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Sunday, 20 October 2019 06:13

Despite knowing we’ll die eventually we refrain from thinking about death. This is why

The human brain is wired to make us believe that death only happens to other people to stop us obsessing about the inevitable. Researchers found that by banishing thoughts of death, people are able to enjoy life in the moment and not worry about what will happen in the future. As children begin to understand that everybody dies, the mechanism switches on to stop an onslaught of morbid thoughts. Yair Dor-Ziderman, a graduate student at Bar Ilan University in Israel, told : 'We have this primal mechanism that means when the brain gets information that links self to death, something…

Friday, 18 October 2019 05:57

Egypt uncovers 'huge cache' of ancient sealed coffins

Archaeologists have uncovered a "huge cache" of more than 20 sealed coffins in the city of Luxor, according to Egypt's Ministry of Antiquities. The seemingly well-preserved sarcophagi were discovered "as the ancient Egyptians left them," said an official press statement highlighting their intact engravings and surviving coloration. Found in Al-Assasif, an ancient necropolis on the west bank of Nile, the coffins were spread out over two levels of a large tomb. The site once formed part of the ancient city of Thebes, the ruins of which are found in present-day Luxor. Nobles and officials were buried in Al-Assasif during pharaonic…

Monday, 07 October 2019 05:30

Billionaire Warren Buffett, a major Apple investor, uses a $20 flip phone

Warren Buffett doesn’t use an iPhone, despite the fact that the firm he runs, Berkshire Hathaway, owns 5.5% of Apple. Instead, he uses a $20 flip phone: the Samsung SCH-U320, which is currently selling for between $20 and $30 on Ebay. Although Apple is Berkshire’s largest investment, its founder and leader lacks hands-on experience with the product that accounts for the majority of the company’s revenue. However, Buffett does use an iPad to check stock prices and do research. Buffett showed off his vintage technology during a during a talk Thursday at The Gatehouse’s Hands Up for Success luncheon. “Here’s…

Sunday, 06 October 2019 05:50

Judge shoots himself in the chest as he tries to kill himself in court

A Thai judge who tried to kill himself in court after accusing his superiors of interfering with his verdicts has highlighted questions about judicial independence and fairness in the country. Judge Khanakorn Pianchana shot himself in the chest in the southern province of Yala after acquitting five defendants of charges that could have condemned three of them to death. He was said to be in a stable condition in hospital. A 25-page memo attributed to the judge began circulating online, accusing his superiors of trying to force him to change the verdicts to guilty. The document was reported to have…

Saturday, 05 October 2019 05:24

DSS detains infant, parents for texting gov to pay dad’s gratuity

Four family members, including a six-month-old baby in Kebbi have sued the Kebbi State Government and Department of State Services for alleged illegal arrest and detention for 13 days without trial. The complainants — Abdulrahman Nasir Jato, Hadiza Nasir Jato, Aisha Zakari and a six-month-old baby who are residents of Yauri town were arrested and detained from September 1 to 13, by DSS. They were arrested in their house by DSS operatives for allegedly sending SMS to Governor Atiku Bagudu, seeking payment of their father’s gratuity. The respondents in the case are DSS Kebbi State Command; State Director of DSS;…

Thursday, 03 October 2019 05:52

Do you relish potato chips? Ants, cockroaches, crickets taste just like them - Report

Head of University of Costa Rica’s Insects Museum decided three years ago to replace animal protein in his diet with crickets, ants, cockroaches, beetles and other insects - and wants to encourage others to do the same. “Insects are delicious,” he said in an interview at his farm in Sarchi, about 30 miles (50 km) from the capital San Jose. “You can sit and watch a soap opera, watch the football game, do any activity with a plate full of insects. Eat them one by one, with a glass of soda... they’ll go down well,” said Paniagua. United Nations’ Food…

Tuesday, 01 October 2019 05:24

Woman found rare $250,000 Rolex wedged in cushions of a thrift-store couch she'd bought for $25

Writing for Robb Report, founder and CEO of the luxury-watch reseller Bob's Watches recounts getting a call from a woman who said she found a rare Rolexbetween her couch cushions. The anonymous woman said she'd bought the couch for $25 at a thrift store four years earlier. The luxury timepiece ended up being a vintage Rolex Daytona 6241 "Paul Newman" worth over $250,000. As a watch collector, and the founder and CEO of Bob's Watches, I often get inquiries from people stumbling upon timepieces that once belonged to a family member. A few months back, I received a call from…

Saturday, 28 September 2019 05:38

Hangovers are an 'illness' rules court, as they 'disrupt body's normal state'

A German court has ruled that hangovers are a type of 'illness' in a case involving an anti-hangover drinks company A German court has ruled that hangovers are a type of 'illness' in a case involving an anti-hangover drinks company After a night out partying and drinking, you probably desire nothing more than to pull a sickie the next day and stay tucked up under the covers. After all nobody wants to be chained to their desk while nursing a nasty headache and fighting off waves of nausea. But a hangover has never been the most acceptable explanation to give…

Thursday, 12 September 2019 05:40

Man who died while having sex on a business trip was the victim of a work accident, court rules

A man who died from a heart attack after having sex with a woman he met on a business trip is a 'victim of a professional accident', a French court has ruled. This ruling means that the employer of the man, known as Xavier X, will have to pay hefty compensation to his dependents. Xavier X, whose surname has not been released, was an engineer working in the Loiret département in central on behalf of his employer, TSO, a French railway construction company. He met a local woman on a night in February 2013, but was found dead in his…

Monday, 02 September 2019 04:53

Invisible-ink stamps to identify gropers on Japanese public transport sell out in minutes

A new device aimed at tackling sexual harassment on crowded trains and public transport has sold out just half an hour after it went on sale in Japan. The "anti-groping" stamps, manufactured by stamp-maker Shachihata Inc., allow victims of harassment to mark their assailants with invisible ink, and also provide a deterrent to would-be attackers. A limited run of 500 stamps, which retailed at 2,500 yen (about $24), sold out within 30 minutes of going on sale on Tuesday, a company spokesman told CNN. The stamp marks an assailant with a palm shape in invisible ink. In May, Shachihata said…

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Sunday, 01 September 2019 04:52

Fowl, owner sued for loud crowing complained about by neighbour

A loud 4-year-old rooster called Maurice on an island off the French Atlantic shore has pitted a couple of city slickers who bought a second home next door against his owners, and stirred a nationwide debate. Two years ago, Jean-Louis Biron started to complain about Maurice’s early-morning crowing to its owners, Jacky Fesseau and his wife Corrine, who refused to get rid of their beloved fowl. “The cock’s screeching starts at 4.30 a.m. and keeps up all morning and well into the afternoon,” Biron said in an official letter he sent to his neighbors on the island of Oleron in…

Sunday, 25 August 2019 05:40

Fake dog testicles made this man a millionaire

Gregg Miller proves you can make a fortune with anything. Even dog balls. Not the kind you throw around playing in the dog park. “What I’m doing is I’m developing testicular implants for pets,” Miller tells CNBC. The 64-year-old inventor and entrepreneur created Neuticles, silicone implants for male dogs to replace testicles after neutering, so that a dog’s appearance...down there...doesn’t change. It’s made him a millionaire. Do dogs care about this? “Yes, they do,” Miller says. Certainly their owners must. Over the last 20 years, Miller claims he’s sold over 500,000 sets of Neuticles. The average pair costs $310, though…

Monday, 19 August 2019 04:54

Town installs anti-sex public toilets that will spray amorous couples with water if they start having intercourse

A seaside town is planning to install public toilets that spray occupants with water and sound an alarm if they detect 'violent movement'. Sensors in Porthcawl lavatories will automatically open the doors and sound high-pitched alarms with fine water jets soaking the interior of the units, and weight sensitive floors would ensure that only one user could be in a cubicle at a time. The measures, intended to safeguard against 'inappropriate sexual activity and vandalism', will cost Porthcawl Town Council £170,000. The planning documents detail a range of security features to deter rough sleeping, including an audible warning, combined with…

Saturday, 17 August 2019 05:21

Mayor paraded through town in women’s clothes for failing to keep campaign promises

When the residents of a municipality in southern Mexicogot fed up with their mayor after he failed to keep a campaignpromise, they knew what they had to do. They made him wear a dress and paraded him around town. For days. Earlier this week, a visibly stressed Mayor Javier Jimenez, from Huixtán province, walked around in a long dark skirt and frilly white blouse with ruffles and flowery embroidery, in front of furious residents of San Andrés Puerto Rico, while Luis Ton, another official also deemed deficient, was clad in a bright pink dress with white polka dots. One of…

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