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A man known as "Mr Zoom" has attempted to beat the World Record for eye-popping. In a clip posted to YouTube, John Doyle, a father from Liverpool, can be seen explaining that the current record for a person popping their eyeballs popped out of their sockets is for "about 53…
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Sometimes it feels as though all those glamorous catwalk models out there only exist to make us feel bad about our own body image. Over the last few years, the beauty industry at large has been forced to ask itself some pretty big questions. Are models that designers employ diverse…
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The number of people who identify as transgender has vastly increased in the last decade. In a report by The Williams Institute, the number of transgender individuals in the US now stands at 1.4 million, which is roughly double what it was 10 years ago. The last decade has also…
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When interacting with someone who has a disability, people tend to make assumptions about their capabilities. This can be very frustrating for any individual with an impairment, especially if they are subjected to this condescending (intentional or not) treatment on a regular basis. No one wants to feel that they…
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This week, researchers at North Carolina State University published a case study that has fascinated the medical community. The study, which was published in the Journal of Central Nervous Disease, details the mental health deterioration of an unnamed adolescent boy who developed rapid onset schizophrenia. At first, doctors were baffled by the…
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There's a reason most people prefer their pants to be made from denim, cotton, or polyester - and that's because they're durable, practical, and easy to get on. But for one mom, her attempt to jazz up her OOTD with a pair of PVC pants proved to be a hysterical…
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If you're dieting right now and you need inspiration, then look no further than Jenna Jameson. After giving birth to her daughter Batel almost two years ago, the former adult film actress has been on a mission to shed her body fat and slim down. To that end, she's now…
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A man has been arrested following a bizarre breakdown during a flight from Melbourne to Singapore, in which he verbally abused and physically assaulted members of the cabin crew. The passenger, who has only been named as 'Henry', allegedly drank a bottle of vodka in the lavatories during the February…
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Approximately one in 500 children are born with cleft palates: a birth abnormality in which a child is born with a split in the roof of their mouth, after the structures that form the upper lip or palate fail to join together when a baby is developing in the womb.…
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Corporate trainer Lee Conderacci was born with a large brown birthmark on her body; a case of congenital melanocytic nevus. This is a skin condition which manifests itself when skin cells called 'melanocytes' cluster together in large patches, and produce melanin. As a child, Lee wasn't concerned about her birthmark,…
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If someone asked you to picture an image of adoption in your mind, it's probably unlikely that you'd imagine a teenager in need of a home. The truth is, though, that approximately one in five youths in the U.S. foster care system waiting to be adopted are teenagers, and the…
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In June 2015, Lia Jiang's life changed forever. She was at Formosa Fun Coast water park in New Taipei City, Taiwan when a massive explosion left 15 dead. Lia Jiang - and a reported 507 others - were injured. Named "the worst incident of mass injury ever in New Taipei,"…
