15 reasons why pizza is better than a boyfriend

March 24, 2016, 5:00 am

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Why have a boyfriend, when you can have a pizza with four different types of cheese?

As much as a relationship is fun, devouring a whole pizza to yourself (preferably with a bottle of wine) is better.

When it comes to pizza it can simply do no wrong, and offend no-one. It is merely there to surrender itself to your needs and put an end to your hunger.

Basically pizza is better than any boyfriend in the world – even Bradley Cooper.

1. DELICIOUS

Have you ever come across a boyfriend that is more appealing than fluffy dough, rich sauce, oodles of cheese and a host of well placed toppings?

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Watch: Men get a full back, crack, and sack wax for the first time

March 24, 2016, 5:02 am

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As everyone with a vagina who has hair they’d like to get rid of knows, bikini waxes are torture devices used to oppress the power of the bush.

They are awful. So, so, traumatisingly awful. Especially the first time, when your hair is unused to being torn out of its cosy home, you are woefully unprepared, and everything is new and exciting.*

*AWFUL.

And so, we take some evil delight in watching this video of men getting their first ever back, crack, and sack wax. Now they know our pain. Now they understand.

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DOMS: What is it and what causes it? How to suffer less after exercise

March 24, 2016, 5:18 am

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You may not feel the pain straight after your workout – in fact you may feel powerful and sprightly.

But just wait until delayed onset muscle soreness sets in and you can’t get up the stairs.

It’s an all-too-familiar feeling if you’re going to the gym after a long time off, mixing up your workout or turning up the intensity.

DOMS, as delayed onset muscle soreness is otherwise known, is characterised by localised soreness, reduced range of movement and reduced muscle function.

MORE: Gym equipment tips: The Smith machine and eight ways to use it

The onset usually begins up to 24 hours after exercise and… Read the full story

Remember the Little Tikes car you loved as a kid? This is the adult version

March 24, 2016, 5:22 am

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If you were lucky, you spent your childhood motoring up and down the hallway in an open-top Little Tikes car.

Your current run around isn’t quite so much fun is it? Although it does have the added advantage of an engine and windows.

Well, it may not be red and yellow, but Swiss company Micro Mobility Systems AG’s new Microlino vehicle is the grown up version of the Little Tikes coupe you’ve been waiting for.

OMG: Everyone’s favourite childhood toy car is now adult-sized, roadworthy, and for sale

A prototype of the electric mini-vehicle was unveiled at this year’s Geneva Motor Show and has had 500 pre-orders in under two weeks.

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Guy prepares to break up with ‘cheating’ girlfriend – but plans get severely ruined

March 24, 2016, 5:36 am

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One guy had left the whole of Reddit feeling rather amused after posting about breaking up with his ‘cheating’ girlfriend. 

Having found she was dating men behind his back and sending sexual texts, he decided the only way to end it was to do so in a way that would create as much public humiliation as possible.

It was his birthday dinner that night and all of his friends would be gathered to see, meaning he’d already found the perfect location (if you like making a scene in public, that is).

He took a card bearing the words ‘This card will feel heavy‘, and went on to scribble out any nice words in the card, replacing them instead with his anger.

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Cut creasing is contouring for your eyes to make them look more 3D

March 24, 2016, 5:38 am

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Drag queens are inspiring our makeup routines.

Bianca Del Rio and Jodie Harsh love the cut crease look, which involves ‘cutting’ across the eyelid crease with a bold eyeshadow colour to define it.

The dramatic technique accentuates the line where your eyelid and the fold of skin above it meet.

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I had dinner in the dark and turns out it’s not even remotely like a Richard Curtis film

March 24, 2016, 5:39 am

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I don’t know if you’ve seen the Richard Curtis film About Time.

Basically, Ron Weasley’s oldest brother snares Rachel McAdams with a mixture of humour and wardrobe time travel. It’s cute enough, as romcoms go.

Anyway, one of the key moments in the film is when said Harry Potter lad first meets his lady love, in the dark, in a restaurant that serves all its meals in pitch black.

‘Ha,’ you may think to yourself, ‘there’s more chance of discovering how to time travel in a wardrobe than there is of stumbling upon such a place’.

Yet,… Read the full story

Here’s why you keep needing to pee in the middle of the night

March 24, 2016, 5:47 am

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Everyone knows the struggle. Just as you’re snuggled up in bed and feeling cosy, it happens: the sudden urge to pee.

You debate it. Will you actually wet yourself if you stay in your duvet cocoon? Do you really need to pee? Yes. The answer is always yes.

But worse than that is waking up in the middle of the night needing a toilet trip. For some of us, this is just something that happens now and again (usually when we’ve had a few too many drinks).

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16 reasons taking your bra off is the best part of your day

March 24, 2016, 6:30 am

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We’re all clued up about bra-fitting, we have different bras for different occasions, we know what suits and fits our lady lumps best, and we all understand the importance of wearing a well fitted supportive bra.

Well, yes, maybe… but that still doesn’t mean that we’re not happy to ditch the over the shoulder boulder holders at the end of the day right?

Because really no matter how exquisite your bra, or how exquisitely it fits you, there is still something so exquisitely marvellous about taking it off.

If we’re truthful it’s the first thing we want to do when we walk through the door. For all of these reasons:

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Where does the Easter bunny come from and why do we eat chocolate eggs?

March 24, 2016, 7:28 am

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As traditions go, it’s one of the better ones –  people dressing up as Easter bunnies and distributing chocolate eggs.

So, we’re not complaining.

But, where did the Easter Bunny come from and why does it always come bearing colourful eggs?

Although Easter is a Christian festival, celebrating the resurrection of Jesus, bizarrely, the Bible makes no mention of the bit where a fluffy bunny appeared and started distributing Creme Eggs.

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March 24, 2016, 7:33 am

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The body positive movement is a glorious, empowering thing.

Because it’s time. We’re so done with being shamed for our bodies. With feeling like there’s only one acceptable body type. And with all the pressure to change coming at us from all angles.

But as great as everyone’s efforts have been, there has been some criticism of body acceptance – primarily centering on those who are being left out of what’s mean to be an inclusive movement.

Why was this body… Read the full story

Good Friday 2016: What is the bank holiday festival and why is it called Good Friday?

March 24, 2016, 7:55 am

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Good Friday falls on March 25 of this year, and we’ve put a handy guide together to explain why it’s such an important day.

Chances are that you’re super excited for Good Friday, because it marks the start of a four day weekend, and the opening of a massive Easter Egg bender.

However for Christians Good Friday takes on a deeper meaning, and is an important part of the Easter story.

Here’s information on what Good Friday is, its origins and the ways in which it is celebrated in the UK.

What is it?

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Clarissa Explains It All 25th anniversary: 14 reasons why it was amazing

March 24, 2016, 8:10 am

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Hands up if you watched Clarissa Explains It All aka the coolest kids show ever?

Back in the 90s we couldn’t get enough of Clarissa Darling, her family, and we even tolerated Ferg-Face.

In one of those time flies situations, 2016 marks the 25^th anniversary of the first ever show on Nickelodeon with a female lead.

From her quick wit, the model of breaking the 4^th wall, her intolerance for Ferg and her cool bedroom we all wished that we could be her.

Basically she was the coolest character on TV, and we couldn’t get enough.

1. Unconventional 

Clarissa was a little bundle of pure sass, scheming and general bad-ass all round.

The pilot storyline didn’t centre around a fashion dilemma, or a quest to secure a crush. Nope, instead it was about the best way to punish her little annoying brother for taking her training bra into class for show and tell.

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Head-teacher leaves catchy tune on all students’ voicemail to issue weather warning

March 24, 2016, 8:15 am

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This creative principal is definitely the sort of man we need to make sure kids enjoy their education. 

When one Tumblr user’s school was issued with bad weather warnings, the principal took it upon himself to make sure every student knew what to expect the following morning.

Of course, it can be extremely hard to get hundreds of students to listen to you – especially if they’re not in school at that time.

So, this headteacher left a voicemail at each of his student’s homes. And to make sure his students weren’t too quick to press the ‘delete’ button, he drew them in with a catchy tune.

You’d think one message to each student would be time consuming – let alone a whole song.

The Worst of Tumblr Facebook page shared the genius song, and it went viral with almost 90,000 well-deserved shares.

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March 24, 2016, 8:43 am

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When it comes to a proposal, there has to be a diamond involved.

The cut and clarity depend on the budget. The setting and shape are chosen according to the bride’s tastes. But no matter what, there is a diamond. It’s just how proposals go.

But why? When did diamonds become symbolic of engagements and marriage?

Thanks to Mental Floss, we know the answer. It’s all down to some very smart marketing. Here’s how it went down.

Putting a diamond ring on it is a pretty recent thing.

Before the 20th Century, there were competing customs to symbolise getting engaged.

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Easter recipe: Creme Egg and Baileys brownies

March 24, 2016, 8:48 am

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Easter is just a few days away, so why not rustle up one of my favourite Creme Egg recipes – Creme Egg and Baileys Brownies?

The key to achieving the best brownies is minimal flour and plenty of chocolate.

If you add too much flour they’ll end up crumbling like cake when you take a bite.

You want your brownies to be fudgey, dense and delicious, and this can be easily achieved by using only 80-90g of plain flour.

The dash of Baileys also helps to make the brownies taste a little damper – in a good way.

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March 24, 2016, 9:16 am

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There’s nothing like seeing a tray of brace wax, or a photo of those teeny tiny brace elastics (so small, yet so cruel) to bring it all flooding back.

The nights when you’d just had your train tracks tightened and the only thing you could eat was a Pot Noodle. The broken wires that tormented your poor, destroyed gums. Years of smiling with your mouth closed in school photos.

Of course it was all worth it in the end.

As long as you wore those retainers of course.

1. First came the suffocating pink goo. Don’t they know you can’t breathe? Why are they trying to pull your teeth out?

If you've ever had braces then you'll understand pic.twitter.com/wbeTFTXlWh

— ellie (@TheWalkingAHS) March 13, 2016

 

2. When you finally got the braces on and it felt like a construction site inside your mouth. 

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Yep, vegans can eat at Nando’s – Here’s what to order

March 24, 2016, 9:33 am

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As a vegetarian, I always feel a bit silly suggesting grabbing dinner at Nando’s.

Yes, I know that it’s a chicken joint. No, I’m not just going to eat the chips.

Because seriously, guys. Nando’s actually does really great non-chicken related things. They’ve got loads of vegetarian options and – it turns out – they also have stuff that’s suitable for vegans.

We KNOW. Vegans? Going to Nando’s? Madness. But it can (and should) be done. Trust us.

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7 gorgeous (and some bargain) Easter eggs you still have time to buy

March 24, 2016, 9:52 am

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I love Easter. I love Easter so much that I spend all my time focusing on what eggs I’m going to devour each year than I do on buying them for other people.

And so that’s what I’m going to be spending my Saturday doing.

Luckily, last minute Easter egg shopping is not as hard as it seems – and you’ll often find that on the last weekend before Easter lots of the shops will have heavily discounted their Easter chocolate already.

There’s still lots of eggs available to order online that will arrive in time for Easter too.

We’ve found some eggs that while still being cost effective are way more luxurious than the standard milk chocolate egg – and they’re all so pretty that they’re also good enough to use as decor before you finally give in to your chocolate cravings.

Thorntons White Chocolate Lemon Meringue Easter Egg

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How to fix a jumper you shrunk in the wash

March 24, 2016, 10:09 am

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Everyone knows the devastation.

Your favourite, much-loved jumper starts to need a wash. You’re tentative at first. You’v been hurt before. But you put faith in your jumper (along with a lot of fabric conditioner) and lovingly place it in the washing machine.

And then tragedy strikes. You open your washing machine to find a jumper you don’t even recognise.

Everything is ruined. Nothing will ever be the same. Your jumper has shrunk and so has your faith in the world.

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