Commenting on the video, The Telegraph said that the poor guy, realising that he has felled the tree onto the roof of his own home, seems ’stumped’ for a moment and then shouts, “my house!” and a few seconds later, “my bedroom!”

The clip drew loads of comments, many offering advice on the correct way to cut down a tree.

One posting reads, “the notch in the front was about one-fifth the height and half the depth it should have been.” Adding, “He should have been tensioning that bad boy.”

Gathering in Santiago’s main plaza to dance, the students actually had a serious message, expressing their protest at the county’s education minister.

Student Arturo Fuentes, who took part in the protest, said: “This movement is going forward and is not weakening, as the government says. This activity shows that we are passionate and in favour of free education.”

Talk about a good way to get your message noticed!

Dressed as Batman, the crime fighter tours local schools educating kids on the dangers of getting involved in gangs and petty street crime. He also aims to make a connection with the local community and the police force, vital in their fight against crime. “Police act in favour of good and the state works in favour of good through the police, and since Batman is also a character who works in favour of good, we decided to join efforts to prevent children from becoming criminals,” he said.

The Telegraph quotes her remarking, “I feel very humble in setting a new Guinness World Record. My desire is for the elderly to keep on going, do things as long as you are physically able. Be positive,” she said in comments cited by Guinness. “When a person is busy, the hurts seem to ease up. If you are able and even older than I, then I’m happy for people to attempt to break my record. I promise the experience will be well worth it!”

Asked how she felt just after landing gently back on the ground, she told local TV station KSL 5: “How was it? I’m ready to go again!”

What at first glance seems to be a bizarre request that could lay a precedent for the privatisation of the police force in Britain, there does appear to be some logic behind it.

Senior officers claim that underwired bras, or those with metallic parts, could increase ballistic damage, as a gunshot to the chest could drive these objects further into the skin with potentially fatal consequences.

Female constables have been surprised simply because of the rarity of this situation arising in relatively quiet Essex, but the theory is supported by health and safety officers as well as the Home Office Scientific Development Branch.

Specifically, they recommend not just any bra but a Marks & Spencer one, which naturally pleased the retail chain’s spokesman.

The article can be reviewed in the Daily Mail online.

The Atlantic Magazine website has an entry complete with direct illustrations of his 1939 book ‘The Seven Lady Godivas: The True Facts Concerning History’s Barest Family’. It follows the story of seven nudist sisters who vow not to get married until they have each brought a truth about the benefits of horse to mankind.

Based on the 11th-century legend of Lady Godiva, which is also where the Peeping Tom reference comes from, the book was a complete flop, selling 2,500 copies out of 10,000 printed in the first batch.

It would appear that Dr Seuss was simply wired to write for children, so we won’t let it take away from his undeniable genius. That’s not to say there’s no chance of Hollywood snapping up the rights to a new movie blockbuster, though…

BBC Health News reports that data from the experiments, which involved six trials and over 500 patients, demonstrated a “significant beneficial effect” on alcoholism lasting for a few months after the treatment.

The powerful hallucinogen has been banned in the UK since 1966, just 23 years after it was first discovered. It is a long-acting drug that affects the levels of serotonin in the brain, which is a massive factor in behaviour, mood and perception.

And the results are pretty impressive – 59% of those given a single dose of LSD, between 210-800mg, demonstrated reduced levels of alcohol abuse compared with a 38% change in those undergoing alternative treatments.

While it would seem odd that this should be the case, Professor David Nutt, the former drug adviser for the UK Government, who was in fact sacked for his views on relaxing prohibitive measures on illegal drugs for research purposes, suggests that the results corroborate the notion that alcohol dependency needs to be cured by altering one’s outlook on life.

The analysis was carried out by the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) and can be read about in the Journal of Psychopharmacology.

But experts at Nottingham University may be on to something after studying the regeneration properties of the humble flatworm, a creature we find in ponds, gardens, and sometimes, unfortunately, in our children’s mouths.

The article in The Daily Telegraph reports that the researchers were able to create a colony of over 20,000 flatworms from a single flatworm, by cutting it up and watching as each piece developed into a completely separate worm.

The findings may lead to treatments to increase the length of human life as well as providing a better understanding of what it takes for an immortal creature to exist.

In particular, the researchers were surprised to observe that both the asexual and sexual types of planarian flatworm were able to develop all the necessary organs, muscles and skin, while they replenish endogenous levels of a key enzyme needed for this to occur - perhaps highlighting they could be potentially immortal.

BBC Nature News reports on the findings during an experiment in a sanctuary in the Democratic Republic of Congo.  The aim was to learn more about the communication between different bonobos, known as Pan Paniscus, which are not heavily male-dominated as other animal groups.

According to their work, once engaged in sexual activity, the female apes will call and scream more loudly to almost advertise their encounter, depending on the audience, and this helps them climb the social ladder.

Previous research had shown that bonobo apes were among the more sexually promiscuous animal species, as they look to build relationships but also use sex to reduce stress and competition levels within the group.

This strategy makes for an interesting social dynamic, but surprisingly they still have less offspring than their less erotic chimpanzee cousins.

The full findings were published in the journal ‘Scientific Reports’.

Being that the people we associate this attire with – doctors, scientists, bakers? – work in positions that require the utmost care and attention to detail, thus psychologically we’re wired to increase our own attention when wearing them ourselves.

The Daily Mail reports on the study which concluded that out of 58 undergraduates, the half that wore lab coats made almost half the number of mistakes in some selective attention word tests.

However, in a separate experiment it was found that for those people that were made to associate the white coats with painting as opposed to the medicine, there was no real observable effect on attention.

We are what we wear, it seems – we may have to try our own little experiment in the 247Moneybox.com office…