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More than 20 years on from the release of the book that would change everything, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, JK Rowling is still confounding us all with her magic. Now, I'm only speaking for myself here, but as soon as I see 'Harry Potter' as a precursor, I'm…
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If you ever feel empty after eating a normal-sized pastry, infamously seductive British supermarket Marks and Spencer may have created the ultimate chocolaty remedy. New for Christmas 2019, the retailer are releasing a whopping foot-long chocolate eclair, complete with sumptuous whipped cream and a rich chocolate fondant. For anyone who…
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There are many terrifying things about Australia. Rivers full of man-eating crocodiles. Snakes that can kill you just by looking at you. Spiders that look more like Aragog than anything that you would ordinarily find in a back garden. But, even though it’s the animals that always end up stealing…
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Toblerones have a certain mystique about them, don't they? Only ever really seen in airports, gargantuan in size, oddly shaped and often given as a cursory last minute secret Santa gift to a work colleague you don't know very well, Toblerones are the hipster's chocolate bar. They are also, of…
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A vegan customer of British bakery Greggs says that she has been left “traumatised for life” after being served a traditional pork sausage roll instead of the plant-based alternative. 20-year-old Sharleen Ndungu has said it was only after she started eating the snack that she realised that Greggs had made…
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Every time I feel a little bit down in the dumps, jaded and tired of the constant daily grind, Aldi comes through with another excellent product to brighten my spirits. Whether it's a heated clothes airer to help out over the winter months, a candy cane gin liqueur for the…
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There's a good reason why Beethoven was such a successful movie: the St. Bernard who starred in it was huge! What could be better than a large dog? They're perfect for cuddling because there's a whole lot more of them to love! Large dogs also make great guards too. So…
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[caption id="attachment_3036" align="aligncenter" width="760"] Credit: PA Images[/caption] There's a good reason why Beethoven was such a successful movie: the St. Bernard who starred in it was huge! Us humans can't get enough of man's best friend. So what could be better than a large dog? They're perfect for cuddling because…
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In Kentucky, a kind teacher went above and beyond to ensure a 10-year-old student with a disability was able to participate in a class field trip, People reports. According to the child's mother, Shelly King (who posted about the touching gesture on Facebook), when she learned that her daughter Ryan's…
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For a company whose most famous slogan sounds more like a mantra for a narcotic than a snack, Pringles clearly have remarkable staying power. This is made all the more impressive by the fact that, no matter what mad flavour combination gets thrown at you, once you pop, it really…
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Despite ostensibly being a sort-of-Mexican restaurant, Taco Bell can be surprisingly reticent when it comes to the spice rack. Unlike an actual taco, the bite-sized mouthfuls of mushy beef that get churned out of the company’s thousands of kitchens of a daily basis taste more like warm cement than fiery…
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This is a story about a woman who had gone through hell for years. The sequence of events that occurred before her pregnancy were enough to totally crush her, but she remained stoic. Then when she found out she was pregnant for the first time, she thought she'd finally found…
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This is a story about a woman who had gone through hell for years. The sequence of events that occurred before her pregnancy were enough to totally crush her, but she remained stoic. Then when she found out she was pregnant for the first time, she thought she'd finally found…
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If you use the internet about an average amount, there's a high chance you will have come across a particular meme of a blond man blinking - seemingly stumped by whatever it is he has seen or heard. It's a simple one, as memes tend to be, but evidently relatable…
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Aldi is no stranger to an innovative, unusual product. Just this year, we've been treated to mythical shimmery unicorn gin, a heated clothes airer for the winter months, and the recent announcement of their candy cane gin liqueur for the festive season. Check out this leaked Aldi employee training video:…
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Whoever’s decision it was to make Halloween the season where almost anything can become “sexy” has a lot to answer for. Over the years, revellers have been able to attend parties dressed as anything from sexy Harambe to a sexy carrot. Sexy, in this context, is clearly very objective. However,…
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A woman has created a Cinderella costume with a glass prosthetic arm in order to increase representations of people who have had amputations. Mandy Pursley had always felt there was a lack of amputees being represented in popular culture. "I remember being enthralled watching Jim Abbott play baseball because he…
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A mom who was becoming increasingly concerned about her son's attitude came up with an ingenious plan to combat his behaviour in class, Kent Live reports. The situation seemed particularly bad when Becky Crandley started receiving emails from her son's teacher concerning two incidents that had gotten him in trouble.…
