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"The Fat American" is a typical stereotype, but the United Kingdom is catching up quickly. Last November the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development published a report declaring the UK to be the most obese country in Western Europe. They predicted that by the year 2030, 40% of British people will…
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In 2016, it was revealed that there were only 10 countries in the world that could be considered completely devoid of conflict by the 10th annual Global Peace Index. It was a statistic that almost seemed inconceivable at first. How could so few places across the world be at complete…
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This is a big year for the British royal family - with two weddings, foreign royal tours and a 70th birthday for Prince Charles on the cards. However, perhaps the most exciting event to take place is the birth of Prince William and Kate Middleton's third child. Prince George and…
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It's stressful enough getting a scratch or dent on a regular car, but this is taken to a whole new level when it's something as expensive as a Ferrari 458 Spider, worth $280,000. Millionaire Zahid Khan, 31, had to live with the fact his precious car had been crushed at…
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Mark Meechan is a Scottish comedian who posts videos on YouTube as "Count Dankula." Now one of those videos could send him to prison. In April 2016, Meechan uploaded a video titled "M8 Yer Dugs A Nazi" - slang for "Mate, your dog's a Nazi." He explains that his girlfriend's pug,…
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Yann Arnaud, a Cirque du Soleil acrobat, fell to his death last week during a live performance. The 38-year-old was trying out a new routine when something went wrong, leading to him falling onto the stage in front of the audience. He died from his injuries at Tampa General Hospital…
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It has been reported that several people have been injured at a high school in Maryland after a gunman opened fire. The school district said; "The Sheriff's office is on the scene; additional information to follow", adding that the siutation has been contained, according to CNN. An FBI spokesperson for the…
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Last week footage of an orgy in a hotel room went viral on Chinese social media. (There's a sentence you don't get to write every day!) The videos were posted on the popular Chinese microblogging platform Weibo, and although China has tried to scrub it from the Internet, it's like…
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Even with more than 16 years passed, the events of September 11 are still fresh in our minds. While we have celebrated the heroes who risked their lives to save who they could and mourned for those that couldn't be rescued in time, it's not often we focus on the…
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We're all voyeurs when it comes to the Royal family. Whether we're ogling Kate Middleton's sartorial stylings, or binge-watching Claire Foy and Matt Smith play out the lives of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip on Netflix; one thing's for sure, we're not going to stop hearing about the veritable…
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The mystery of the Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 is something that shows no sign of stopping any time soon. For those of you who don't remember it, MH370 was a scheduled international passenger flight that disappeared on 8 March 2014 while flying from Kuala Lumpur International Airport, Malaysia, to its destination, Beijing…
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There are some things in life that don't get neatly resolved. While the movies we watch often see their characters find closure and the plot tied up with a bow, real life rarely gives concrete answers to mysteries. However, when it comes to those searching for their biological parents or…
