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Back in May 2016, Marleen Verbeek from Madrid, Spain, made the life-changing decision to have her leg amputated below the knee. A survivor of bacterial meningitis, Verbeek had dreams of becoming a professional snowboarder. However, despite the eight months she spent in hospital when she first contracted the illness at…
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We live in a world where people's understanding of gender identity is changing by the day. The binary, which is defined by the sex we are assigned at birth, is no longer being strictly adhered to. In fact, there are now a total of 71 gender identities to choose from…
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Out of wasps, bees, and hornets, most of us are likely to choose wasps as our least favourite. Noticeable by their yellow and black rings and generally aggressive behaviour, they can cause even the bravest of us to flinch, especially knowing that they can get away with stinging multiple times…
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Over the past few decades, there has been a worrying trend in people opting out of vaccinating their children - despite overwhelming evidence to suggest that it's a terrible idea. Study after study has proven that there is no link between vaccinations and autism (one of the main arguments put…
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Some people won the genetic lottery, and never appear to age a day, while the rest of us get balder, fatter and wrinklier, plucking hairs the size of cat whiskers out of our ears. Well, maybe their youthfulness is good genes. They might just be brilliant at makeup, or wealthy…
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Many people usually cannot wait to plan their wedding, however, most people usually wait until they're actually engaged before they've booked the venue. But not this woman... Thirty-eight-year-old Theresa Mahon has revealed that after a number of failed long term relationships, she has decided she isn't going to wait for…
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More and more people are turning to polyamory as a lifestyle these days, although many people might not know what this form of sexuality actually entails. For those who have never heard the term before, polyamory refers to the desire for intimate relationships with more than one partner, with the…
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There has been a seismic change in attitudes towards sex and consent in recent years. Behaviour which would have been deemed acceptable is now widely condemned. Yet, in pornography, many of these antiquated ideas still flourish. Porn informs our understanding of what constitutes normal sex and, by extension, consent. Often,…
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If you haven't had a chance to see Queer Eye yet, do yourself a favour and check it out. While it may look from the outside like just another makeover show where a few tears are shed and someone gets a new haircut, this show has something really special about…
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A woman who was born with a large birthmark on her back and torso has opened up about the cruel taunts she has received over the course of her lifetime from bullies. 25-year-old Yulianna Yussef, who hails from Warsaw in Poland, was born with a skin condition known as Congenital…
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It's an unfortunate fact that many transgender people face suspicion, hostility, doubt, and rejection from society at large, as a result of their identity. Indeed, this kind of societal prejudice can often make romance and dating that much harder. But this week, a transgender woman's tweet went viral, after she…
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Chance the Rapper is a great... well, rapper. He's also the world's biggest sweetheart, if the way he talks about his soon-to-be-wife is anything to go by. The hip hop artist is getting married to his fiancé, Kirsten Corley, this weekend, the next stop in a relationship that's been pretty…
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