Garlic Day 2017: 14 times garlic made it better

April 18, 2017, 11:00 pm

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Today is Garlic Day, the day to celebrate one of the best additions to your food.

There aren’t many things that go so perfectly with every single food the way that garlic does.

11 of the best recipes to celebrate National Garlic Day

Okay, maybe cheese does. But other than that – garlic is the best.

Full of flavour, good in chunks and even better as a sauce or a butter base.

We even don’t mind the special smell it leaves in our mouths and our fingers.

We love you garlic, continue to keep on making everything better.

1. Necessary for pizza

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April 19, 2017, 12:00 am

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If you’re someone who’s fully committed to a set workout routine and healthy diet, you may be beating yourself up a little for gorging on chocolate eggs, bunnies, and all other Easter-themed delights over the weekend.

If that’s the case, stop it. It’s totally okay to eat loads of chocolate now and again – and you shouldn’t feel bad about it.

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Body-positive Instagram star and Sara Puhto wants to remind us all of this important message.

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April 19, 2017, 12:51 am

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Oh, Zara. You tried to make a cool thing. You made a skirt with a hate symbol painted on it instead. What are you like?

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Zara has had to take down a skirt from their website, after people (rightly) pointed out that the pattern they’d painted on looked a lot like Pepe the frog, a meme that turned into a hate symbol used by white supremacists.

The denim skirt, complete with two Pepe-esque frogs, was listed online as part of a whole load of painted denim.

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April 19, 2017, 1:00 am

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There are few things in life I hate more than making a school packed lunch.

Okay, so war and hate and prejudice and all that, but honestly, packed lunches are up there. And it has definitely got worse.

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I blame the internet.

In the good old days, when I was a child, we’d have Marmite sandwiches, a packet of crisps and a Club bar every single day and we’d be grateful.

It would come packed in one of those classic lunchboxes that included a matching flask with a… Read the full story

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April 19, 2017, 1:09 am

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We’ve all dreamed of one day owning a horse and galloping through the countryside like some sort of 1940s Hollywood siren.

But horses are expensive and horseriding can be a real pain in the arse (literally).

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Hobbyhorsing, on the other hand, is a cheap and magical alternative that is apparently all the rage among Finnish girls.

Not familiar with hobbyhorsing?

It’s where you have a sort of broom handle with a horse’s face stuck on the end and you pretend to ride it. You probably had one as a… Read the full story

All the cool kids are doing the Bambi pose on Instagram

April 19, 2017, 1:26 am

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Still leaning against walls or doing group jumping shots? Sorry, but your poses are old news.

All the cool kids – by which we of course mean ‘influencers’, Instagram stars, celebs, bloggers, and vloggers – are now doing what Elle has termed the ‘bambi pose’.

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Essentially, it’s just sitting a bit like Bambi.

Yes, the cartoon baby deer. That Bambi.

You simply plop yourself down on the floor with your thighs placed over your calves.

Behold Bambi’s example. Your legs are supposed to be like Bambi’s front legs:

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April 19, 2017, 1:52 am

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How many times have we all sent that text in the last few months?

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‘Just popping for one’.

And before we know it one turns into a tonne and we’re on the last train home wondering what the hell happened to Tuesday.

We need to all learn that one never means one and if like many of us you work with a sociable crowd, the following steps often proceed a heavy weeknight.

Stage 1

My gym kit is under my desk, I’m currently Googling steamed salmon recipes, and I’m going to bed with my little… Read the full story

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April 19, 2017, 2:02 am

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Children are generally better than adults.

Not only are they more fun but they tend to be free from the hang-ups and prejudices that we adopt as we get older.

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Racism, for example, is a social construct that is learnt – people aren’t born as racists, they become them. We don’t automatically believe that blonde is beautiful and darker skins are less desirable – it’s something we’re conditioned to accept.

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April 19, 2017, 2:09 am

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Fashion is all about the high-low balance.

Trends filter down from the catwalks into affordable high street versions. High fashion borrows the styling of street style.

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Or, in Balenciaga’s case, you take inspiration from Ikea’s classic big blue bag (you know, the ones you carry your lingonberry juice and rugs home in), make it fancy, and sell it for thousands of pounds

Because, fashion.

Balenciaga’s ‘Arena Extra-Large Shopper Tote Bag’ is made of blue wrinkled, glazed leather. It’s bright blue. It’s massive. It’s ideal for carrying all kinds of Vardagens… Read the full story

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April 19, 2017, 2:34 am

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The thing about working in a taboo field is that people think we’re more secret than a secret cult doing secret things on Secret Day.

Actually, we’re quite happy to tell you about ourselves – it’s just that some people refuse to listen.

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They’re more convinced by what they read in tabloids and terribly edited documentaries than by what’s right in front of them.

So here I am to break a few of those misconceptions.

Take a seat, sit back,… Read the full story

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April 19, 2017, 3:14 am

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Look, we know we’re supposed to be consuming less sugar.

We know that sugar is slowly killing us, ruining our moods, and giving us headaches. It’s bad for us. We know.

But please, please, can companies stop cruelly snatching away our sweet sugary highs with no warning?

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First they came for our Kit-Kats. Then it was Fruit Pastilles.

Now Lucozade has had its sugar content cut – and, apparently, it tastes pretty bloody different as a result.

Lucozade announced plans for the change back in November, which went fairly under the radar as… Read the full story

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April 19, 2017, 3:28 am

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The Confederate flag is associated with all kinds of traditional Southern principals, including segregation and white supremacy.

If you’re not down with that kind of thing, seeing someone trying to recreate it might make you feel a bit uneasy.

This classroom hero 'accidentally' smashed her classmate's confederate flag project

So when Brigitte Yasamin saw a fellow pupil creating a Confederate flag-themed clay box in a pottery class, she took to Twitter to share her disgust…which seemed fair.

But then, things took an unexpected turn.

The next tweet she published showed the carefully painted box smashed all over the floor with the caption ‘Oooppsss’.

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April 19, 2017, 3:38 am

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It seems it’s not just Primark’s Chip purse that has left shoppers in a frenzy – as their latest, sold out item has left customers searching the internet far and wide for the next best thing.

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However, this item isn’t Disney – it doesn’t even represent a much-loved character. This time, people are going mad for a cute gingham dress with floaty sleeves.

As soon as the blue and white dress came on the market a month ago, savvy shoppers were pre-ordering it, but apparently, it has been so… Read the full story

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April 19, 2017, 3:50 am

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Kids are sneaky little things. 

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No matter what you tell them, they’ll always find a way to stay up past their bedtime – whether that’s pretending that they’re thirsty or that they’ve had a nightmare.

They’ll repeatedly try to get their younger siblings into trouble despite being the original trouble maker, and they’ll do anything in their power to get extra dessert.

Honestly, we’ve got to respect them for being so cunning.

But one little boy, in particular, has become our hero, after penning a note from his ‘school’, in hopes of being able to stay up… Read the full story

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April 19, 2017, 3:57 am

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Ensnaring the love of your life can be a difficult and lengthy process.

How to catch their eye? How to engage them in flirtatious conversation? How to persuade them you’re the one?

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Many of us make some vague attempt to win them over and either give it up as a bad job or skulk in the shadows, watching their Instagram activity from afar.

But not Lizzy Fenton.

She’s a student at the University of Minnesota who put her mad PowerPoint skills to good use by creating a very detailed, very persuasive presentation to send… Read the full story

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This loyal dog stayed by his dead friend’s side after he was hit by a car

April 19, 2017, 4:29 am

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Some people are sceptical over the emotional capacity of animals.

But if you ever needed proof that they do indeed feel deeply connected to other beings, then this is it.

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These images show the heart-rendering moment a loyal dog stayed by his friend’s side after being hit by a car.

He tried to wake his companion before realising that he was dead and keeping watch over him in the middle of the road.

Shao Xiuqing captured the scene on Monday morning in Zhejiang, China.

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April 19, 2017, 4:44 am

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Is your bathroom plain and boring? Don’t worry, you’re not alone.

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Bathrooms are just for getting ready, taking long bubble baths in and of course where you practically live on a bag hangover, right?

Well, they could be so much more than that, if you just moved a few plants into your wash space.

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April 19, 2017, 4:52 am

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Throughout her teens, Nicci Triefenbach spent days stuck in bed with excruciating cramps.

She didn’t work out the cause until she hit 20 and went through an examination with a gynaecologist: Nicci actually has two vaginas.

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Nicci’s vaginal cavity is split in two, with two uteri, two cervix, and two vaginal canals. From the outside her vagina appears entirely ‘normal’, with one opening and regular labia.

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April 19, 2017, 5:01 am

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Have you ever felt so incredibly proud of something that you just had to get a picture of it in that moment?

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That’s how one little girl felt about a stick she’d found while out on a walk with her mum.

Vae, who goes by Twitter username TriggaVae had taken her little girl, Jordyn, outside for the day when they came across a stick.

Jordyn was so amazed by the stick that she picked it up and begged her mum to let her show the world her new companion.

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I own 3 beautiful vibrators, they sit pride of place on my bedside table.

Why are we still so ashamed of people seeing our vibrators?

I live alone in a studio flat, so other people seeing them is not really an issue.

There have been times when friends have been staying with me, but I still have never felt the need to hide them. I brought one of my best friends along when I purchased my first vibrator and excitedly called my mum to tell her the news.

Basically, I’m not afraid of people knowing I own and use a vibrator. In… Read the full story