Headband can put an end to nightmares

Scientists believe wearing a special headband “can help eliminate recurring nightmares”, reported The Times. The gadget recognises when a person is dreaming and intervenes to change their emotions. In a study, the headband decreased the frequency of bad dreams among people who were badly affected by them by more than 90%. “We observed a fast decrease of nightmares, together with dreams becoming emotionally more positive,” said Lampros Perogamvros, a psychiatrist at the Sleep Laboratory of the Geneva University Hospitals.

Library book returned 84 years late

A library said a book that was 84 years overdue has been returned by the late borrower’s grandson. The Earlsdon Carnegie Community Library in Coventry said a man recently returned a copy of Red Deer by Richard Jefferies, which had been borrowed by his grandfather in 1938. He gave the library a donation of £18.27 - “believed to be equivalent to the 4,385d (pre-decimal penny) that would have been amassed in fines at the 1930s rate”, said the BBC.

Goat smashes through living room window

A couple in South Australia were surprised when a black goat smashed through their living room window and ran into their house. “It completely shattered the window,” Graham Bosankoe told ABC News. “Of course, it turned around and jumped through it [again]. I’m surprised it wasn't badly hurt.” A local authority spokesperson said it “seeks the assistance of the public for information as to the owner of the goat so it may be returned home”.

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