Ask for a second shot of espresso. We’ve got a lot of diverse reads for you in Morning Links. Yeah, work can wait:
- What was she thinking? In a quest to lose weight, an Iowa woman chose the really weird. She swallowed a tape worm. Wouldn’t Jenny Craig have been more tasty?
- Bland food? Hell, no! While you might think our ancestors didn’t give their taste buds a run for their money, you’re wrong. Well, sort of. Scientists say they’ve found signs that even 6,000 years ago, folks were seasoning their food.
- The news is out that Bradley Manning, the U.S. Army private sentenced to prison for releasing secret government docs, wants to “live as a woman,” and experts say that beginning that new gender path while in prison is going to be extra difficult.
- The Loch Ness Monster lives! A mysterious horned creature has washed up on a beach in Spain and Spaniards think it’s something right out of a science fiction movie.
- Rapper Kanye West has taped an interview on Kris Jenner’s TV talk show, and sources say that he will show the world a photo of his most prized possession — the child called North.
