Bizarre

23 May 2023

Zimbabwe is the most miserable country in the world

Zimbabwe is the world's most miserable country. The African nation beat Venezuela, Syria and war-torn Ukraine to the top spot on the annual "misery index" compiled by Steve Hanke, professor of ...

23 May 2023

Having sex three times a week beats stress

Couples should have sex three times a week to beat stress. A person's sex life often dwindles when they are snowed under with work or feel ground down by life but ...

23 May 2023

One in five university scientists have seen a UFO

A fifth of university scientists claim to have seen a UFO. Researchers polled more than 1,000 academics from 144 universities and asked if they or somebody close to them has ever ...

22 May 2023

Pope Francis could broker peace between Russia and Ukraine

Pope Francis could be about to broker peace between Russia and Ukraine. Talks about a ceasefire have been limited since Vladimir Putin ordered his troops to invade Ukraine over a year ...
22 May 2023

Stressed employees make typos

Stressed employees are more likely to make typing errors. Experts in Switzerland have found that frazzled workers type and move their mouse differently, and less accurately, than colleagues who are more ...

22 May 2023

Alcohol can take the pain away

People really can drink their pain away. A new study has revealed that those who consume 'low to moderate' amounts of alcohol each week suffer less inflammation- which is a major ...

19 May 2023

Rishi Sunak is determined to make Russia pay for invading Ukraine

Rishi Sunak wants to make sure "Russia pays a price" for starting the war in Ukraine. The UK Prime Minister is in attendance at the G7 summit in Hiroshima, Japan, and ...

19 May 2023

Obesity should be renamed so people can lose weight

Obesity should be renamed to help people lose weight. Researchers say those who overeat should be treated as if they have an illness called "chronic appetite dysregulation" so the stigma surrounding ...

19 May 2023

Humans were kissing 4,500 years ago

Humans were kissing 4,500 years ago. Scientists say that clay tablets, used in parts of modern Iraq and Syria, provide evidence that locking lips was practised by the human race 1,000 ...

18 May 2023

AI thinks of humans as 'scum'

Artificial intelligence is likely to think of the human race as "scum". Mo Gawdat, the former boss of the facility Google X, is convinced that AI will take a dim view ...

18 May 2023

Florida researcher breaks underwater record

A Florida researcher has broken the record for time spent living underwater. Dr. Joseph Dituri has spent more than 74 days at the bottom of a 30-foot-deep lagoon in Key Largo ...

17 May 2023

Lesbian and bisexual women more likely to suffer from heart disease

Lesbian and bisexual women have a higher risk of suffering from heart disease. Researchers have recommended that cardiologists ask patients about their sexual orientation during heart checkups as lesbian and bisexual ...

17 May 2023

Ear acupuncture reduces obesity

Ear acupuncture can help people lose weight. A study conducted in Japan revealed that overweight and obese men lost over a stone on average after undergoing the procedure that involves strapping ...

16 May 2023

Austrian train plays Hitler speech on loudspeaker

Train passengers in Austria were horrified when a recording of an Adolf Hitler speech was played on board. Instead of typical announcements, a crowd could also be heard shouting 'Heil Hitler' ...

16 May 2023

Tenth of older teenagers want to change gender

One in ten older teenagers want to change gender. A new report suggests that a tenth of children aged between 16 and 18 are keen to switch sex or have already ...

16 May 2023

Lucky goldfish found in puddle after being washed away in storm

A goldfish was found alive in a muddy puddle after being washed away in storm floods. The pet was discovered in the middle of a playing field after miraculously surviving for ...

15 May 2023

Rishi Sunak promises to send hundreds of attack drones to Ukraine

Rishi Sunak has promised to send hundreds of new long-range attack drones to Ukraine. The UK Prime Minister met with Volodymyr Zelensky at Chequers on Monday (15.05.23) as the Ukrainian president ...

15 May 2023

Ailing Alexander Lukashenko misses Belarus state celebration

Belarusian dictator Alexander Lukashenko missed a major state celebration as speculation mounts about his health. It has been claimed that Vladimir Putin's close ally "faces paralysis without back surgery in the ...

15 May 2023

Losing weight gives men better sex lives

Losing weight can give men a huge boost in their sex lives. Research has found that drastic weight loss helps porky men feel friskier and reduces erection problems, leaving them more ...

15 May 2023

AI could ruin the search for the Loch Ness monster

Artificial intelligence could end the hunt for the Loch Ness monster. Nessie hunter Steve Feltham has spent three decades studying images taken by people who claim to have spotted the legendary ...

12 May 2023

Lack of deep sleep harms the brain

A lack of deep sleep causes damage to the brain. A new study has found that uncontrolled sleep apnea - a condition in which people stop breathing for 10 seconds or ...

12 May 2023

World's oldest dog Bobi celebrates 31st birthday

The world's oldest dog has celebrated his 31st birthday. Portuguese pooch Bobi had his special day on Thursday (11.05.23) and will enjoy a "very traditional" party this weekend to mark the ...

11 May 2023

Donald Trump vows to end Ukraine war in 24 hours

Donald Trump claims that he could end the Ukraine war in a day. The former US president has boldly claimed that he would be able to solve the conflict between Russia ...
11 May 2023

Opposite personalities actually attract

Opposites really do attract when it comes to love. New research has found that matching personality traits are not the key to finding a partner. Experts at Michigan State University studied almost ...