Quirky News / 19 September 2022
Japan’s wins the centenarian competition, an expert-approved breathing technique, and the 2022 Ig Nobel prizewinners…
Japan is known for its ageing population, but they’ve outdone themselves with the number of centenarians exceeding 90,000 for the first time, 88.6% of whom are women. For context, the US has 97,914 centenarians from a population 200 million larger than Japan’s…
If you find dozing off difficult after a stressful day, you’ll be interested to know that experts are getting behind the 4-7-8 breathing technique. Breathe in through the nose for 4 counts, hold for 7 counts, and breathe out through the mouth for 8 counts with a ‘whoosh’ sound. Whatever works, eh?
Ever wondered if constipation ruins a scorpion’s sex life? Us neither, but that hasn’t stopped Solimary García-Hernández and Glauco Machado of the University of São Paulo, who have won an Ig Nobel Prize recognising unusual scientific research. The prize: a virtually worthless $10 trillion bill from Zimbabwe…
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