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For more than 40 years, Hugh Hefner's Playboy Mansion was synonymous with glamour, beautiful people and a lot of sex. The Disneyland-equivalent for lustful men, and any ambitious scantily-clad model's contentious ticket to fame, it was the place to be - and the man who built the Playboy empire was the bachelor to be seen with.…
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There's not many things in life that are more embarrassing than getting a wrong number. Whether it's via text or on the phone, you instantly feel flustered and panic when you get that dreaded "I think you have the wrong number, sorry" response. You'll either hang up without saying bye,…
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While toddlers can be adorable to the point of being downright Botticellian, there's no contesting the fact that they are mischievous little menaces, seemingly capable of wrecking havoc wherever they stumble off to. Certainly, whether they're running away at the most inopportune moments or insisting on playing with forbidden kitchen…
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Fairytales and romcoms will have us believe that each person has a soulmate, their true love... "the one". It's the person you can really feel the sparks fly with, the person that you click with so differently than you've ever clicked before with anyone else. But – just as 500…
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Any murder detective worth their salt will tell you that there are two types of criminal case in the world. There are dunkers - the open-and-shut, routine cases where the evidence is overwhelming, the motive is clear and the prime suspect obvious. But then there are some which defy expectation;…
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There is a special circle of hell reserved for people who use their phones while walking. Not for the sensible ones who send a quick "be there in five" text once they know they're on a quiet bit of the sidewalk, but for the zombies who decide to shuffle across…
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Ryan Gosling is a pretty amazing actor. Rising initially in The Notebook, he went on to do a number of art-house films with director Nicolas Winding-Refn, and even directed a film of his own. Now, we're counting down ten things you didn't know about Ryan Gosling. 1. He only got…
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While we hope that law enforcement authorities will protect our communities and crack down on crime, it's rare that we have an actual one-to-one with an officer. As they are serving the community itself, rather than being a person to fear or avoid contact with, having conversations on a personal…
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As mental health and depression become more broadly spoken about subjects in society, we are seeing more research into the subject being conducted regularly. Most of the research involves what we can do to prevent depression and aid those who are struggling with it, however, one of the more interesting…
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World War III has always been a possibility. A vague, cloudy concept fastened to a non-specific time in the future where the world powers do the unthinkable and thrust themselves into global conflict once more. Although many armed encounters have shattered the original post-war European project centred around peace, social…
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The Back To The Future trilogy is awesome, and if you don't agree, I hope you get buried in manure - and you hate manure! I t's a great science fiction story, perfectly told. Michael J. Fox and Christopher Lloyd play their most iconic characters, who became the basis for…
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When you first start dating somebody, you're walking on eggshells. You don't want to scare them away. If you're obsessed with My Little Pony, or have a belly button lint collection, or believe in aliens and duct tape your butt every night so you don't get probed, you don't mention…
