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A new Harvard study has claimed that being spanked can affect a child's brain development. The study examined the effects of physical punishment - such as smacking and spanking - on the brains of 147 children and found that it can detrimentally affect a child's brain in the same way…
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A young boy has died after attempting a viral challenge circulating on TikTok. Joshua Haileyesus, a 12-year-old boy from Aurora in Colorado, had been hospitalized and left comatose after his brother discovered him lying unconscious on the bathroom floor on March 22. [caption id="attachment_1263102854" align="aligncenter" width="1024"] Credit: GoFundMe/Screenshot[/caption] It is…
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Men are more willing to forgive a cheating partner than women, a new study has claimed. Ashley Madison, the dating website notoriously established to help married people have affairs, conducted a survey of over 3,000 members and found that women were less likely to turn a blind eye to cheating. Of…
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Nearly every woman I have spoken to – myself included – has experienced street harassment. The catcalls, jeers and prolonged stares have become something we expect while carrying out simple, everyday tasks, such as commuting to work and doing the grocery shop. Recently, one woman was murdered while attempting the…
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Seaspiracy contributor and investigative journalist George Monbiot is furious with the RSPCA. During an exclusive interview with VT, he tells me that the animal charity was actually lucky not to feature in his hit Netflix documentary. The 90-minute film paints a damning portrait of commercial fishing. It also puts forward the…
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It seems that yet another cultural phenomenon is dividing the world. Don't worry - it's not another one of those "Is it white and gold or blue and black?" debates. This one has actually been around for decades - and yet we're only now discovering it. It all revolves around…
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If you weren't someone who particularly enjoyed school, you may have found yourself passing notes to your friends to pass the time. Maybe you've even kept a couple of the old hand-written relics over the years? If so, you have at least one thing in common with a certain guy…
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A barber has gone viral on social media after shaving his head to support his customer with cancer. The heartwarming video was shared by barber Neftali Martin (@neftabarber) on TikTok, who is currently being treated for cancer. Neftali decided to film the moment that he had his hair shaved off…
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The World Health Organization has called for a worldwide ban on live animals in food markets. The Daily Mail reports that this comes after a joint study by WHO and health officials in China into the origins of Covid, which claims that so-called wet markets in Wuhan were a likely source…
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A study has found that people who police other people's grammar are less agreeable. The paper in question was published in the journal PLOS One, and was entitled, 'If You’re House Is Still Available, Send Me an Email: Personality Influences Reactions to Written Errors in Email Messages [sic].' Researchers used…
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A woman has shared the story of how she learned she was related to her boyfriend. The TikTok user, who goes by the handle "mattilathehun" on the platform, explained in a video uploaded on Thursday, April 8, that her now-ex partner got her an ancestry DNA test for her birthday.…
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A bodybuilder has received widespread criticism online after he "bragged" about his lean baby. Jack Reynolds took to Twitter to discuss his "unusually handsome son", who is just eight months old, explaining that the tot is thriving on a diet of eggs, fruit, and vegetables. "We grind up his vegetables/proteins…
