Monty Python’s Silly Walk created by John Cleese is ‘exactly 6.7 times’ more silly than a normal human walk, say scientists – and it’s all in the way he flexes his knees ‘at the wrong time’ The team studied the way John Cleese knees bend while doing the silly walk They found his knees would … Read more
YouTube reveals 40 per cent spike in views of ‘Videos for Cats’ in 2019 to a staggering 55MILLION as pet owners entertain their felines with footage of birds and squirrels ‘having fun’ YouTube revealed to MailOnline stats for ‘Videos for Cats’ searches in 2019 Google-owned company revealed more than 55 million such searches last year … Read more
Richest retirees have an income 17 TIMES bigger than poorest – and gap has almost doubled since 2010 Poorest retirees’ private pensions pay £2,260 a year, and richest get £38,940 Pension incomes rose 54% for poorest since 2010, while richest saw a 74% rise Gap has widened from £20,950 in 2010-11 to £36,680 in 2018-19 … Read more
Car tyres could be doing more damage to our health than the fumes from exhaust pipes, according to the results from a new test. Measurements found that 5.8 grams per kilometre of harmful particles are emitted by tyres as they wear when a car is being driven. That compares to 4.5 milligrams per kilometer produced from … Read more
Skincredible! Researchers create an electronic bandage that helps wounds heal FOUR TIMES faster E-band was wrapped around the chests of rats with a cut on their backs When they breathed, a positively and negatively charged layer rubbed together Generated an electric field that encouraged the influx of skin-healing cells By Alexandra Thompson Senior Health Reporter … Read more
Brushing your teeth THREE times a day could ward off diabetes as study finds those who exceed the twice-a-day recommendation have a 14% lower risk A study looked at the oral hygiene of almost 190,000 people from South Korea They were followed for an average of 10 years to see who developed diabetes Those who … Read more
British MPs are three times more likely to ‘drink riskily’ and down an entire bottle of wine on a standard day than members of the public, a study suggests. Those parliamentarians who carry out extra work outside the Commons are more likely to be the worst culprits and end up among the country’s heaviest boozers. … Read more
Microsoft’s next-gen Xbox Series X will be EIGHT TIMES more powerful than its predecessor, the Xbox One Xbox Series X will pack serious power with 12 teraflops of GPU performance That means it will be eight times more powerful than the original Xbox One The added power will support higher frame rates and resolution It … Read more
A holidaymaker was left more than £19,000 out of pocket for a week after Expedia took eight times the amount of funds he was due to be charged from his bank account. Oliver, from London, was shocked to find that his bank account and overdraft had been completely wiped out after the holiday booking site … Read more
People suffering debilitating chronic back and leg pain are finding relief at last – thanks to an implant that delivers mild electrical pulses to the spine. These signals help block pain messages being transmitted along the nerves to the brain, so relieving symptoms. A form of the treatment, known as spinal-cord stimulation, has been carried … Read more