Published:Thursday | May 26, 2022 | 8:24 AMBANG Bizarre
A new study has revealed that spending lots of time on a console can increase the IQ of a child. Researchers from the Karolinska Institutet in Sweden carried out tests on over 5,000 children in the US aged between 10 and 12 to examine their...
Published:Thursday | May 26, 2022 | 8:10 AMBANG Bizarre
Researchers have found that people in shades lech over the scantily clad more often and for longer as nobody can see them doing it. The participants were secretly filmed doing the test while wearing sunglasses and also spectacles with clear lenses...
Published:Thursday | May 26, 2022 | 8:05 AMBANG Bizarre
Scientists have predicted that rising temperatures could take away between 50 and 58 hours of sleep per person per year – just under 10 minutes per night – by the year 2099. The study claims that sleep loss will be significantly larger...
Published:Thursday | May 26, 2022 | 7:54 AMBANG Bizarre
A ram was arrested by police in South Sudan earlier this month after attacking Adhieu Chaping, who later died of her injuries. Police chief Major Elijah Mabor said: "The ram attacked by hitting her ribs and the old woman died immediately. So...
Published:Thursday | May 19, 2022 | 6:55 AMBANG Bizarre
Diana Kirk woke up covered in blood after a ferocious rodent clawed into her neck and chin while she was asleep at her home in Nottinghamshire. Her husband John found her drenched in blood following the attack and recalled how he thought he had...
Published:Thursday | May 19, 2022 | 6:45 AMBANG Bizarre
Scientists used small samples of dust collected during Apollo missions between 1969 and 1972 to grow a type of cress, and the seeds unexpectedly sprouted after two days. The plant growth halted after six days, but the findings could be an important...
Published:Thursday | May 19, 2022 | 6:27 AMBANG Bizarre
Pour Moi have introduced limited-edition brassieres that are embellished with crystals, which are supposedly perfect for first dates, job interviews, and toddler tantrums. The firm's owner, Michael Thomson, said: "A lot of our customers...
Published:Thursday | May 19, 2022 | 6:21 AMBANG Bizarre
A total of 21 per cent of a survey admitted to being fonder of their furry friends than their significant other with more than two-thirds claiming that their pet is their closest companion. More than half -58 per cent - believe that pets are so...
Published:Thursday | May 19, 2022 | 6:14 AMBANG Bizarre
A new study has revealed that chocoholics are less likely to suffer from heart disease or cancer and also have a reduced risk of diabetes. Experts say chocolate can lower bad cholesterol and blood pressure and claim that regular consumers tend to...
Published:Thursday | May 12, 2022 | 8:34 AMBANG Bizarre
A new study has revealed that taking a brief break from apps such as Instagram and TikTok is beneficial for a person's mental health. The boffins split a sample of 154 people aged between 18 and 72 into two groups – one of which was...
Published:Thursday | May 12, 2022 | 8:30 AMBANG Bizarre
Scientists have found that capsaicin – the compound responsible for the snack's spicy flavour – prevents tumours from spreading by inducing 'suicide' in cancerous cells. Experts have discovered that it "suppresses the...
Published:Thursday | May 12, 2022 | 8:17 AMBANG Bizarre
Experts have discovered that kids shoot up an extra half a millimetre per month on average between September and April when lessons are in full swing. Scientists have theorised that children eat better during term-time and fear that the six-week...
Published:Thursday | May 12, 2022 | 8:06 AMBANG Bizarre
Heavily pregnant tattooist Joice M. Figueiró was attending the heavy metallers' concert at the Estádio Couto Pereira Stadium in Curitiba when she started having contractions during their performance. The music fan, who was 39...
Published:Thursday | May 12, 2022 | 7:58 AMBANG Bizarre
Inspired by the popular music app Shazam, Cheezam can tell the difference between gouda and cheddar. Users just have to take a photo of their mystery cheese before the app compares it against its database of 9,000 images of different varieties. The...
Malcolm McDonald suffered a dreadful infection that caused his member to turn black and fall off back in 2010. Doctors offered to build him a new penis, and it was due to be placed on his groin in 2015, but a lack of oxygen meant it was grafted on...
Experts have revealed that the tea is a wonder drug that reduces stress and helps the body fight bugs. The US Tea Council studied the benefits of compounds called flavonoids from black, green and herbal teas and found that they strengthen the...
Rosa Isabel Cespede Callaca was being laid to rest in Peru last week when she started banging on the lid of her coffin. Stunned relatives opened it and found her alive with her eyes open. Callaca was quickly transferred to hospital and put on a...
Elliott Tanner will graduate from the University of Minnesota next month with a major in physics and a minor in maths and is planning to get his doctorate next. His mother Michelle revealed that he taught himself to read at a very young age. She...
Andy Evans left his wallet, which contained his driving licence, bank cards, and cash in a taxi when he travelled back from a gig in June 2015. The father-of-two assumed that the wallet was gone forever when he stepped out of the cab in Manchester...
A man was found with 2lbs of gold up his bottom at an airport in India The passenger had arrived on an Air Arabia flight to the city of Jaipur on Friday (22.04.22), and officials claimed that he "was looking suspicious from his manners"....
A new study shows that targeting areas with non-invasive brain stimulation (NIBS) makes them more active and increases the possibility of smokers ditching the cigarettes for good by 2.39 per cent. The experts analysed studies involving 699 patients...
The unnamed woman had been using her phone when it suddenly fell into a vault toilet at the top of Mount Walker in Washington state, according to reports from the Kitsap Sun newspaper. A vault toilet is a non-flush loo that is constructed with a...
A dentist claims that smooching is excellent for dental health as it boosts saliva production and clears the mouth of bacteria and acids that cause decay. Orthodontist Dr Khaled Kasem thinks that people should spend four minutes a day locking lips...
The San Francisco Police Department confirmed that officers stopped the vehicle when it was observed driving in the city without any headlights on. Video footage captured by a witness shows the officers approaching the car after it pulled over and...
A new study has compared the health of 2,536 canines fed standard food, raw meat, or a plant-based diet, and the findings suggest that a "nutritionally sound" diet may be best for the pooches. The analysis seemed to reveal that raw meat...
