Weird But True

Continuing my tradition of reporting dubious science, today I announce two breakthroughs in research that may be not entirely untrue.

1. Eating vegetables make you more attractive. This is due to the carotenoids in carrots and tomatoes and other greens give the skin a lovely orange hue. Source - BBC News

2. Thinking about exercise increases muscle strength. There's no need to actually go ahead and get sweaty. Source to be confirmed, but defintely not all made up by my head in order to justify watching 15 hours of basketball a week while sipping Pimms and lemonade. UPDATE - here's the source, located by an anonymous commenter - Independent