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Hollie Bellew-Shaw's daughter, who has autism, was having a tough day at school. Fourth-grader, Kenlee, was struggling with the noise in the cafeteria, and resorted to hiding under a blanket on the stage. Luckily, however, help was at hand in the form of her favourite school custodian, Mrs Esther. In…
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A grandfather with vitiligo has been praised for his wonderfully crafted dolls, which are crocheted to appear as though they have the same skin condition. João Stanganelli, 64, first developed the genetic condition in his thirties. While it does not adversely affect his physical health, experiencing chronic skin discolouration can…
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Celebrities. They're just like us, only they're not. They live more glamorous lives than us mere mortals. However, they're just like us in that they too go looking for love. But many celebrities seem to have quite the age gap romances. Some of Hollywood's biggest stars can sometimes surprise us…
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We all have little things that grate on us - no matter how trivial they may seem to other people. Personally, some of my biggest pet peeves centre around food - and more specifically other people eating the food that I picked from a menu, paid for and can generally…
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[caption id="attachment_2792" align="aligncenter" width="760"] Credit: PA Images[/caption] Celebrities. They're just like us, only they're not. They live far more glamorous lives than us mere mortals. However, they're just like us in that they often go looking for love. However, as we've seen by many a celebrity news headline, their romances…
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You read that right. After years of faffing around with Zinger Towers and Chicken Legends, KFC have finally decided to give their fans the sandwich they deserve with an epic fried chicken and donut crossover. As of today, the franchise is testing its new “Chicken and Donuts” menu at select…
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We all know someone who - no matter what the time of day, the temperature, or climate - always seems to have cold feet. Maybe it's due to poor circulation, or maybe it can be attributed to some kind of sinister curse, but it seems like, even if they were…
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From time to time, we're all go through a wardrobe malfunction. It sucks, but sometimes our clothes can almost seem to conspire against us in the most embarrassing way. It's worse when these sartorial catastrophes make it to social media, and leave us even more red-faced and sheepish when we're…
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It's almost Halloween again: the holiday where kids go trick-or-treating, where adults watch scary movies, and everyone dresses up in costume. But while loads of people spend plenty of time and care on their costumes, they can neglect dressing up their home to suit the theme of the season. Indeed…
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Last week it was reported that British singer, Sam Smith, requested to be referred to as "they" not "he", six months after confirming a non-binary identity. According to The Sun, the 27-year-old asked family and friends to make the change, as Smith thanked Hits Radio presenter James Barr on Twitter…
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An employee at American casual dining chain Chili’s is now leading the search for the family of a man whose remains were discovered outside her restaurant last Sunday. Elizabeth Confer, who works in the Niagara Falls region of upstate New York, was arriving for her shift when she spotted a…
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Have you ever been eating a curry, or burrito, or sandwich, or pasta dish, or bagel, or seemingly every food ever created and suddenly found the taste of dish soap rushing over your tastebuds? Yep, you've just eaten cilantro. It doesn't matter if you're eating Italian, Mexican, Indian, Chinese -…
