All’s well that ends in the well. A young boy is lucky to be alive after plummeting down a 40-foot well while playing in a courtyard in India, as seen in nailbiting CCTV footage. The fiasco occurred on December 19 in Damoh, Madhya Pradesh State while the unidentified lad was frolicking with a pal in … Read more
A UK paddleboarder redefined “life ring” after dropping her iPhone in the ocean, only for it to wash ashore in perfect working condition — an incredible 460 days later. ”I never thought I would have seen it again, or for it to be working,” Clare Atfield, 39, told SWNS. The miraculous saga occurred while she … Read more
A British author revealed he jokingly assembled a very cheap and useful nuclear war survival kit with several key items. Taras Young — who wrote the books “Nuclear War in the UK” and “Apocalypse Ready” — said he created the kit as tensions between Russia and the rest of the world continued to mount, the … Read more
Drugs routinely used to treat erectile dysfunction could boost survival rates in people with certain cancers by making their treatment more effective. Researchers at Southampton University have found that drugs called phosphodiesterase type 5 (PDE5) inhibitors, which include Viagra, can potentially improve how well patients with oesophageal cancer respond to chemotherapy. The hope is it … Read more
Older age at onset, a faster rate of disease progression, and severe cognitive impairment are key factors in poorer survival rates for people with Parkinson’s disease, a study that followed patients in northern China for 10 years found. Fatigue may also be an indicator of poorer survival, while physical exercise and deep brain stimulation, a surgery … Read more
A woman in labor is having a terrible time and suddenly shouts out: “Shouldn’t! Wouldn’t! Couldn’t! Didn’t! Can’t!” “Don’t worry,” says the doctor. “These are just contractions.” Until now, several theories have sought to explain what makes something funny enough to make us laugh. These include transgression (something forbidden), puncturing a sense of arrogance or … Read more
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