Ancient Egyptian embalming instructions reveals the process of wrapping the dead person’s face

Advice to die for! Ancient Egyptian embalming instructions on a 3,500-year-old medical papyrus reveals the process of wrapping the dead person’s face with ointment soaked bandages to reduce swelling Researchers have translated a 3,500-year-old medical papyrus from Egypt The text describes the embalming process of wrapping a dead person’s face It provides ingredients to make an … Read more

Captain Tom’s final instructions for his funeral are revealed by his family

Tom Teixeira knew his grandad had become famous when his phone started being permanently engaged. Tom Jnr would ring Captain Sir Tom Moore — whose death this week has prompted a national outpouring of grief and calls for a memorial in his honour — and find he couldn’t get through. ‘A couple of times I … Read more

Mental instructions free up space for productive thoughts, study shows

Giving yourself verbal or mental instructions to clear your mind can help make room in your brain for more productive thoughts, a new study reveals.  US researchers used brain imaging scans and machine learning to investigate what happens to the brain when we try to stop thinking about something. Three instructions – to ‘clear’ our … Read more

Amazon driver knocks three times and yells ‘abracadabra’ after teenager edits ‘special instructions’

Magic! Amazon driver knocks three times then yells ‘abracadabra’ and runs away after teenager edits the ‘special instructions’ for his mother’s delivery An Amazon driver hilariously played along with a child’s ‘special instructions’ Jacob Staffieri, 13, asked the driver to knock three times and yell ‘abracadabra’    Lynn Staffieri, from Magnolia, Delaware, caught the amusing moment … Read more

Daughter receives instructions to throw a party for her mother sent by her dad who died in 2019

A daughter has revealed how her late father sent her an email with instructions on how to throw a 25th wedding anniversary party for her mother from beyond the grave.  Alyssa Mendoza, from Manila, told how her father, Bing, planned the party before dying of chronic kidney disease in 2019, booking a flower delivery a … Read more

Domino’s delivery driver follows special delivery instructions to give doorbell camera a high-five

Just a pizza fun! Domino’s delivery driver entertains customer by following her special delivery instructions to kick the door three times, give her security camera a high-five and then run away Elizabeth Beem ordered a pizza in Falcon, Colorado, with special instructions The driver kicked her door three times and high-fived a porch security camera … Read more