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Can you believe it was only back in 2007 that cookie butter was first invented? One contestant submitted a product idea for a spread made out of speculoos cookies to Belgian reality TV show The Inventors, and made it to the semi-finals. While she didn't win, she was approached by…
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2019 may be forever remembered as the year fast food finally turned green. Already we’ve seen Burger King introduce Impossible Whoppers and daytime telly hosts go into full meltdown mode over Gregg’s plant-based sausage rolls. As more big names muscle in on the act, it looks like meat’s dominance of…
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We've all gazed enviously at millionaires in their speedboats and wished we could be them. Well, there's no luck on that millionaire thing yet, but you can have the speedboat! In inflatable form, anyway... Amazon is selling a life-size inflatable speedboat just in time for summer, and it's as close…
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Ladies and gentlemen, summer's on its way. In fact, you could say it's pretty much here (but not in the UK, where the rain just won't stop). So, as you're hanging out in your garden over the next couple of months, odds are it's going to get pretty warm and…
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There are few things in life more heartwarming than the reunion of two lovers. Sometimes, reuniting two people who fell in love but were forced apart by circumstance can take a very, very long time, as this story shows. An American veteran who fell in love with a French girl…
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Watch out, Statue of Liberty! In 2020, an incredible new tourist attraction will debut and threaten to take all of "your huddled masses yearning to breathe free." I'm referring of course, to Krispy Kreme's plans to open a massive 24/7 store in New York City. (It's going to be hard…
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Who needs a BFF when you have a furry companion that promises to love you unconditionally? I mean dogs aren't going to ever find a better best friend, or go AWOL after getting a boyfriend. Instead they only give you cuddles, and ensure you get outside every now and again.…
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We all love those long summer nights; filled with friends, booze, late sunshine and warm temperatures, even when the sun finally sets. Summer catering options tend to be fairly simple; some sort of BBQ offering with a big salad and plenty of beers, but what if I were to tell…
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A grotesque video - uploaded to the Facebook page, Medical Sharing - shows a man picking at his foot, which is covered in thick, yellow calluses, and it's just as vomit-inducing as you'd imagine. The minute long clip - which has garnered a whopping 13 million views - shows the…
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You know that feeling when you're insanely hungover, head down to Maccy's to grab a breakfast McMuffin, but it's 10.32am so all of your dreams die? Yup, we're all familiar with the heartbreak of realising the time has been and gone for a McDonald's breakfast - but all may be…
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A taxi driver has reportedly been fired after "faking a heart attack" to avoid taking a short fare, 9News has reported. Footage of the unidentified driver has been circling social media, and it sees the man appearing to take ill before accepting a passenger outside of Sydney airport, Australia. Check…
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It's 2019, and you're still just ordering pepperoni pizza? What's wrong with you?! Do you also own a VCR, fax machine and typewriter? Today there are tons of unique pizza toppings available, from roast beef and gravy to pineapple and spaghetti to garlic and clams. Mmm, garlic and clams. The…
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In a historic victory for LGBTQ movements across Africa, Botswana's High Court has overturned laws criminalising consensual same-sex relations. This comes just a month after Kenya's high court ruled not to decriminalise homosexuality in March. Under Botswana's Penal Code, it was written that "carnal knowledge of any person against the…
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Lefties have a tough time of it. Doomed to smear birthday cards with their inky side hand, use measuring tapes upside-down and always have a tough time getting into a bottle of wine, they honestly got the short straw when it came to this thing we call life. Not to…
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Casey Douglas and her husband were well aware of the life they were expected to lead, seeing as she was the daughter of a pastor and they both had Christian backgrounds. However, she always knew that she was "not the kind of person that would bear children," and after she…
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The power of kindness is often underestimated - but one police officer in Minnesota was there to remind us all of the worth of a good deed this week when he decided to help an elderly woman out. Orono cop Matt Siltala was on a routine welfare check at a resident's…
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It doesn't matter where you live, when the sun is out for the summer, you want to make the most of it. However, staging your ultimate outdoor party can prove tricky without a lot of prior organizing. Take music, for example. While it's easy enough to play on smartphones and…
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Sex work has, generally speaking, had a notoriously detrimental effect on workers' lives. Documentaries like Netflix's After Porn Ends lay bare the deep-rooted psychological and social problems which sex workers can face. This is largely due to the fact that, until recently, the sex industry has been almost completely unregulated…
