Answering criticisms of the "exploding brassiere" story told by 94-year-old Betty Jenkins on NPR last week, senior producer Michael Garofalo said in an email to the science blog Terra Sigillata that the content had been thoroughly fact-checked in advance and that he and his fellow producers "felt confident running the piece." Read more...

Via Weird News: TMZ.com is reporting that transgender male Thomas Beatie, who made headlines a few months back as the "world's first pregnant man," gave birth to a baby girl on Monday after checking into a Bend, Oregon maternity ward under an assumed name.

Read more about it:
• Pregnant Man: No Longer Pregnant - TMZ.com
• 'Pregnant Man' Gives Birth to Girl - ABC News
• The Pregnant Man - Urban Legends