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People are coming together to support this mum after no one bought anything from her craft fair stall

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Please buy everything from Figen’s shop this Christmas. (Picture: Twitter/Martyn Hett)

Here’s a reminder that the world (and the internet) can be a lovely place..

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Figen has been crafting her entire life. Her son, Martyn Hett, told metro.co.uk: ‘I remember when we were little she used to make all sorts.

‘She had a sewing machine and she used to make tote bags for us.

‘She even made her own curtains for the house. My most prominent… Read the full story


Can you please stop commenting on how much I’m eating?

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The first time someone commented on how much I was eating, I was about seven.

The creator of 'normal Barbie' now wants to make wheelchairs for dolls

I was round my best friend from school’s house and her mum had made my favourite meal – fish and chips.

I don’t know how or why but her fish was way better than my mum’s (I feel guilty just writing that) and I used to salivate at the mere thought of it.

So naturally, when she asked me if I wanted seconds, I accepted.

Until she called me ‘a little gannet’… Read the full story

Here’s why McDonald’s chicken nuggets only come in four specific shapes

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Behold. (Picture: McDonald’s/Instagram)

A key part of the greatness of McDonald’s is uniformity.

Here's how much more you eat when you're sleep deprived

When you order a Big Mac, you know what it’s going to look like (apart from the times when the cheese isn’t placed perfectly in the centre, which is a damn travesty).

The same rule applies to McNuggets.

If you’ve ever taken a moment to stare at your nuggets before shovelling them in your mouth (unlikely, we know), you may have noticed that McDonald’s chicken nuggets only come in four distinct shapes.

Mum calls out interfering parents over school bake-off scandal

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As much as you know you shouldn’t, it’s temping AF to get involved with a small person’s school work.

When nannying, occasionally I’d find myself dictating a creative writing project to the nine-year-old I was in charge of because I didn’t like the scansion she’d used.

So I have some sympathy with the parents at Mumsent user tangerino’s school, who got a little bit involved with their children’s baking project.

But tangerino? She’s not having any of it.

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Her Mumsnet post reads:

‘Argh. There was a baking competition at my daughter’s primary school a few days ago- a note came home asking parents only to… Read the full story

Are protein shakes a load of cr*p?

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Protein powders are everywhere.

They first kicked off in the body building community right back in the 1950s, but in more recent times, the industry has flourished.

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In the 1990s, Dan Duchane started promoting whey protein – the use of which apparently dates back to around 6000 BC.

It wasn’t until 1993 however that experts started to conduct scientific experiments on the health benefits att ached to whey, which was when bodybuilders really ramped up their use of it.

Since… Read the full story

Your cat’s tongue is an incredibly effective detangling hairbrush

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Cats are magical. (Picture: Getty)

An important fact: cats are magical beings and we should all marvel at their brilliance.

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Evidence of this (other than the knowledge that they are tiny mouse-catching machines powered by purrs)? A cat’s tongue is a tiny detangling hairbrush.

If you’ve ever been licked by a cat, you’ll know that a cat’s tongue is rough, like sandpaper.

And now, researchers at Georgia Tech have discovered why this is.

It turns out that a cat’s rough tongue is brilliant at detangling fur. Even better, in fact,… Read the full story

15 apparently weird things Scottish people do that everyone else in the UK struggles to understand

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I’m so deeply proud of my Scottish roots and the many quirky traditions that I grew up with that it is sometimes easy to forget that others find some of the things that we do as a little bit odd. Since I moved to London, my casual chatting about the joys of battered pizzas and macaroni cheese pies have been met with baffled frowns.

There are a few things that we do in Scotland that seem to baffle the rest of the UK – not least of all daring to want a say in how our own country is moving forward by discussing independence.

But these 15 things are a lot more… Read the full story

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16 hangover nightmares we all face after a boozy night out

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We’re all familiar with the moment you wake up with a stonking hangover after a night out. Or, sometimes even worse, when you stayed in and poured your own measures.

A hangover isn’t always just a pounding headache, dry mouth or emanating the stench of a brewery.

It’s hearing the stories about what ‘drunk you’ did, it’s realising you’ve spent this week’s food money on a round of shots for people you don’t even know and it’s wondering if you’ll ever be able to function normally again.

While facing these struggles, you’ll promise yourself never to drink (that much) again – but we all know that’s a lie and you’ll be back down the pub again tomorrow.

In the meantime, here are 16 real-life hangover nightmares to get you through the day.

The creator of Lammily has now launched a Kickstarter to make wheelchairs for dolls

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A wheelchair for dolls will help kids in wheelchairs feel represented. (Picture: Nickolay Lamm)

You probably remember artist Nickolay Lamm as the creator of Lammily, the ‘normal Barbie’ that came complete with acne, stretchmarks, and realistic proportions.

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When Lammily was first brought out, Nickolay was praised for finally creating a doll children could relate to. One that represented them, rather than giving young girls damaging, unrealistic expectations about their bodies. A ‘normal Barbie’.

Now, Nickolay wants to diversify the normal Lammily represents.

This week he… Read the full story

Here’s how much more you eat when you’re sleep deprived

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Insomnia or sleep deprivation can have a number of rubbish effects on the body. You’re tired (obviously). You’re grumpy. You’re look awful.

And now researchers claim that not catching enough Zzz can lead to eating more than you usually would.

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A new meta-analysis of 11 small studies found that those who weren’t getting enough sleep ate an average of 385 calories more than usual the next day.

And they also found that tired participants weren’t any more active the day after a sleepless night to burn off those… Read the full story

Student sends hilarious email to her tutor after undergoing wisdom tooth surgery

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When 19-year-old Abby Jo Hamele had her wisdom teeth removed a week ago, she become a bit of a Twitter phenomenon during her comedown from the medication. 

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The recovery really messed with Abby’s head – so much so that she was filmed holding her pug, Daisy, convinced she was her old dog, Sammy, who passed away.

Her reaction? Tears. And a lot of them. See for… Read the full story

19 #ItReallyOffendsMeWhen tweets that you’ll totally relate to

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People love talking about what’s offended them. 

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So much so that a new hashtag, #ItReallyOffendsMeWhen, has started trending, giving people a platform to moan as much as they like.

Sure, 2016 has given plenty of ammunition but many people using the hashtag are more focused on the likes of food.

Which is fair enough, I mean, there’s been countless times when we’ve all felt offended by a microwave meal that looked totally amazing on the packaging.

Here are 19 of the most relatable #ItReallyOffendsMeWhen tweets.

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Domino’s Japan has had to scrap its reindeer delivery plans

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Now Domino's is trying to deliver pizza with reindeer
An important lesson: never trust a reindeer with your pizza. (Picture: YouTube/Domino’s Japan)

Fans of reindeer and pizza, we’re terribly sorry.

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It turns out that Domino’s Japan has had to scrap their new reindeer delivery scheme (*cough* admittedly adorable PR stunt *cough*), because, well, a reindeer does not make a good mode of pizza transportation.

Last week, the brand announced that they were trialing reindeer as an entirely serious method of delivering pizza, due to the difficulty of driving in blizzards, snow,… Read the full story

Feeling a little lonely this Christmas? Just follow in this guy’s footsteps

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(Picture: @johnnyoohhh)

Christmas is a time for giving, receiving and snuggling up to your significant other in front of the fire with some hot chocolate.

Now Domino's is trying to deliver pizza with reindeerDomino's Japan has had to scrap its reindeer delivery plans

So understandably, it can be pretty depressing when you’re single – although it does mean spending less money on gifts, which is kind of a bonus

But 22-year-old John Olmstead finds it ‘hilarious’ that he’s been single for so long and he decided to have some fun with it, by creating a romantic holiday photo featuring just himself.

The photo ended showed… Read the full story


This reverse advent calendar is really the nicest one ever and it’s not too late to start it

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It’s 2 December. If you want an advent calendar but don’t have one on the go already, then you’re in a strange situation.

You’re not in time to start with everyone else but you’re too early to get your hands on calendars being flogged for half price.

This reverse advent calendar is really the nicest one ever and it's not too late to start it

Well, if  you’re looking for an advent calendar like no other and which can be started at any time, then we have just the thing.

A ‘reverse advent calendar’.

As in an advent calendar which starts with one goody and ends up with 24 (or however many days you have until Christmas Eve, it really doesn’t matter).

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It’s an incredibly simple concept.

Simply grab a basket or Bag For Life-type bag.

Then stick something that someone living on or under… Read the full story

Woman tricks her husband into thinking she adopted a wild coyote using the power of Photoshop

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Photoshop is a wonderful thing. And it’s also incredibly powerful. 

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So powerful, in fact, that it can be used to trick your husband into thinking you’ve adopted a wild coyote.

That’s exactly what happened to one man after his wife Kayla Eby, who’s from Oregon, US, decided to play an epic prank on him.

It all started with a cute picture of a coyote – which Kayla convinced her husband, Justin, that she thought was a dog

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13 things couples do in public that need to stop. Right now

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Look at them. Humping through this box office hit (Picture: Getty)
Look at them. Humping through this box office hit (Picture: Getty)

We get it.

You’re in love.

Yeah yeah yeah.

But why are you so nauseating with it?

Why do you like to get in my way when I’m just trying to catch my Tube?

These are 13 fricking irritating things couples do in public

The face lean

She has had her face slumped against his for the past ten minutes and you’re sure she’s possibly gone to heaven because she’s not moved or said anything.

She’s just there, her face slumped against his as she looks into the distance and she’s not moving despite you saying ‘excuse me’ five… Read the full story

Apparently there’s a secret McDonald’s gold card that gets you unlimited free food for life

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Finally, some good news in 2016.

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Fast food loving sleuths have discovered that – much like the highly prized Nando’s Black Card – there’s a secret McDonald’s gold card, which gets you unlimited free Macca’s for either a year, or for the rest of your life.

*Pause for freakout*

Rumours of such a card have existed for a while, but recently they’ve come back around with extra evidence.

Rob Lowe, Bill Gates, and Warren Buffet all have their own, guaranteeing them either free food for one year or for… Read the full story

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