In 2007, Bagpipes the penguin lost his left foot after it got stuck in a fishing line.
But, this week, the Little Blue penguin, who lives at the International Antarctic Centre in Christchurch, New Zealand, was back on two feet after being fitted with a 3D printed limb.
In a clip that pulls at the heart strings, the little penguin can be seen taking his first tentative steps on his new foot, which will allow him to swim and waddle comfortably… Read the full story
This year Father’s Day will be on Sunday June 19. The date changes each year but is always held on the third Sunday in June.
Next year Father’s Day will be held on Sunday June 18.
Clearly Father’s Day is all about giving your Dad a day to say thank you. But it’s not just that, it’s also a chance to remember fathers who have died and celebrate men who have played an important paternal role in our lives.
Compared to Mother’s Day, the date is actually a fairly modern tradition.… Read the full story
Well, this is blimmin’ fancy.
Selfridges has just opened Snowflake, a snazzy new gelato café sitting right in Selfridges Oxford Street location.
Which is pretty glorious in itself. A special café dedicated to the joy of gelato? Magical.
But what makes Snowflake really special is that it’s serving up the UK’s first ever gelato afternoon tea. That’s right. A traditional afternoon tea, but packed with gelato. *Drools forever*.
The afternoon tea selection features gelato filled macarons, gelato cannoli, mini gelato cones, and cakes sandwiched with – you guessed it – gelato.
Tattoos are a great way to express your individuality and decorate your body in a way that’s meaningful to you.
So why do so many of us stick to tattoo trends we’ve seen all over Instagram? Why are we all getting the same infinity designs and inspirational quotes?
Tattoo artists are sick of it. Really sick of it. They’re fed up having to tattoo the same thing over and over again. They just want to be creative.
And as they explain in this Reddit thread, there are certain tattoo trends they seriously want to see the back of.
1. ‘Any combination of the following words: dream, laugh, hope, love, live, dance. it’s like “build your… Read the full story
To be fair, the idea of most cosmetic surgery makes us wince a bit. Having our skin sliced into is a terrifying prospect. But this particular trend might make men want to cross their legs.
The MailOnline reports that the latest big cosmetic surgery is the scrotal lift.
Yep. It’s exactly what it sounds like. Also known as scrotoplasty or scrotal reduction, it’s a surgical procedure that works to remove excess and saggy skin on the testicles.
The operation works by slicing away excess skin, then rejoining the muscle at the ‘seam’ of the scrotum to reduce scarring. It can be performed… Read the full story
Shh, everyone – if you stay really quiet, you can hear summer coming.
No, really. It’s around the corner and unless you’re prepared and have a holiday booked, it’s time to start planning your staycation in beautiful Britain.
Heck, even if you do have a holiday booked, get yourself down to one of these gorgeous beaches in the UK.
1. Old Grimsby, Tresco
Honestly, does it get more beautiful than this?
The turquoise bay can be found on the Isles of Scilly. That’s right, it’s not the Caribbean. It’s just off Cornwall.
A lesson in individuality: in a world of Disney princesses, always be the hot dog your heart desires. Always.
A little girl has become the internet’s new ruler after she turned up to her dance class’s Princess Day – a day encouraging all the students to turn up as their favourite Disney princess, apparently – dressed in a hot dog costume. It was glorious.
After photos of her flawless outfit were posted online, #hotdogprincess soon started trending on Tumblr and Twitter, with everyone bowing down to their new queen.
Filled with anxiety when you think of a future in which robots will take over the world and steal all our jobs?
Well, yeah. That’s probably wise. We’re all going to be useless soon. But for now, it’s time to focus on the real threat at hand: adorable animals.
There was the cat who scored a competitive position greeting visitors at a gallery in Russia. The other cat who got hired for a few days at an airline. Let’s not even get started on Felix the Huddersfield Station Cat.
Animals can do our jobs,… Read the full story
As Father’s Day approaches, the hunt is on for the perfect card for your dad.
You could go with the same old boring cards, or perhaps something a little different.
Here are our top ten of the funniest Fathers Day cards around.
1. As far as fathers go, I could have done worse. £3.21 Etsy
2. You had a dad bod… Read the full story
A moment, please, to honour this person’s honesty.
Sequia and Kings Canyon National Parks just shared a note from an unnamed person who may be the most honest person around.
He or she had experienced a lapse in judgement and succumbed to base temptation, daring to steal a pine cone. A bad choice, sure, but we’ve all been there. Pine cones are hard to resist.
But soon after their theft, they were racked with guilt. They decided to do the right thing, returning the pine cone to the park with a very apologetic note.
The park did clarify that the returned cone is not actually a pine cone,… Read the full story
Ramadan is just a couple of days away, starting on June 6 until July 5.
Here are 8 things you’ll be thinking as you prepare for the month:
1. How many hours the fast is going to be
Days before Ramadan, you suddenly become aware of the time between fajr and maghrib prayer and you realise how long it is! This year, because Ramadan starts in June, the fasts are only going to get longer as the days lead up to June 21st (the summer solstice aka the longest day of the year!).
2. All the specialty food that only gets made during Ramadan
No matter… Read the full story
Throw out your soothing sound machine. Trash all whale sounds CDs. This is the only soundtrack you need to peacefully drift into slumber.
This is the deeply relaxing sound of a pizza. A slice of pizza being poked, repeatedly, by someone’s finger.
Finally, we get to witness – for the first time ever – the unusual and hypnotic secret language of the pizza species. It’s beautiful really. We don’t know what it means, but that’s not what’s important right now.
Grown tired of flares and mustard yellow? Can’t handle seeing yet another 70s inspired feature in a fashion mag?
Let us present a far superior alternative: the 80s. They’re back. They’re on trend. And the only inspiration you need for bringing the 80s firmly back into your wardrobe is this: a bunch of super glam chickens.
Photographer Dan Bannino just debuted his latest project. Chic Chickens is, well, a series of very chic 80s chickens, complete with ultra volumised hair and dramatic lighting.
You know what’s really overdone, totally unwanted, and entirely inappropriate? Unsolicited photos of penises.
Nope. They’re not doing it for us. Unless we’ve actually asked to see one, we don’t particularly want an awkwardly angled picture of a semi-erect peen.
But you know what type of dik pic we would absolutely LOVE? A photo of a dik-dik. Dik pics all the way.
A dik-dik is a small antelope that lives in parts of Africa. It’s also adorable, and we’d like to launch a petition to replace all dick pics with dik pics from now on, as inspired by this tweet:
This post is for everyone who thinks that going vegan will create a bigger dent in your bank balance, not to mention those who think vegan snacks are bland and boring, because that couldn’t be further from the truth.
It’s totally possible to get excited for your snack time as a vegan, as well as dropping less then a couple of quid for a top notch snack. Check out some of these bad boys…
A cauliflower is literally going to set you back about a quid and you should have all the other ingredients to hand, but in case… Read the full story
Long has the war against the humble Croc raged on. It didn’t matter how many celebrities dared to wear them in public. We cared not when we tried them on and found them surprisingly comfortable.
Crocs are ugly plastic shoes. And that cannot be accepted.
But the defendants of Crocs have remained strong and steadfast, too.
They maintain that the comfort of Crocs outweighs their appearance. And besides, they don’t look that bad, right? Right? (WRONG)
Now, new evidence has arrived to help the anti-Crocs side win the battle. The Huffington Post spoke to some podiatrists, who declared that Crocs are bad… Read the full story
Motivational tattoos are a marvelous idea. Sometimes all it takes to get you through a tough spot is looking down at your wrist and seeing a reminder that it’s okay, you’ll get through this.
But motivational tattoos are also, well, permanent. You won’t need that inspiring message all the time, every day. It can feel a bit strange having a phrase that means a lot to you right now inked on to your body for all eternity.
One company has an alternative solution. Motivational Tattoos sells temporary tattoos with inspiring messages, that you can pop on and wipe off whenever you need.
If someone asks you how long it takes to get ready for a night out, there are really two answers: How long it takes on your own, and how long it takes with the girls.
Getting ready with the girls is like a night out in itself, and is often the best part of the night.
Here are some of the things that always, without fail, happen when you’re getting ready to go out with the ladies.
1. Bringing only one outfit is unheard of
The whole… Read the full story
Ghosting: The act of suddenly stopping all communication with someone you’re dating, in the hopes that they’ll get the hint and drop the relationship without kicking up a fuss.
It’s a thing. Everyone’s doing it. It’s awful.
But no one wants to admit that it’s happening to them.
No one wants to be ghosted, mostly because it sucks to admit that the person you gushed about last week is now pretending you don’t exist – but also because it’s deeply embarrassing to admit that you’re someone who someone else believes deserves to be ghosted.
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