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There are literally thousands of ingredients that divide opinion. Some people will swear blind that Marmite tastes like something scraped out of Satan’s bellybutton, while other, much more sensible individuals recognise that it is one of the most delicious things on earth. However, within the vast tapestry of contentious ingredients,…
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A man who grew breasts after taking an autism drug has been awarded an $8 million payout from Johnson & Johnson and Janssen Pharmaceuticals. In the lawsuit, the companies were blamed for not providing the patient, Nicholas Murray, with an adequate warning about the possibility of the drug stimulating the…
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Most school kids hate getting their class picture taken. I know I did. Back in the day, when I was little, a class picture meant having to stay neat and tidy for the whole morning. No playing outside, no rough-housing. Your shirt had to be tucked in, your hair had…
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Comedian and host Ellen Degeneres has been forced to defend herself after she sat next to former president George W Bush at a football game. The trouble started when pictures emerged on social media of the talk show host sitting next to the former President, which immediately went viral. However,…
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The climate change crisis is possibly the most urgent catastrophe we face. In the last year, devastating wildfires in the Amazon rainforest have wreaked havoc on the Brazilian ecosystem, spurring climate change protesters (energised by Greta Thunberg) to take to the streets in a desperate bid to convince politicians and…
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Sahar Tabar, a 22-year-old Instagram star who became infamous for her resemblance to a 'zombie' Angelina Jolie, has been arrested, according to reports. The Iranian social media influencer, who often uploads images of herself in which she bears a caricaturish resemblance to the Girl Interrupted actress, has allegedly been arrested…
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Breakups are never easy, but they're even more difficult when they're the result of infidelity. While most people in these scenarios wish every kind of unpleasantry on their ex, the majority never act on them beyond the odd social media dig. One man from North Carolina, however, got the ultimate…
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A woman in Flippin, Arkansas, was discovered by a police officer smuggling meth which had bizarrely been disguised as a hair bow. She was wearing it in her hair when the officer spotted it. Last month, police officer Kenneth Looney pulled over 38-year-old Jessica Bernice Kropp after seeing that her…
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A girl from Utah, who survived being shot and left to die in a ditch, has been crowned homecoming queen by her high school. 17-year-old Deserae Turner was left paralyzed on her left side after being shot by two classmates and left for dead. She was found eight hours later,…
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It's often said that not all heroes wear capes. Now, it turns out that they can rock pompoms too. This was the case when 17-year-old Texas cheerleader Tyra Winters noticed a toddler choking from her homecoming float. She immediately jumped into action to save the child, whose mother had called…
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A father has provoked controversy on social media by removing his son from his school after disagreeing with the climate change syllabus. Thirty-eight-year-old Matt Karlos, who hails from Australia, was reportedly incensed about the way in which his son Max was taught about the issue of global warming. Karlos believes…
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Greta Thunberg, the 16-year-old Swedish schoolgirl who galvanised a movement to fight climate change, is tipped to win the Nobel Peace Prize, which she was nominated for by three Norwegian MPs back in March. The environmental campaigner is reportedly the bookies' favourite to pick up the award next week, with…
