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12 reasons being child-free totally rocks

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Free! (Picture: Voyagerix)

Being child-free is a hotly discussed topic – with everyone from the national media to Auntie Doris considering it their right to contribute an opinion on the subject.

Whilst I wouldn’t say that children, per se, are overrated – they are, after all, what ensures the survival of the human race – I would say that being child-free is massively underrated.

A woman making a conscious decision not to have children shouldn’t be frowned upon – it should be celebrated. And, if you think that kids are the be all and end all of life, think again.

Here’s 12 reasons being child-free is awesome.

1. NCT groups

Possibly the worst thing about having a child – before you’ve even had the child.

The dreaded NCT group – a… Read the full story


This gif will make you feel things about Pluto you didn’t know you felt

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Pluto gif

Prepare to have all the emotions.

Not all gifs are created equally, oh no. And this gif, my friends, is a work of art.

Because if you thought you didn’t really care about the whole Pluto/ New Horizons probe thing, this will make you do a total 360.

The gif, which was created by Imgur user BennuBird, was posted on Reddit with the line, ‘How Pluto must feel today’, and has been bringing tears to eyes ever since.

Seriously, we’ll never think of Pluto as just another dwarf planet again.

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Graduation ceremonies for three-year-olds are an actual thing now

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PIC BY GEOFF ROBINSON PHOTOGRAPHY 07976 880732. Picture shows youngsters at Mother Goose Nursery in Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire,on Tuesday afternoon July 14th,on their graduation day. Thousands of NURSERY school children are having GRADUATION ceremonies this month as the craze rapidly spreads across the UK. THREE and four-year-olds are donning mini graduation GOWNS and MORTAR boards as they leave nursery for primary school. John Martin, who runs Marston Robing in Hampshire, started selling the caps and gowns in 2008 and this year he will sell more than 10,000 sets to pre-school children in Britain. Many will then wear the outfit as they collect a "diploma" scroll from their nursery teachers in front of parents at a special ceremony. The nursery graduation craze, which started in America, has now caught… <a href=Read the full story

We’re always banging on about them but what even is a calorie?

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We spend ages counting them. Sometimes we obsess about them. But what even is a calorie and how many of them do we really need?

That’s the question that the latest Ted-Ed video by Emma Bryce sets out to answer and it’s pretty enlightening.

First up, Emma explains a calorie is ‘a way of keeping track of the body’s energy budget.’ If you consume too many (because doughnuts) and don’t burn it off (damn you Netflix), then you’ll put on weight.

Yep, we know. You’ve heard it all before.

But what is a calorie actually? What does it signify? They explain that too – it’s ‘the amount of energy it would take to raise the temperature of 1kg of water by 1°C.

Gif calorie

‘Everything we consume has a calorie count – a measure of how much energy the item stores in its chemical bonds,’ the explainer… Read the full story

The Twinkle Tush is the latest must-have cat accessory for absolute loons

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I see you baby, shaking your ass (Picture: Twinkle Tush)

Bling that thing!

Even the most dedicated of cat lovers will admit that they find staring at their cat’s ever-present anus a bit of a turn off.

But now, at last, there is a solution to this feline faux pas – the Twinkle Tush.

The Twinkle Tush is a, well… how can we best describe it? Let’s say, a blinged-out back door cover, for a cat.

In practise, it’s basically a hairband with a glistening charm attached, which you hook over your cat’s tail to cover their bum hole.

But why would you want/ need this, we hear you cry.

Well let’s pass over to Twinkle Tush,… Read the full story

21 things you should do in Liverpool this summer

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Sefton Park (Picture: Flickr/Radarsmum67)

Summer in Liverpool is a time to get out, work up a sweat, and reward yourself with a cooling G&T, and we know just the place.

Liverpool is a city that loves the great outdoors. A city of breezy beaches, huge skies and (surprisingly clean) waters to splash about in.

Oh, and we like to get a bit of a tan, too. What? You thought it was from a bottle? How dare you….

1. Shop in Liverpool ONE, for sure, but eat in Bold Street. The street’s opened 21 new food and drink places in the past 21 months.

2. In summer, a beach is only 20 minutes away (Crosby) and the Blue Flag sands of Ainsdale just 10 minutes further.

3. We’ve more parks than… Read the full story

11 gruesome things in London you must see (if you like that sort of thing)

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St Olave's Churchyard, east London
(Picture: v1ctory_1s_m1ne on Flickr)

WARNING: This post contains material some may find distressing.

London is old. We know that. Londoners have been fighting, chopping bits off each other and putting various animals in formaldehyde for centuries now.

The result of all this gore is that we’ve now got various freaky spectacles to enjoy once the excitement of the London Eye gets a bit, y’know, samey. Here are some of the best…

1. A burial ground for plague victims

The plague of 1665 killed an estimated 100,000 Londoners (20 per cent of the city’s population) in seven months, so it’s hardly surprising that there are a few burial grounds still knocking about right under our feet.

One such graveyard is St Olave’s churchyard in the City of London, where 365 plague victims were… Read the full story

These adventurous little girls have spent their whole lives sailing around the Caribbean

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We Are Raising Our Daughters As Sailors While Cruising The Caribbean  Genevieve Stolz
Makes you want to jack it all in and buy a boat (Picture: Itsanecessity.net)

When one Canadian couple realised they were going to be parents, they had a decision to make – settle down to the 9-to-5 grind, or continue to pursue their dream of sailing the Caribbean.

Stick or swim.

They chose the latter. ‘We packed everything up, sold what we could, and jumped in head first,’ Genevieve writes on her blog Itsanecessity.net

Five years later and Genevieve and Eben Stolz have two little water babies – Arias, 5, and Ellia, 3 – who’ve only ever known a life sailing around the Caribbean. Specifically on the family boat – a 41ft Morgan Classic… Read the full story


Hot bean curd guy has competition – meet Malaysia’s ‘sexy durian fruit seller’

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Tawain’s hot tofu guy (left) has competition in the form of Malaysia’s sexy fruit seller (right) (Picture: Pixnet/Facebook)

Asian street markets have never been so hot.

Last month, everyone was losing their minds over Taiwan’s tasty tofu seller, but now it’s all about Malaysia’s sexy fruit vendor.

Part-time model/part-time tofu seller Yi Tin Chen went viral back in June after people began to share pictures of him on Weibo.

Queues of thirsty locals formed outside the bean curd shop where he worked.

It was hard to keep up with demand.

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Chen… Read the full story

Shopper shocked to find his Morrisons triple pepperoni pizza is disappointingly literal

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The Morrisons pizza box. Hungry Timothy Mitchell tucked into a 'triple pepperoni' pizza he bought from his local Morrisons store, only to find it was topped with just three slices of pepperoni. Painter and decorator Timothy had popped into the supermarket in Leeds, West Yorkshire, on his way back from work and picked up the £1.50 pizza, before making his way home but the thin and crispy pepperoni pizza, which showed at least ten pieces of pepperoni on the packet, claiming to be "piled high with lots of tasty pepperoni", included just three pieces of the spicy sausage topping.
Mmmm, looks tasty don’t it (Picture: Cavendish Press)

Prepare yourselves for a tale of shock, disappointment and absent pepperoni.

A painter and decorator has been left severely disappointed after… Read the full story

In pictures: here’s what school playtime looks like around the world

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What do you remember about your school playground?

Was it a happy place, where life-long friendships blossomed amid the tinkle of childish laughter?

Or was it a wind-swept hellscape, full of traumatised British Bulldog casualties and piles of sawdust-covered vomit?

Photographer James Mollison has been travelling the world to see the places where schoolchildren of all backgrounds spend their break times.

His new book, Playground, beautifully illustrates the things that unite schoolchildren the world over – and those that divide them.

The book’s available through Aperture.org – and below are a selection of highlights.

1. Hull Trinity House School, Hull, UK

Hull Trinity Images from a photobook called Playground Photographs by James Mollison Link back: http://aperture.org/shop/mollison-playground-book
Photograph by James Mollison

2. Kroo Bay Primary, Freetown, Sierra Leone

Science explains why your feet smell (and what to do about it)

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Pong (Picture: Youtube/ Reactions)

First up, the good news: it’s not your fault that your feet reek.

But still, that’s little comfort when your stinky feet are sending potential paramours running for the hills, and your friends are all calling you ‘cheese on toes’ behind your back.

Thankfully science has come to the rescue (or rather the guys behind the Reactions: Everyday chemistry YouTube channel have) to explain a) why your feet reek, and b) what you can do about it.

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First up, why. Contrary to popular belief, it isn’t actually sweat which is causing the stink. At least not directly.

Sweat is actually odourless, but the pinky pong occurs when stinky gas-emitting… Read the full story

The happiness advantage: 5 habits that will make you happy

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Happiness this way, guys (Picture: Flickr/hellamike81/Mike Rastiello)
Happiness this way, guys (Picture: Flickr/hellamike81/Mike Rastiello)

Ever been asked what it is you want in life and the first answer that came out was ‘success’?

Probably. But what about happiness? I recently read The Happiness Advantage by Shawn Achor and it changed everything.

Achor explains that the way we think of success and happiness is back to front.

MORE: 6 ways to help you manage depression

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Is there a formula for happiness? Apparently so…

We believe that once we achieve success we’ll finally obtain happiness,… Read the full story

The 20 maddest things you can buy on Amazon right now

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Amazon turns 20 this month, and it’s a very different place from the online bookshop it started out as.

But there’s one thing that hasn’t changed over the years, and that’s people selling really weird stuff on it. Here are our favourites that you can buy today.

1. Face blanket

For when a Slanket doesn’t offer enough coverage. $9.99.

2. Disposable toilet

Disposable toilet from Amazon
(Picture: Gotta Go Poncho)

The 1-Poncho isn’t just a disposable toilet. It’s a disposable toilet that includes a poncho… Read the full story

Guerrilla graffiti artist expertly trolls McDonald’s emoji ads

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VALENICA CA/USA - AUGUST 5 2014: McDonald's restauraunt sign. The McDonald's Corporation is the world's largest chain of hamburger fast food restaurants.
Nice try Maccy’s (Picture: Getty)

Good times.

McDonald’s have been trialling some emoji ads on billboards around London and other UK cities.

Because it was only a matter of time before big brands decided to jump on the emoji bandwagon.

And they’re highly visual so they work pretty well for billboards.

The Maccy’s ads have a fairly simple message: is your daily commute around the capital making your soul weep? Don’t worry, cramming your system full of sugary carbs will make everything better.

Good times.

This billboard was spotted by Jennifer Hassan at Aldgate East.


People are celebrating their third wheel status in hilariously awkward pictures

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He’s behind you (Picture: imnotathirdwheel/Instagram)

We’ve all been there. You’re love life is like a barren dessert while you’re best friend’s now permanently attached at the lip to their significant other.

You’ve become their third wheel. Their adopted child.

And you have two choices. You either act like a surly teenager, or you take hilarious pictures and post them online.

A lot of people are choosing the latter and celebrating their third wheel status in all its awkward, slightly stalker-ish, glory.

First this guy went viral on Reddit with his ‘free wheelin’ photo album, taken over three years.

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Want to buy this timecapsule house? Immaculate 1950s throwback on sale in Stockton-on-Tees

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BEST QUALITY AVAILABLE Undated handout photo issued by Hunters of a four bedroom house in Stockton, Teesside which has hardly changed since 1952 and is for sale for £235,000. PRESS ASSOCIATION Photo. Issue date: Wednesday July 15, 2015. The 1950s decor was kept pristine by Freda Close and her late husband Robert, with the vividly-coloured carpets and wallpaper harking back to just after the war. The home in Allendale Road, Stockton, boasts a hall, three reception rooms and four bedrooms. It also has a large garden with fruit trees. See PA story SALE Fifties. Photo credit should read: Hunters/PA Wire NOTE TO EDITORS: This handout photo may only be used in for editorial reporting purposes for the contemporaneous illustration of events, things or the people in the… <a href=Read the full story

This is the world’s smallest e-bike and it’s perfect for lazy commuters

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Man on an A-Bike Electric
Speed demon (Picture: Kickstarter/ A-Bike Electric)

Lazy commuters, we got you.

If you’re fed up of travelling to work like a pig in a slaughter truck, but can’t really be doing with the whole sweaty cycling thing (and really, who can blame you?), then we might just have the answer.

The A-Bike Electric – which has been based on the original A-Bike concept design which was led by British inventor Sir Clive Sinclair – is the world’s smallest, most compact, folding electric bike, and it promises to change the way you get around the city.

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‘We hooked up. It broke': Woman hunts for baby daddy on Craigslist with world’s worst e-fit

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A woman has taken a novel approach to tracking down the father of her unborn child. She’s done a sketch and is appealing for him to come forward on Craigslist.

Her listing keeps it brief, much like the encounter itself by all accounts.

She writes on the site: ‘We hooked up. It broke. Baby on the way.’

And to aid her search, she’s drawn her very own e-fit of the one-night-only lothario.

She admits: ‘I’m no police sketch artist, but I think the resemblance is there.’

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Click to enlarge (Picture: Craigslist)

Underneath, she appeals to the soon-to-be father: ‘If you want to be in the child’s life it will be born soon. I hope you will. I am… Read the full story

School bans Doritos Roulette crisps after one pupil was left struggling to breathe

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Super-hot Doritos Roulette are now banned at one Yorkshire school (Picture: Ross Parry)

These crisps are too hot to handle.

Doritos Roulette launched in the UK in April. One in every handful of crisps has been coated with a ‘special’ fiery flavouring which measures 78,000 units on the Scoville Heat Scale (a Scotch Bonnet pepper rates between 100,000 to 350,000 on the scale).

And they are seriously hot.

So hot that the crisps are now contraband at one British school.

The George Pindar School in Scarborough, North Yorkshire has banned students from eating the crisps in school after one pupil suffered breathing difficulties.

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