Love this: Minnesota sports officials have shut down the state wrestling league because a herpes virus is spreading from athlete to athlete while they grapple. 24 wrestler have caught it so far.
The best thing is the name of the virus: herpes gladiatorum. Can't improve on that.
__UPDATE: __ To add to the kooky scientific name thing: Just found this story in The Scientist about a bacteria named after Star Wars trivia. Midichloria mitochondrii - get it?
