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Today is Valentine's day: a day when happy couples around the world finally get the opportunity to have some quality time together. For the next 24 hours, they can just hang out together, away from prying eyes and interruptions. Even celebrity couples need this time together to just enjoy each other's…
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This Valentine's Day marks the one-year anniversary of the mass shooting at Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Texas. A lone gunman entered the school armed with an AR-15 and killed 17 students and teachers before getting apprehended by authorities. His defense team offered a guilty plea in exchange for…
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The anti-vaxx movement has captured the attention of the world. A number of unproven theories have linked certain infantile vaccinations with learning difficulties and autism. Preferring what they see as a more natural approach, anti-vaxxers therefore flout medical advice and choose not to vaccinate themselves or their children. A growing…
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Ethan Lindenberger was never vaccinated during his childhood because his mother believed that vaccinations could lead to autism and brain damage. As he grew older, he realized science does not support that belief, but he was unable to change his mom's mind. When he presented evidence to her, she rejected…
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Lieutenant Colonel B is one of many LGBT+ individuals serving in the United States military. For years, the Don't Ask, Don't Tell policy forced many queer soldiers and armed forces personnel to keep quiet about their true orientation, out of fear of reprisal and career-ending homophobia. However, this culture of…
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Folks, if you'd somehow missed the heart-shaped memo, tomorrow is Valentine's Day: an occasion during which all couples have a brilliant time together, and all the rest of us cry into a ready-meal-for-one in front of the TV. Ok, so maybe not all singletons take it quite as badly as…
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As kids, a lot of us had some questionably unhygienic habits. Some of us probably thought it was a great idea to bite our fingernails, or or wipe our runny noses on our sleeves, or play in the dirt for hours with our bare hands. But only the grossest among…
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On the first day of any new job, there's normally one thing going through your head: whatever you do, don't embarrass yourself. Unfortunately, it doesn't always work out this way - in fact, for one young man who started a new job last year, a slip-up on his first day…
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Over the past couple of centuries, the human race has made leaps and bounds in the medical field. Our lifespans have increased thanks to better understanding of diet and exercise, new technology has allowed us to identify and cure illnesses that might formally have been fatal, and, in the more…
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In theory, Valentine's Day is a great day to spend with the one you love, but in reality, it means crowded restaurants, overpriced gifts and overblown expectations - and that's just if you're in a relationship. For most other people, it can be a battle against loneliness and self-doubt, and…
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Over the past few decades, the anti-vax movement has become a worryingly prevalent one. Parents are refusing to vaccinate their kids against life-threatening illnesses due to spurious science reports saying that doing so could harm them. Many of these rumours stem from one 1998 paper which claimed that the measles,…
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With Valentine's Day fast approaching, it's becoming easier and easier to tell the relationship status of just about anyone based on how they're acting. I mean, I'm no Sherlock Holmes, but if someone seems especially keen about this coming Thursday, they're probably planning on taking out a special someone for a…
