Barometer Migraine

The MET department may not be sure always. But, a the 29-year-old British woman always gets a migraine before the heavens open up. Bizarre it may appear, but Shakira Robson can predict when a downpour is on its way even without any technology. In fact, she can even tell how heavy the rainfall will be by the intensity of her headache. "It was a joke at first. I would text my friends and warn them to take an umbrella out with them as I was getting a migraine -- but when it was always correct, I thought I would monitor it. Now, I'm like a human barometer," she said.

This may be due to the inability of the brain to adjust to a drop in air pressure. It is believed that such abilities were present since the dawn of man and they helped people predict the weather. such people would have got important positions in society.  

Smarty fish

Fish can remember things for months, according to researchers, who have dismissed the myth that the animals have a three-second memory. The view that fish lack the brain power to retain memories is "absolute rubbish," said Dr Kevin Warburton of Charles Sturt University's Institute for Land, Water and Society in Australia.
He made his conclusions after studying the behavior of Australian freshwater fish such as the silver perch, which can remember a predator for several months after only one encounter. "They can learn to avoid predators after being attacked once and they retain this memory for several months," he added.

Painful Release

The governor of the US-administered Northern Mariana Islands is feeling the heat after ordering the temporary release of a jailed suspect to give him a massage. Benigno R Fitial, the most senior politician there, demanded Chinese masseuse, Qing Mei Cheng, be set free to treat him for back pain. The masseuse was taken from the local prison, where she was being held on people smuggling charges, to the governor's mansion before being returned to jail."I made this request because this was an unusual situation where I needed to address the extraordinary pain I was experiencing," Fitial said in a statement.