Bodily Functions And Perceptions

A 10 year old boy has proved that humans actually do have some remarkable powers of recovery if given a chance. He developed a brain tumour and surgeons were forced to remove a great part of his brain in order to remove the tumour.

 

Human Mega Brains Are Possible

 

In all he lost a third of the right hemisphere (the side which deals with visual processing, sights and sounds). His prognosis was for a restricted recovery.

Between A Rock And A Hard Price?

Donald Trump claimed once again last Friday ......

Trump Between A Rock And A Hard Price?

.... that the U.S. has "already won" the war.  However its now week ten of the war and counting, and he's now saying in his inimitable way that he wants to "win by a bigger margin," and ensure Iran can never attain a nuclear weapon.

A Fishy Explanation

Power Transformers worldwide have suffered some strange animal sabotages over the years .....

Electrocuted Vervet Monkey

.... from Racoon's causing power supply problems in both Germany and the USA, to rats in Japan and monkeys in Kenya.

Oh What A Lucky Man And Other Crime Stories

Sometimes fate just takes a hand. Police in Bochum Germany spotted a man playing a one armed bandit in a arcade, and realised that he was wanted with a warrant out for his arrest, because of €710 in unpaid fines. He faced a 71 day prison term if he failed to pay up, so they moved in to handcuff him. 

Oh What A Lucky Win

But as they detained him, the fruit machine paid out the jackpot of €1,000 so the man paid his outstanding fine in full on the spot and was released.

Time For A New US Political Party?

The US is becoming ever more divided politically .....

USA Politically Divided

 .... with the current two major parties both prone to being hijacked by and led by extremists of the left and the right, and assassinations and assassination attempts, now seemingly a real factor in political life.