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All of us have been embarrassed by our relatives at one point or another. Perhaps it was that time your mum asked your friend whether they were your boyfriend/girlfriend (or worse, "special friend"), or that one incident in which your dad thought it would be a good idea to surprise…
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Sometimes we need a serious shock to make us change our lifestyle: Maybe you drink too much, and after one hangover too many you decide to sober up. Maybe you smoke too much, and when you've coughed a gob of tar into your handkerchief you decide to quit. Or maybe you've been overweight…
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How do cheaters get away with it? How often do they think of their mistress or mister when they're not there? When do they send their secret raunchy messages? How long do affairs normally last? When it comes to infidelity, all of these questions, along with hundreds of others, are on…
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You'd think it would be a lot easier to open a successful restaurant business without accidentally offending hundreds of people at once. Deliberately is a different question, sure; I suppose it's really easy to decide to open up a vegan restaurant, or implement policies like banning children which bend various…
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It seems that Banksy has finally out-Banksy-ed himself in a new stunt which has shocked the hoity-toity fellows of the art community. The street artist who is known around the world for his edgy graffiti-style work still (somehow) remains anonymous, though appears to be the master of being talked about. It…
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Being a creative nowadays is pretty good compared to the old days. The demand remains high for creative work as more and more brands are born and look for ways to present themselves, and new technology not only means that new creative techniques are developed, but also that it's much…
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We all know someone who's guilty of working too hard. Now personally, I've gotta say that this is a problem I suffer from myself - But I know plenty of workaholics who just don't know when to quit. They only take sick days if they've lost a limb, they go…
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Sometimes it takes something really big to change our lifestyle habits. When you're stuck in a rut and wallowing in apathy, it's often not until things go too far that we finally realise that we need to do something about it. Maybe you're drinking too much at the weekend, and…
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How would you react if a stranger told you that you're beautiful? You might laugh and say thank you. You might roll your eyes and say something self-deprecating. Or you might say, "You're damn right I am, honey," slap your hip and strike a pose. Carlos, the producer of the…
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The National Autistic Society has found out that almost seven in 10 autistic people stay away from shops, and nearly a third have been asked to leave a public place because of their autism. A shocking statistic, and one that some of the biggest retailers are trying to combat with the…
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Chloe Powell has an unusual problem. The petite 26-year-old midwife has been cursed with an extremely bizarre condition. Most people stop growing once they reach the age of 18, when their hormones finally level out and they become adults. Although Chloe didn't grow any taller, she was shocked and disturbed…
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Weddings are supposed to be one of the happiest days of people's lives. They take years of planning, require thousands of pounds of investment, and the memories made from that one special day are meant to last a lifetime. So, when something goes wrong, it's not surprising to see a…
