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September 23, 2016, 5:38 am

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No, Halloween hasn’t come early and you’re not witnessing the aftermath of a brutal, woodland massacre.

Pranksters in Melbourne, Australia have dyed a lake red, and it’s left members of the public feeling very confused.

The lake is in Carlton Gardens in the city centre, and while the jokers initially only dyed a small pond with a fountain in (the Hochgurtel Fountain, fountain fans), luckily/unluckily for them, it’s connected to a nearby lake. Which also took on the bloody hue.

The lake in Carlton Gardens has turned very red. pic.twitter.com/XRCcybE6kx

— Denham Sadler (@denhamsadler) September 22, 2016

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Don’t Stop Me Now by Queen is officially the world’s happiest song, according to science

September 23, 2016, 5:43 am

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What’s the song that always get your toes twitching, fingers tapping and bad vocals going?

Maybe it’s something groovy you hear down the gym.

Or perhaps it’s a dance tune that was always playing at the student bar back in the day.

Whatever your personal choice is, there’s now an official answer.

Only one song gets everyone feeling really bloody happy, according to scientists.

And it is (drum roll): Queen’s Don’t Stop Me Now.

A study by the University of Missouri has proven that Queen’s 1978 hit is the track guaranteed to bring unadulterated joy to all.

Back in 2013, researchers got people to listen to ‘upbeat’ music over a period of two weeks and found that listening to music – regardless of the genre – tends to make people happier.

Now, neuroscientist Jacob Jolij has come up with a formula for happy songs, by studying 126 songs produced… Read the full story

A charity is donating meals to the hungry when you delete food pics from Instagram

September 23, 2016, 6:06 am

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You’ve spent months, even years, curating the perfect Instagram feed. Sure, you’ve got the obligatory selfies and beach snaps, but a large part of your IG identity is all the #foodporn you’ve uploaded.

Those carefully crafted Buddha bowls.

Your ultra-healthy, anally perfect lunch boxes.

All the fancy restaurant dinners.

Well now’s the time to DELETE THEM ALL.

Delete to Feed is a campaign by butter company Land O’Lakes over in America that is encouraging Instagram users to delete their food pics in an effort to fight hunger in the U.S.

One in six people in America currently face food insecurity, compared… Read the full story

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September 23, 2016, 6:20 am

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At some point in our lives – usually when we’re students or running low on cash – we all consider volunteering for a bit of scientific research. Just so we can help out the scientific world, you know?

But usually we’re put off by the prospect of having to take slightly scary sounding drugs, having needles poked into our arms, or feeling under the weather for a good week.

It just doesn’t seem worth it.

This scientific study, however, is one that we definitely want to get involved in.

A group of students at Northumbria University, led by Timothy Eschle, are searching for willing participants for a study into the benefits… Read the full story

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September 23, 2016, 7:12 am

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Won’t someone please think of the children?!

You might not think it to look at them, buried in their smartphones and blasting their music out from the back of the bus, but kids today have it tough.

Yes, they have a wealth of technology to draw upon to help them through their everyday existences, but it belies the fact that growing up in the 21st century is a daunting proposition.

The 90s, however, as a lot of you will know, were different. It was a purer, more innocent time.

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Stop everything: Quality Street has killed off the Toffee Deluxe

September 23, 2016, 7:24 am

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Very, very important chocolate related news: Quality Street has destroyed everything we hold dear.

Just when we recovering from the Mary Berry no longer being a part of Bake Off news, another British institution has fallen apart and broken us in the process.

Quality Street has announced that they are getting rid of Toffee Deluxes from their tubs.

The horror. Oh, the horror.

Just in case you’re not up to date on your toffee categorisation, the Toffee Deluxe is the rectangular chewy toffee in the metallic brown wrapping. It’s one of the oldest sweets on Quality Street, and it is an absolute delight.

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September 23, 2016, 8:10 am

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Pete Thorne is a photographer who specialises in photographing animals.

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His most recent project, entitled FAT CATS is a collection of ‘pleasantly plump’ portraits which sit alongside heartwarming and funny stories about the chubby felines.

Why has Pete specialised in chubby cats for this particular project? Well, in his own words: ‘Chubby cats are the cutest cats.’

‘I realised that larger, chubby cats were somewhat under represented in popular culture in favor of more svelte, slimmer cats,’ he told Metro.co.uk. 

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When this dad was deployed to Afghanistan for 100 days, his family celebrated every holiday he’d miss in one weekend

September 23, 2016, 8:13 am

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When you’re in the military, there are a lot of little parts of family life you miss out on.

Like holidays, for example – Christmas with the family, having a birthday cake at home, or taking the kids trick or treating.

One family has worked out a way to work around the missed bits.

When 15-year-old Olivia Clendennin’s dad, Alby (who goes by Al), found out that he would be deployed to Afghanistan for 100 days, the family decided to surprise him by combining all the holidays he’d miss into two days, celebrated at home before he left.

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September 23, 2016, 9:09 am

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It’s one of life’s big questions: why do the things we love cause us pain?

Or, to put it in simpler terms, why the f*** do we have to put up with the horror of hangovers, just for enjoying a few drinks?

Finally, this awful part of life could be about to change.

A professor from Imperial College London says he’s officially created hangover-free alcohol, and is now ready to test it out.

That’s right. We’re talking magical alcohol that gets you tipsy but doesn’t cause hangovers. This is big, people.

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September 23, 2016, 9:22 am

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Most of us know the irritation of being one size in one store and another in the next. 

It’s especially annoying when you want to buy from a new online store, but you have no idea which size to order.

Unfortunately, many of us have been left feeling disheartened and upset after a changing room experience – especially if we haven’t been able even to squeeze into the size we normally wear.

Women’s Equality Party (WEP) want to highlight this issue with their #NoSizeFitsAll campaign.

The campaign asks women to share the multiple clothing sizes they have to wear online using the #NoSizeFitsAll hashtag, in order to challenge the fashion industry’s approach to body image.

WEP  found that one-in-five women in the UK cut the label out of their clothes and 70% say they do so out of shame and embarrassment at their size.

‘The #NoSizeFitsAll campaign seeks to… Read the full story

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September 23, 2016, 9:23 am

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Love can be blind which, we all know, is basically code for ‘you might think he/she’s gorgeous AF, but they’re totally not right for you’. 

When this dad was deployed to Afghanistan, his family celebrated all the holidays he'd miss

We’ve all been there, infatuated by someone’s beauty before finding out they’re completely wrong for us months down the line.

We’re sorry to tell you but if it hasn’t happened yet, it’s probably not going to happen at all.

Here are 15 signs you’re dating the wrong person.

1. You have nothing in common. At all

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September 23, 2016, 9:28 am

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If you’ve always dreamed of staying in a tree house, you need to head down to West Dorset.

The Woodsman’s Tree House, designed by Royal College of Art graduate Guy Mallinson, is the most luxurious wooden cabin imaginable.

Situated in the middle of a forest, this eco hide-away has a sauna…

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Uncle left red-faced after accidentally sending a dick pic to his family group chat

September 23, 2016, 9:46 am

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We all know that family group chats can be awkwardly cringe-worthy and embarrassing. 

But while most of us are cringing over an old family photo or a bad dad-joke, one family has been left in shock after an uncle accidentally posted a dick pic into the chat.

A chat that was filled with his nieces and nephews, we must add.

Married couple Shweta and Aashish had been added to a family group chat by Aashish’s dad.

They’d been away from it for a little while when they heard a lots of buzzes of new messages in quick succession.

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September 23, 2016, 9:47 am

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Good evening, and welcome to Channel 4’s Great British Bake Off.*

*Not really. There (probably) won’t be any penis cakes on GBBO, even without Mary Berry. We think.

One genius baker has created a cake with an edible penis on top. But this is not just any penis cake. This is a penis cake that ejaculates a delicious, creamy surprise.

Delightful.

The ejaculating penis cake, as it’s catchily named, is the creation of Swiss baker and pastry chef Jasmin Rinkes.

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September 23, 2016, 10:10 am

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So, you’re sick of London/Manchester/Norwich/wherever the hell you are. You dream of pursuing a more profitable and comfortable life abroad.

You want to be somewhere with a little more sun, good food, and a wage that goes further than a travelcard and a box room in the suburbs.

But where to go?

The Expat Explorer Report by HSBC/YouGov has looked at the best places for expats to live around the world.

It’s one of the longest running surveys of expats, with 26,871 people sharing their experiences of living, working and raising families abroad.

Each category is scored out of one and then collated to work out a ranking.

Here are the top five countries to move to if you want a better quality of life (Britain ranks 22nd, by the way).

1 – Singapore

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These tortilla chips are so hot they come separately packed – and in a coffin

September 23, 2016, 10:11 am

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Have you ever tried a tortilla chip so hot that they come separately wrapped and stored in their own mini-coffin? 

No, we haven’t either, and we’d probably be terrified too – because these chilli chips are made using the Carolina Reaper Pepper, the chilli the Guinness Book of World Records’ rate as the hottest on Earth.

A spokesman for Paqui Chips, the firm behind Fear The Reaper chips, told Metro.co.uk: ‘The Paqui Carolina Reaper chip is made with real Carolina Reaper peppers. When you look at the Scoville Scale, which measures heat, no other pepper even comes close to the Carolina… Read the full story

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September 23, 2016, 11:42 pm

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I have an unhealthy obsession with candles. There, I said it. 

Tiny shrimp make these rocks look like they're crying glowing tears

I can’t even mention the word ‘candle’ without a loved one hopelessly shaking their head at me. I have a candle for every room, every work top, every dresser, every windowsill… you get the picture.

New scent releases are a dream come true and the sales just call for a new drawer-full of candles.

But I know I can’t be alone in this madness.

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September 24, 2016, 1:00 am

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Waffles are a treat breakfast to be enjoyed on a weekend morning when you have a little more time on your hands to have a proper sit down breakfast with your family, partner or friends.

But the normal ingredients of a waffle means that vegans and people who are gluten-intolerant end up missing out on all the fun.

Here’s an alternative, but equally delicious, waffle recipe that’s high in fibre, high in protein, and, crucially, vegan and gluten-free!

Here’s what you’ll need to make three medium waffles.

Ingredients

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September 24, 2016, 1:06 am

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Feeling a little delicate today? We understand your pain.

Prepare for some serious envy, then, as the lucky people over in the Netherlands are getting the one thing we all need this weekend: a pop-up bar dedicated to curing bleary-eyed guests of their hangovers. It’s the dream.

The catchily named Hangover Bar, in… Read the full story

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September 24, 2016, 1:59 am

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I think we can all agree that 2016 has been a bag of trash on fire. Everything we held dear has been burned to the ground. Nothing is sacred and life as we knew it has been ruined.

Great British Bake Off will no longer be shown on the BBC. Brexit is happening. Quality Street removed the Toffee Deluxe from its tubs.

And worst of all – the greatest affront to our great British sensibilities, the biggest heartbreak, the highest act of disrespect – Wetherspoons has now announced that they no longer plan to serve Christmas dinners.

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