Sesame Street guys Bert and Ernie are not gay – among other things they are not, and these are many. This fact was brought to public notice due to an online petition that, following the state of New York legalizing same-sex marriages, proceeded to discuss whether the Sesame Street favorites should jump at the chance to get married as well. Full story

Children can change our lives in more ways than one, and NHS manager Sue Thompson from Chester-le-Street, Durham, knows it better than anybody – she dropped 150 lbs in over a year because her daughter was approaching an age when she might care about her mother’s looks. Full story

Gossip Girl’s losses keep piling up, and the third person to drop out after Jessica Szohr and Taylor Momsen is going to be Connor Paolo, an original member who did four seasons as Blake Lively’s younger brother Eric Van der Woodsen. Full story

Tourist trips help people become savvier and more sexually attractive. They also have a rejuvenating effect and increase working efficiency. Full story

An extraordinary thing has happened to a 47-year-old representative of the fair sex in South Korea. Xin Zhou made her first plastic surgery at the age of 28 years, and thereafter she regularly turned to plastic surgeons with some new ideas as to changing her appearance. After several surgeries, the Korean woman remained dissatisfied with her appearance and came to see the doctor again. Full story

The Scottish surgeon, Gordon MacKay, has invented a more convenient alternative to plaster. According to the doctor from the Ross Hall Hospital, the classic plaster should be replaced with the film which keeps the damaged area motionless. Full story