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 A 20-year-old Australian man has caught the internet's attention after he proclaimed himself president of the self-declared Free Republic of Verdis, a tiny nation nestled in a disputed 125-acre forest along the Danube River between Croatia and Serbia. According to The New York Post, this micronation boasts its flag, cabinet, currency, and nearly 400 citizens, all established after Daniel Jackson discovered the land was unclaimed due to an ongoing border dispute between the two countries. "Verdis was an idea I had when I was 14. It was just a bit of an experiment at first with a few mates. We have all dreamed of creating something crazy," said Mr Jackson. Mr Jackson, a digital...

Burning the midnight oil may well burn out your brain. The brain cells that destroy and digest worn-out cells and debris go into overdrive in mice that are chronically sleep-deprived. In the short term, this might be beneficial – clearing potentially harmful debris and rebuilding worn circuitry might protect healthy brain connections. But it may cause harm in the long term, and could explain why a chronic lack of sleep puts people at risk of Alzheimer’s disease and other neurological disorders, says Michele Bellesi of the Marche Polytechnic University in Italy. Bellesi reached this conclusion after studying the effects of sleep deprivation in mice. His team compared the brains...

A biohacking Harvard researcher claims he has de-aged himself by a decade after taking up four simple daily habits in middle age. David Sinclair, a molecular biologist, has now had 53 birthdays — but claims DNA testing suggests his body is still 43. Biological age looks at the health of cells rather than how long someone has actually been alive. He was prompted to start the healthy routine in his 30s after becoming overweight and drinking too much. So what's his secret? (Dr David Sinclair pictured in his 40s) (And shown above aged 53 years) These are his four tips for reversing aging:(Do aerobic exercise such as running to live longer, researchers say) Run three times a...

Robin Hood is a compelling English legend. We love a man of principle, hiding out and harassing an unscrupulous enemy, a self-sacrificing hero, standing up for what’s right. Major Hugh Seagrim was just such a figure in World War II, except that his battleground was not Sherwood Forest, but the tropical jungles of Burma.   (Major Hugh Seagrim (aged 27 at a wedding before the war) headed a private army of local hill people in Burma that for two years resisted the ruthless Japanese occupiers of their country) There, this outstanding soldier and exceptional human being — whose little-known story has surfaced in a new book, Lost Warriors. The local Karen tribes he...

Bruce Lee died in the Mayfair House Apartments in Kowloon Tong, Hong Kong, at the home of Betty Ting Pei (丁佩), a Taiwanese actress and his close friend. Key Details About the Apartment & Incident: - Location: The apartment was in Flat 2B, 67 Beacon Hill Road, a high-end residential area. - What Happened That Day (July 20, 1973) - Lee was working on the film Game of Death and had a meeting with producer Raymond Chow and actor George Lazenby at a café. - Later, he visited Betty Ting Pei’s apartment to discuss a movie role for her. - He complained of a headache, and Ting Pei gave him Equagesic(a painkiller containing aspirin and meprobamate). - He lay down for a...

DOCTORS were shocked to find a man had been living with a knife lodged in his chest for eight years after he complained of sore nipples. The 44-year-old took himself to hospital in Tanzania complaining of pus-like discharge oozing from below his right nipple.   (The man had been living with a large blade jammed inside his chestCredit: Jam Press/Journal of Surgical Case Reports) (Surgeons carefully removed the blade during an operationCredit: Jam Press/Journal of Surgical Case Reports) (He initially presented with pus oozing from below his nipple. Credit: Jam Press/Journal of Surgical Case Reports) Medics were baffled by the cause because he had no other symptoms. The unnamed...

When villagers brought him food, he refused to touch it until his ‘boys’ returned to share it with him. He even cooked their rice for them. One later recalled that ‘we not only loved and trusted him, but almost worshipped him’. And even if it was now impossible to confront the enemy in battle, they could still spy on them. Each day, Seagrim’s scouts would disappear off into the jungle and return with a torrent of information about troop movements and potential targets, all of which was transmitted to British high command in India by radio. He pleaded for weapons to be dropped. The Japanese, affronted by their continuing resistance, were closing in. They...

A decade-long research has given a historic breakthrough to a group of scientists in China who have successfully eliminated type 2 diabetes in a patient through cell therapy. The 59 year old patient was suffering from diabetes for the last 25 years. The findings of the study have been published on Cell Discovery and is being hailed as the world's first successful use of stem cell-derived islet transplantation to cure diabetes. The researchers are from Shanghai Changzheng Hospital. "Type 2 diabetes (T2D) typically starts with insulin resistance in peripheral tissues and proceeds with gradual loss of islet function due to the reduction in ẞ-cell mass or dedifferentiation of ẞ cells....

A gunshot to the head inadvertently cured a man of his mental illness. a New York Times story from February 25, 1998, that detailed a 19-year-old man with obsessive-compulsive disorder who shot himself in the head in a suicide attempt and ended up curing the mental illness without causing any other brain damage. The patient, "George," had dropped out of school and quit his job because he washed his hands hundreds of times a day and took frequent showers. From the Times: ''George was also very depressed and told his mother that his life was so wretched that he would rather die,'' Dr. Solyom related. ''She said, 'So look George, if your life is so wretched, just go and shoot yourself.' So...

The key to a long and successful marriage has been debated time and time again. While good communication might be one of the common denominators in most cases, a Japanese couple managed to stay married for 2 decades without speaking to each other. And the reason behind their silent marriage is even more surprising. A Japanese husband took the “silent treatment” to a whole new level. The silent treatment involves refusing to engage in verbal communication with an individual attempting to communicate and prompt a response. It is not uncommon to take a communication break following an argument. But can you envision the challenge of being married to a partner who consistently...