Tokyo, Japan -- Sex could be the death of you, according to a Japanese medical examiner who is an expert on death during sex. Dr. Masahiko Ueno tells the "Mainichi Daily News" that men are more likely to die of cardiac arrest during sex while women tend to suffer brain hemorrhages.

LONDON -- They take beer very seriously in England. Very seriously. "The Daily Record" reports that a majority of Brits consider the "beer widget," a device that ensures a frothy head from a canned beer "the greatest invention of the last 40 years, beating out the internet, mobile phones and transplant surgery.

IRVINE, Calif. -- A woman from Orange County, California, is suing a restaurant she claims gave her a bowl of clam chowder with a condom inside. Laila Sultan says she thought the rubbery item was a clam at first, but when she spit it out and saw a rolled up condom, she ran to the toilet and vomited for 15 minutes. The "Los Angeles Times" reports Sultan's case will go to court Jan. 12.

DUSSELDORF, Germany -- Burglary can be hell on your hands. Just ask the 18-year-old German thief who busted into a man's home only to have the guy bite him on the thumb and refuse to let go. The vigilante-minded victim held the burglar hostage until police showed up to arrest the crook, but he had to have a neighbor call the cops since his mouth was clamped on the burglar's thumb the whole time, according to ananova.com.

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