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The most devastating piece of news you can be confronted with as a parent is that your child is suffering from a severe illness. And if the condition turns out to be terminal, then entering into a state of emotional turmoil can feel like an inevitable consequence. One father, however,…
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Albinism is a condition which affects less than 200,000 people in the US, the National Institute of Health reports. The genetic mutation results in a number of distinctive characteristics like white hair and poor vision. These are the result of the total absence or reduction of melanin, which can make…
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A female truck driver out on the roads of southern Australia revealed the ins and outs of life on the road, saying it took people a while to take her seriously. Blayze Williams, who is 27 years old, and works for the company Toll in Adelaide, has been working as…
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In 2019, the power of the internet is practically limitless. With just the touch of a few buttons, you can be talking to your relatives on the other side of the world, proving your friend wrong about something on IMDb, or rage tweeting about fake news at 3am. It's wonderful!…
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Being in a long-term, committed relationship is hard enough as it is, but it gets even more difficult once you stop being able to trust your significant other. If infidelity has been a problem in the past, either in your current coupling or a previous relationship, the spectre of jealousy…
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A plus-sized model has revealed her acne scars in a candid series of Instagram posts after hiding them for more than two decades. Tia Duffy, who suffered from acne since the age of 12, took part in a special modelling project entitled Skin Works, which features unedited and unfiltered images…
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First dates are always a little intimidating. Aside from the stress about what to wear, the anxiety over whether or not they'll like you, and the sheer panic of saying something totally inappropriate, there's one fear that surpasses them all: what if the person you're meeting up with is an utter…
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This month saw the arrival of the romance no one ever thought would happen: Pete Davidson and Kate Beckinsale. Rumours were flying for weeks before the pair were spotted playing tonsil tennis at a New York Rangers game in early March, finally confirming their relationship. However, it seems not everyone…
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How do you eat pineapple? Do you cut the skin off, before chopping it up into chunks? Are you a lazy pineapple eater who buys it pre-cut in a can from the supermarket? Or do you commit the cardinal sin of putting it on pizza? Either way, it doesn't matter…
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Sorry ladies and gentlemen - you missed your chance, because Jennifer Lopez is officially engaged to Alex Rodriguez! The Love Don't Cost A Thing songstress announced the exciting news last night, posting a picture of her stunning engagement ring to Instagram. The image saw A-Rod and J-Lo holding hands, with…
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There's a very simple rule to follow when it comes to making statements on the human anatomy: if the issue you're talking about is not one you have personally experienced, you're probably not going to know more about it than someone who actually deals with it on a regular basis. Cis…
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Travelling by aeroplane is never the most stress-free experience in the world, even when you have the luxury of first class. You still have to put up with all the waiting around in the airport, the rigamarole of checking bags and storing hand luggage, and - worst of all -…
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Pole dancing has always been a performance style associated with seductive women. And given the role it plays in strip clubs, it has developed something of a seedy reputation; a titillating ploy to get male customers to spend vast amounts of money. However, the view that pole dancing is an…
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It's a well-known fact that breakups can take a serious toll on our mental health, as rejection can often lead to feelings of depression and low self-esteem. However a breakup can also take its toll on our physical health, since an unhappy parting of ways can often make us feel…
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Back in May 2016, Marleen Verbeek from Madrid, Spain, made the life-changing decision to have her leg amputated below the knee. A survivor of bacterial meningitis, Verbeek had dreams of becoming a professional snowboarder. However, despite the eight months she spent in hospital when she first contracted the illness at…
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We live in a world where people's understanding of gender identity is changing by the day. The binary, which is defined by the sex we are assigned at birth, is no longer being strictly adhered to. In fact, there are now a total of 71 gender identities to choose from…
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Some people won the genetic lottery, and never appear to age a day, while the rest of us get balder, fatter and wrinklier, plucking hairs the size of cat whiskers out of our ears. Well, maybe their youthfulness is good genes. They might just be brilliant at makeup, or wealthy…
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Many people usually cannot wait to plan their wedding, however, most people usually wait until they're actually engaged before they've booked the venue. But not this woman... Thirty-eight-year-old Theresa Mahon has revealed that after a number of failed long term relationships, she has decided she isn't going to wait for…
