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There are plenty of things we associate with our favourite holiday of the year, Christmas. Presents, Christmas trees, food and songs are all part and parcel of the festive season. And then, of course, there are the Christmas stockings. We hang up our stockings so that 'Father Christmas' can fill…
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Check out of the Marriott and sack off the Hilton - next year, there’s only one hotel destination that will satisfy spread-obsessed foodies. As of January 2020, the chocoholic pioneers at Nutella will be opening their very own hazelnut spread-themed hotel, built to make all of your wildest Nutella fantasies…
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A man lived on a diet of KFC for a week straight and actually ended up losing weight rather than piling on the pounds. Mike Jeavons, who has a penchant for fried chicken, decided to film a mini-documentary mirroring the popular show Super Size Me - to see if he…
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Christmas can be a lean period for fast-food franchises. At any other time of year, their competition is scattered and divided. Once roast turkey, stuffing and potatoes enter the equation, however, almost everyone ignores burgers and nuggets for a few weeks in order to load up on seasonal specialities. It’s…
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While coffee snobs will argue that adding anything other than water to coffee beans is tantamount to heresy, everyone else knows that extra flavours are awesome. Starbucks didn’t get to where they are today by refusing to serve anything other than bitter black shots - they’re a big deal because…
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Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas is a true cult classic, with fans of the animated dark fantasy musical as captivated by the now 26-year-old film as ever. For those who have yet to see the stop-motion flick, it tells the story of Jack Skellington, a pin-striped suit-clad skeleton from…
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A vegan has filed a lawsuit against Burger King, alleging that the fast-food restaurant cooks its meatless Impossible Burgers on the same grill as its beef patties, TMZ reports. Phillip Williams, the plaintiff in the case, argued that Burger King advertises its Impossible Burgers as a vegan alternative to its…
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One of my favorite childhood memories of Christmas would be sitting down one evening to write down my wish list. This would usually involve a cold Sunday evening after a bath, as I flicked through the Argos catalog and listed the product codes for the items I wanted. Of course,…
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Acne is a common skin condition that affects many people, most often on the face, back and chest. Acne is known to run in families, and is particularly common in young adults - according to the NHS roughly 95% of people aged between 11 and 30 will be affected by acne…
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Good deeds come in a variety of different forms. They can be significantly life-changing, or as comparatively minor - but gratifying nonetheless - as receiving an extra McNugget at McDonald's. Speaking of the latter, a former employee at the fast-food chain went viral after revealing that he did just that…
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A swift shot to the gonads has ended the playtime of many fathers and children out there. They may be cute and adorable, but the sad truth is; your kids are willing to fight dirty and deliver a low blow now and then. And it doesn't matter if they're tiny…
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On paper, substituting your roast turkey for a burger might sound like a pretty poor deal. If you were forced to rank all the amazing things about Christmas Day, dinner would have to come out somewhere near the top. Forsaking several thousand calories worth of stuffing, poultry, and pigs in…
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Flour tortillas are, broadly speaking, fine. They’re the epitome of middle-of-the-road, run-of-the-mill, vanilla ice cream, missionary position snacking - never likely to offend anyone, but equally unlikely to set your world on fire. While being boring is normally exactly what you need when you’re pressed for time, sometimes it pays…
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A woman who hails from Wakana in New Zealand has reportedly been inundated with death threats after posting steamy hunting pictures on social media. Lucy Rose Jaine first started hunting when she met her partner Sharn. The couple now has had three children together, and although Lucy is adamantly against…
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The first same-sex couple in England to have a child by surrogate together, have split up after five years of marriage. According to British tabloid newspaper The Sun, Tony and Barrie Drewitt-Barlow were in a relationship together for 34 years, only marrying at last in 2014. The couple became famous…
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Aldi is now selling life-size Kevin the Carrot toys just in time for Christmas. Kevin the Carrot is the star of the budget supermarket's advert this Christmas, which features a playful, Dickensian duel between him and the Leafy Blinders (aka evil Brussel sprouts) - all to a slightly rewritten version…
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Some people will go to any lengths for the sake of love, even if that love isn't deemed to be 'conventional' by society's standards. One person who knows this all too well is Idaho-native Gabrielle Reese, who flew 500 miles to Utah when she was 18, to lose her virginity…
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Perhaps the most contentious relationships out there are those between a landlord and their tenants. You can keep your crazy exes or unbearable former bosses - because the disdain I have for my former landlords outranks all of them. From unannounced visits to increasing the rent, there are thousands of…
