Mum changed her daughter’s name three months after her birth because nobody could pronounce it

August 8, 2016, 4:26 am

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A mother has told how she changed her daughter’s name three months after her birth because nobody could pronounce it. 

Carri Kessler, from Maryland, US, and her husband Will had named their newborn baby girl Ottilie, a name Carri says she fell in love with after hearing it from a friend in the UK.

But as soon as the couple began revealing the name to people in the hospital, they were met with almost total confusion.

Instantly having baby name remorse, they Googled more names to see if they could find anything they liked as much – but they couldn’t – so they stuck with it.

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August 8, 2016, 4:32 am

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Last week, a girl realised she’d matched with two friends on Tinder and that some guys really ain’t loyal to the bro code.

Redditor iliveforlovelive later shared the rather awkward Tinder conversation online, calling it ‘a Tinder tale for the ages’.

On August 5, the girl, who lives on the US west coast, matched with a guy called Abe who was in town from New York. They had a bit of a chat about the hot weather on the west coast.

Nothing much to see here.

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Man’s ‘wild weekend’ at grandma’s house will make you wish your grandma was this cool

August 8, 2016, 4:45 am

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There’s nothing better than spending a weekend at grandma’s house. 

The hilarious conversations, being spoiled rotten and the fact your granny seems to forget she’s feeding a young human and not a whale. But it’s appreciated, nonetheless.

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One vlogger has even more fun than you when staying at his grandma’s house.

He videoed one brilliant trip that totally proves that.

Ross Smith thought his grandma was so funny that he made her the star of his Snapchat stories. And we’ve got to give it to grandma, she totally rocks the camera.

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August 8, 2016, 4:50 am

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In news that will upset all self-described bad boys, it’s been revealed that nicer people actually get laid more.

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 A recent study published in the British Journal of Psychology showed that altruism is linked to mating success. Result.

The study involved 192 women and 105 men who were asked about all the nice stuff they did, like donating blood, giving money to charity and lending stuff to their neighbours.

They were then asked how much sex they had – both casually and with longterm lovers.

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This photographer has been taking pictures of women’s legs around NYC for the past three years

August 8, 2016, 4:57 am

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New York Legs isn’t the name of a strip joint, it’s the name of a coffee table book that’s being published next month. And it features hundreds of women’s legs from around NYC.

New York Times Magazine photo editor Stacey Baker, has been going around capturing women’s legs in New York City for the past three years – accosting strangers and getting them to stand in front of walls.

And she only photographs up to the hips.

She’s got over 1,000 sets of legs on her Instagram, which she shares to her 78.3k followers – each time documenting the street in which she… Read the full story

Barack Obama just wrote an essay on feminism and it’s everything

August 8, 2016, 5:05 am

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Just as we thought we couldn’t love Obama any more with his lovely face, goofy selfie-stunts and general non-Trump-like demeanor, he had to go one extra.

The 44th president of the United States has now written an essay on feminism, published by Glamour – entitled, ‘This Is What a Feminist Looks Like‘. And it’s spot on.

He begins by reflecting on the past eight years in the job, saying that the ‘greatest unexpected gift of this job has been living above the store’ – giving him more time to watch his daughters grow up into ‘smart, funny, kind, wonderful young women’.

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August 8, 2016, 5:14 am

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If there’s one way to ensure kids do their chores, it’s to threaten them with a WiFi ban.

We all know kids can’t go longer than an hour – or less – without WiFi these days, which means chores are often rushed through in order to get back to Snapchat – or not done at all.

Which leaves you either doing the job yourself, or wishing you had as you wouldn’t have made such a hash of it.

But one mum seems to have come up with a way to make sure both parties win – with a note telling her kids… Read the full story

7 yoga poses to avoid when you’re on your period

August 8, 2016, 5:28 am

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When you’re on your period, chances are the last thing you want to do is drag your bloated, lethargic body to a yoga class and get bendy whilst holding your period farts in and worrying that you’re blobbing through your yoga pants.

However, if you do somehow made the effort to get there (well done you, eh?), you’ll no doubt leave the studio feeling less crampy, super smug and relieved that you didn’t actually leak through your leggings.

 

You’ve also probably heard the teacher advising women against doing inversions while on their period. But why is this?

It all stems from Ayurvedic medicine which says that the… Read the full story

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August 8, 2016, 5:30 am

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Been single in the last few years since the online dating app boom came, saw and conquered? Then you probably now all about the hazards of online dating.

I’m not knocking it. I’m going to weddings of people that met on Tinder, I know people moving in with people they met on Happn and people having babies with OKCupid finds. They do work.

However, so many singletons in 2016 are relying on them to the point they think there is no other way to meet someone.

They’ve fallen into the online dating trap, where they are… Read the full story

8 places you absolutely have to visit in Thailand if you’re short on time

August 8, 2016, 5:54 am

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Thailand has a solid reputation as one of the finest holiday hotspots around thanks to its colourful culture and never-ending supply of beautiful beaches, washed down with incredibly great value accommodation, food and cocktails.

The South East Asian utopia is hugely popular with backpackers and flashpackers with time on their hands to explore every nook and cranny of The Land Of Smiles.

But what about those who have got just one or two weeks’ holiday to spare?

Just for you we’ve rounded up Thailand’s best bits for holidaymakers on a tight schedule.

Bangkok

It’s highly likely you’re going to be flying into the SE Asia mecca that… Read the full story

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August 8, 2016, 5:56 am

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August 8, 2016, 6:11 am

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Here’s a life lesson we all tend to learn through bitter experience – always check the attachment before you hit send.

Remember the girl who sent a Jamie Oliver recipe for chilli beef to a prospective employer instead of her CV? She learnt the hard way.

And so did this guy.

A few days ago, while at work, Reddit user Micolash got a text from his girlfriend saying her 15-year-old golden retriever had passed away in his sleep. She was devastated.

‘I felt terrible for her, and I was a bit sad too because I’ve come to adore that dog over the last year or so,’ he… Read the full story

Instagram imagined on Windows 95 is hilarious

August 8, 2016, 6:16 am

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These days, despite technology advancing at the speed of light, we’re all about keeping it vintage with our grainy photo filters and expensive digital cameras disguised as old 35mm.

But this story might have reached peak hipster.

Russian animator Misha Petrick has gone full retro with her Instagram.exe project, by imaging Instagram on Windows 95 and reminding us of the clunky operating system we knew and, err, loved back then.

Those graphics, huh?! Crazy to think this is what our computers looked like just 20 years ago…

‘I made these GIFs because I wanted to make modern kids look at Instagram the way I saw things at that age,’ Petrick told The Creators Project. ‘We are all kids of the 90s and Windows 95 was really cool for us, just like Instagram is cool for children today. The… Read the full story

Science says that it’s officially not OK to double dip anything anymore

August 8, 2016, 6:34 am

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It’s long been considered the ultimate faux pas at canapes parties.

Double dipping – plunging your carrot stick or chip back into the salsa for a second dip after taking a bite – is widely regarded as a major social no-no.

But – as the most germ-fearing among us already knew – it turns out that double dipping isn’t just a social faux pas.

Double dipping really does spread germs. And it spreads a lot of them.

Research conducted by Harvard University’s Healthbeat journal has found that bacterial counts in dips surged after a person took a bite from a crisp and then dipped it back in again.

And the number of bacteria varied with the particular dip – with salsa harbouring way more bacteria after a double-dipping incident than cheese or chocolate sauces.

‘This research does raise the possibility that a person who is sick might spread a… Read the full story

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August 8, 2016, 6:53 am

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Instagram was made for stalking. Within a minute, you’re so deep into someone else’s feed that you know what know what their mum looks like, where they go skiing every year and what they wore on a date five months ago.

It’s also a very effective, safe way of keeping tabs on your exes – from who they’re dating to what they’re having for dinner.

But that might all be coming to an end.

Because Instagram’s new Stories feature – which is a bit like Snapchat – lets the account holder know who’s been watching their videos.

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21 struggles only parents of one-year-olds will understand

August 8, 2016, 7:19 am

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One-year-olds: At times utterly adorable, at others, seriously challenging.

With their first steps, their emerging speech and their great sense of adventure there’s no denying that life with a one-year-old is full of wonder and fun.

Yet it’s not without its challenges and frustrations. No-one can keep you on your toes quite like a relentlessly curious toddler.

Here are 21 struggles that you’ll definitely understand if you have a one-year-old.

1. Who knew that an entire toilet roll could be unravelled in less time than it takes you to finish a wee?

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Man loses 14st in just 10 months and he did it the hard way

August 8, 2016, 7:20 am

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At 28 and a half stone and struggling to fit into XXXL clothing, Ross Gardner, 39, simply didn’t recognise himself when he looked in the mirror.

Today, he’s 14st lighter. And he looks very different.

When he was younger, Ross, from Florida, worked as a waiter. After long shifts, he would go home and binge on junk food and booze until 2am. He was consuming 15,000 calories a day and, over five years, he piled on 14st.

‘I didn’t recognise the person staring back at me in the mirror, I was absolutely huge,’ he recalls. ‘I didn’t take my shirt off once in… Read the full story

Melissophilia – everything you’ve ever wanted to know about the sexual fetish for bees

August 8, 2016, 7:26 am

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We all know about the birds and the bees.

But some people take this phrase more literally than others when it comes to what they enjoy in the bedroom.

Melissophilia is sexual attraction to bees.

Yes, while you’ve been getting red-faced trying to chase those critters away from your picnic, others have been going red-faced in their presence for entirely different reasons.

Here’s everything you ever wanted to know about melissophilia.

What is it?

Melissophilia is a specific kind of zoophilia (sexual attraction to animals).

It is also known as Melissaphilia.

The word comes from the Ancient Greek for ‘honey bee’ and ‘love’.

Why do people like it?

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August 8, 2016, 7:28 am

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It’s not every day you get up and personal with a lion or a lemur but one intrepid photographer has been doing just that for a set of ridiculously powerful portraits.

Calvin Taylor Lee, from Sheffield, has been spending time in the Yorkshire Wildlife Park where he’s photographed a lion, baboon, ostrich, leopard, lemur…and a waterbuck (which is a type of antelope).

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Taylors of Harrogate are looking for a trainee tea buyer and it could be you

August 8, 2016, 8:08 am

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Imagine a job where you got to sup delicious tea all day rather than your current office’s muck. A job which flew you around the world for free, to taste that delicious tea. A job which had some feel good factor about it.

Well, we’ve got just the ticket.

Taylors of Harrogate are recruiting for a trainee tea buyer.

You’ll start off in their tea tasting rooms organising tea samples…tasting tea…discussing tea.

And once your palate has been trained sufficiently, you’ll then be sent out to complete your training some exotic location overseas, where Taylors’ tea and coffee is grown.

That’ll be six months of far flung travel that… Read the full story