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It's never a nice feeling to tuck into your lunch, only to realise all too late that something else has got in there first. Depending on where you are and what you're eating, it can be an annoying roommate or overeager child, or a clever cat or dog who's somehow…
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According to research conducted for The Journal of Positive Psychology, it should take around 11 weeks to feel better after the end of a relationship. Other studies have suggested that it takes closer to 18 months to feel better after the end of a marriage. While divorce disrupts our lives…
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Once upon a time, before CCTV and mass surveillance of public spaces, people could get away with pretty much anything out in the open. These days, however, if you happen to do anything remotely amusing in view of a camera, you'll find yourself going viral on YouTube in just a…
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The oft impossible beauty standards that society continues to perpetuate have inspired complexes in practically everyone. Certainly, pick up any glossy magazine, or take a scroll through your Instagram feed and you'll undoubtedly be faced with a slew of perfectly retouched, long-limbed gazelles who seem to be beach body ready…
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It's July, which in American terms, means it's time to party. Every year, when the summer rolls into town and July fourth comes back around, America loses its mind. Of course, we all know why: July fourth marks Independence Day. It marks the day that Will Smith and a few…
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When times get tough, a supportive employer is something indispensable. There's not enough that can be said about a manager who will give you the appropriate amount of time off, not pressure you to come back, and who overall just makes an attempt to understand your circumstances. Unfortunately, not everyone…
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There are few stories more inspiring than that of a narrowly-averted disaster. Perhaps it's because we're so often bombarded with tales of bloodshed, disaster and woe, but it feels like good news is very much in short supply these days, and you're more likely to hear about all the times…
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It's the kind of scenario that most of us will only experience in our worst nightmares: being circled by a great white shark while trapped in a tiny vessel in the open ocean. For two men, however, this exact thing happened while kayaking off the Australian coast last week. Ken…
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Chrissy Teigen's social media antics are favourites of the internet. Whether it's her cooking, her self-deprecating jokes, or her hilarious trolling of her husband John Legend, she's become one of the most popular celebs on Twitter and Instagram, with 18.4 million followers on the photo-sharing site alone. And it doesn't…
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There are so many reasons that people turn to crime. Some do it out of necessity, others out of malice, and many - unfortunately - do it because it's an easy way of getting by. One woman, however, turned against the law out of sheer boredom. Melissa Bergman, a 30-year-old…
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Everyone has that one thing that completely grosses them out. Pus-filled boils, mouldy food, burping, farting, spitting, filthy public bathrooms, weeping sores, people picking their nose, people blowing their nose, people picking and flicking ... pretty much anything people do with their noses really. Okay, maybe it's not just one…
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It's a fact of life that we all lie. While some people may try and deny that they're a liar, we've all been guilty of at least "distorting the truth." Whether it's simply saying you didn't eat the last cookie out the jar, or watching that final episode of the…
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Australia's one of the most beautiful countries in the world. Sure, you could spend your whole vacation getting drunk in Sydney and Melbourne with the laid-back locals (and maybe a few bogans). But you'd be cheating yourself if you didn't take the chance to experience nature: a hot air balloon…
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As advanced as our medical understanding may be in the modern age, there is still a huge margin for human error when it comes to treating certain conditions. Some illnesses just aren't as easy to spot without the correct equipment, and other times - unfortunately - a doctor's opinion may…
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Dealing with ailments or disabilities that affect your life is difficult enough as an adult, but dealing with any sort of debilitating condition from birth presents a unique challenge. Any child learning the same basic skills we all learned with a major disadvantage has to find an inner strength to…
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If there is one positive impact that Instagram has had on the world, it's the rise in body positivity. The picture sharing app, which has risen to be one of the most influential on the planet, has given birth to a wave of body positive influencers who teach their followers…
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If only there was a way to know from the beginning whether our relationship with someone would last forever or not. Imagine how much time we'd save - how much heartbreak we'd save. Unfortunately, no such thing exists, meaning many of us are doomed to date terrible people for a…
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Amidst the polarisation and political turmoil in the United States, food and restaurants have become a bit of a weird battleground for some of the most keenly-felt political divisions. It seems we literally can't go a week without a person of colour catching some unwanted heat in some of our…
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Ever since she was introduced to the public as Prince Harry's future bae, the world has been obsessed and infatuated with Meghan Markle. Whether it's her incredible fashion sense, her enviable looks or the fact that she is single-handedly dragging the royal family into the 21st century, there is plenty…
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Americans may be surprised to learn they don't know the Chinese diet nearly as well as they think they do. American Chinese food is notoriously inauthentic, and the culture is one that Americans aren't as always well-versed in. From the food they eat to the way it's prepared to the…
