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It has been an absolutely whirlwind few months in the overcrowded world of food and drink products. Of course, Christmas is largely to blame for the frankly overwhelming torrent of new weird and wonderful delicacies that have hit shelves recently. Aldi released a plethora of festive fare, including a giant…
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The BBC and others have reported on a remarkable medical case in recent days, after a man had to have a five-inch horn-shaped growth removed from his back. The case was detailed in the British Medical Journal, where its authors wrote of the man's risk factors; "A 50-year-old manual labourer…
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Well, that's that. 2019 is over, and here we are in 2020. Feels... pretty much exactly the same, doesn't it? It's certainly fair to say that 2019 was a turbulent year; in Britain, a seemingly never ending public debate on Brexit dominated nearly every aspect of life, while in the…
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What’s better than creamy, cheesy pasta dotted with bits of bacon? If that pasta has been turned into a nugget, covered in breadcrumbs and fried to a golden crisp. Obviously. Finding genuinely original takes on both spaghetti and the deep fat fryer is surprisingly tricky, but one restaurant in California…
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In the crowded world of confectionary, it's tough to stand out. That goes doubly true for the festive period, when brands battle it out for weeks on end to get the attention of us bewildered customers. This year, ahead of Christmas, we had a huge plethora of festive offerings from…
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As the cliché goes, your wedding day is supposed to be one of the happiest days of your life. But while tying the knot may symbolize something beautiful and incomparably sentimental, in many ways, it's just another tradition with all sorts of rigid expectations and customs. Sure, there have certainly…
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A woman who was given the responsibility of recording her future son-in-law proposing to her daughter on a smartphone completely missed the moment and accidentally recorded her own reaction, KOB4 reports. Benjamin Steele Bacon, who had been with his girlfriend Amber for three years, asked her mother Susan Griego to…
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Look: I know it's literally just been Christmas - a time of year when we all spend improbable sums of money on our nearest and dearest (as well as $10 on a secret Santa for someone we've only spoken to once, in an awkward, faltering attempt at small talk over…
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We could all do with a nifty trick to save us hundreds of dollars after the festive season. Let's face it, we've spent the last few weeks buying presents for our loved ones and for all the Secret Santas we've been roped into - and it's probably made a significant…
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While you'd assume that mixing spirits with a diet soft drink would be a healthier option, that appears not to be the case, according to US-based researchers. Experts have now warned that mixing alcohol with artificially-sweetened drinks, such as Diet Coke, can actually get you intoxicated faster than sugary options.…
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If you thought Baby Groot was the best possible version of the Marvel character, then think again. A Norwegian motion designer and food artist by the name of Caroline Eriksson has created my new favorite Avenger - purely because he looks delicious and could probably feed me until next Christmas.…
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A 10-year-old boy from New Zealand was forced to remove an 'anxiety-causing' shirt by airport security. The incident took place in South Africa where Stevie Lucas and his parents were vacationing. He was visiting his grandparents in the rainbow nation, where his mother is originally from, the NZ Herald reported, but…
