, placed an ad on the Web looking for a donor and received a reply from an unknown woman from the United States. She seemed absolutely disinterested and agreed to donate her kidney. Full story