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In a move that has been lauded as an important step by the LGBTQ community, the state of Tasmania in Australia has proposed to remove gender from birth certificates. The proposal is intended to be submitted to the Australian parliament later this year by the Labor and the Green parties, and…
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We've seen it all in the last few years; from McDonalds eyebrows to nose hair extensions, and this assortment of weird and wonderful beauty trends doesn't seem to be dying down anytime soon. Certainly, while jewellery has typically been confined to our earlobes, necks and fingers, one subversive designer has…
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When you're a kid, birthday parties are the best. You get to pig out on junk food, open a bunch of sweet presents, and hang out with all of your friends. It's a special day where you feel loved and appreciated. (And also hopefully you get a lot of presents.)…
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It's a habit that most of us probably had as kids, and one that a few of us still fall victim to as adults: biting our fingernails. To non-nail-biters, it probably seems like a pretty gross thing to do - not to mention it makes a super cringeworthy noise. But…
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Is there anything worse than a slow walker? We've all been there: desperate to get our shopping done and dusted, only to be stuck behind someone who walks so leisurely, they might as well be standing still. Well, have no fear bargain hunters, because a mall revolutionized shopping as we…
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In 1973, the band Wizzard released their famous song, I Wish It Could Be Christmas Every Day - and it still brings a smile to our faces nearly half a century later. But, though we may sing along in wishing that the bells would ring out for the festive holiday,…
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We all have to use the restroom from time to time, sometimes at work or at home. But I don't think that most people would count using the toilet as leisure time. I mean, it's not exactly a form of entertainment to nip into the lavatory and void your bowels;…
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Like a lot of us, I've always thought there were two kinds of people in the world: morning people, and evening people. The morning folks - the ones who wake up two hours before they have to in order to hit the gym, or make breakfast before sunrise even on…
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Being a parent is tough. And if you're the mother in the situation, not only are you saddled with a veritable parasite for nine months, but you're also responsible for expelling it. And if you can bear to think back to those childbirth videos we were forced to watch back in school,…
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Sufferers of eczema are all too familiar with the need to incessantly scratch the painful rashes and sores on their skin, which of course, only makes the situation worse. Sarah Rudd, like many others, had tried an endless amount of creams and lotions to fix her 4-month old's skin condition. She…
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A mastectomy scar can sometimes be a consistent reminder of an experience a woman would like to forget. And, while battle scars are certainly nothing to be ashamed of, nor should they be seen as imperfections, more and more cancer sufferers nowadays are choosing to cover them up and turn them…
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Loneliness is deadlier than obesity and should be considered a public health risk, experts warned in a recent study. When researchers in the US looked into the health effects of loneliness and social isolation, they reportedly found that those with bad social connections have a 50 per cent increased risk of early…
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It's fair to say that when it comes to personal grooming, there are a lot of double standards between genders, particularly when it comes to the issue of body hair. Yes, even in 2018, men are allowed to be as hairy as Chewbacca with beards thicker than a privet hedge.…
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If you're a fan of video games, then you've probably fantasised at one time or another about actually visiting your favourite levels in real life. Seriously, I know that these days graphics are good enough to totally immerse you in a fictional world, but who hasn't played Zelda and wanted…
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Trends, they come and they go, eh? In the past year, we've seen everything from unicorn hair and glitter tears to McDonalds eyebrows and nose hair extensions, and these weird and wacky fashions show no sign of slowing down. Case in point: nose-warmers is the new sartorial "trend" - if…
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While all first-borns are aware that they are smarter than their siblings - well, at least according to a recent study published by The Journal of Human Resources - it now appears that they have one more thing to lord over their younger siblings' heads. New research claims that second-born…
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Losing someone is never easy, but having to say goodbye to somebody who has been such a central part of your life for so long is one of the most painful things a person can go through. Getting over it takes a lot of grieving, a lot of time, and…
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Everybody has problems. Everybody struggles sometimes, either on a small or a large scale. A lot of the time, though, we tend to ignore the people we don't think have anything to worry about - maybe because they're famous, or wealthy, or simply because, on relative terms, they seem to…
