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We've all experienced what feels like more than our fair share of heartbreak and unrequited love. Since humankind evolved from solely being devoted to hunting and gathering, we have been enamored by some largely unattainable conception of "true love", and have remained in pursuit of it ever since. One need…
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It's well known that people care much more about animals than their fellow humans. Just look at movies such as Marley & Me, or rather, any film that features animals and you'll notice that people won't so much as blink when in a sudden plot twist, the protagonist dies a…
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The trials and tribulations of life at school, though they seemed so potentially life-altering and profoundly important, were, in reality, mere drops in the ocean compared with the veritable tsunami that is adulthood. Personally, my memories of interminable boredom in the classroom are numerous. Perhaps that is why I proved…
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Perhaps the beard isn't for everyone. Some simply don't have the wherewithal to grow facial of such astonishing splendor as to be fortunate enough to profit from the beard's obviously mystic qualities, while others might prefer a clean shaven gentleman. Regardless, the beard is so firmly in vogue these days that…
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So, let's face it: we're going to get a new Star Wars movie every year for at least a decade. They've already made Rogue One, and are soon to make a Han Solo movie, so why not stick to the iconic characters we know and love? We may see a…
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Every day, another person with an IQ well above room temperature tells us that artificial intelligence will destroy the modern world. Those fears come from people like Stephen Hawking, who believe that a sophisticated A.I. could prevent itself from being shut down, and begin to act on its own accord.…
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Spoil the next Game of Thrones episode for a die-hard fan and I can guarantee you'll be subject to at least some of the medieval torture methods that the hit HBO television show loves to depict. That is, until the name Jon Snow is uttered. It only takes one mention of…
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In the aftermath of the events at Charlottesville, it's clear that society needs to be paying closer attention to those who ascribe to the harmful ideology behind the far right. Organised by white supremacist groups, the Unite The Right rally was held on Saturday, August 12th to protest the removal…
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We've all used talcum powder at some point in our lives. Whether it is to stop your skin from rubbing and chafing, or you were just simply covered in the stuff when you were a kid, at some point we have all had a bottle of talcum powder patted onto…
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With over 350,000 new cases in the year 2014 and a new diagnosis occurring roughly every two minutes, it's very likely that we or someone we know will have to contend with cancer over the course of our lives. Around one in two people survive the disease for more than…
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Few things alive on Earth in 2017 are as awe-inducing and fearsome as a 17-foot-long crocodile. Longer than most cars, those prehistoric jaws are built to never let go once they've clamped down on a nice slab of human leg. A 17-foot saltwater crocodile is the biggest Queensland has seen…
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As adults, can we all just come together and admit that swearing is kind of brilliant? There are plenty of reasons that 2013's The Wolf of Wall Street was a popular movie, but one of them has to be the satisfaction of it being the most sweary film of all…
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Beards are like Marmite, you either love them or you hate them. Some people think that they're simply dirty attachments to a man's face, which simply act as a bib for chunks of spaghetti or cereal that drop in there throughout the day. Others, however, love them, and see them…
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As the stars of both Instagram and the E! Channel, the Kardashian women are among the most popular female celebrities out there today. Over the years, Kim, Khloe and Kourtney have graced our screens on shows like Keeping Up With The Kardashians, giving us plenty of memorable moments along the…
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Unfollowing people on social media is a serious business. Hitting that button means that you're effectively cutting off contact with a person. You're no longer interested in their social media presence, which, my God, pretty much means you're no longer interested in their existence period. When it comes to famous…
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Back in 2013, a lone shepherd working out on a farm in Argentina spotted something unusual. Underneath a rock, something was jutting out of the ground, looking out of place in the environment. On closer inspection, it seemed to be the bone of something monumentally big. Palaeontologists were brought in…
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Having only two mindsets; feverish obsession or blithe abandon, I worry about my ability to successfully raise a child. One the one hand, I will guard a particularly aesthetically pleasing piece of fruit with my life, petrified at the thought that someone other than myself might try to eat it.…
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It’s August, which means we’re nearing the end of festival season. By now, most of us will already have staggered through fields more muddy than the Somme circa 1917, have paid exuberant prices to sleep in a tent in the same clothes for a long weekend, and will have seen…
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Whether you believe him to be innocent or guilty, there's no denying that former footballer and actor OJ Simpson is one of the most infamous celebrities in history. It's hard to believe now, but there was a time when "The Juice" was considered untouchable. His career seemed to perfectly encapsulate…
