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13 reasons to love Christmas when you don’t have children
Christmas without kids is just as fun (Picture: Getty) Christmas isn’t just for children and families and you don’t need a toddler dressed up as a Christmas pudding to make the day fun. There are big...
View ArticleQUIZ: How well do you know Charles Dickens?
We *heart* Charles Dickens (Picture: YouTube) Christmas isn’t Christmas unless you’ve received a dose of Charles Dickens in some form. Charles Dickens is one of many great English writers, and his...
View ArticleChristmas board games ranked based on their ability to destroy relationships
At some point over the festive period, someone will have the bright idea of getting the board games out. It will inevitably end in someone else flipping the board over and storming out of the room....
View ArticleHere’s a hiccup cure you probably haven’t heard of
No, it’s not just holding your breath (Picture: Getty) Is it a bit ridiculous that we haven’t come up with a solution to hiccups that works for everyone, 100% of the time? As a frequent hiccup...
View ArticleThese kids are far too honest and we love them for it
(Picture: Mom’s Got Ink/Facebook) You can always rely on your kid to tell you the truth. And sure, it’s not nice to hear from anyone but it hurts a little less when it comes from a child, doesn’t it?...
View ArticlePeople just ate a 46-year-old Christmas pudding found in a house clearance
Apparently it’s delicious. (Picture: Raymonds Press Partnership) Finding a 46-year-old Christmas pudding when clearing out the house would be a pretty cool bit of family history. But actually eating a...
View ArticleThe top 20 National Geographic photos of 2015
Stunning. (Picture: National Geographic) Prepare to go on a journey around the world, stopping at some of the most quirky and beautiful places on Earth, all from the comfort of your chair. For National...
View ArticleYou can now get married in the middle of the Indian Ocean
Get in the sea. And get married. (Picture: Four Seasons) If your favourite Disney film is the Little Mermaid, you dream of swimming with dolphins, and you fancy a bit of peace and quiet, we may have...
View ArticleNon-verbal autistic man can barely speak, but he sings this Christmas song...
(Picture: Kyle Coleman) Kyle Coleman, 29, is a non-verbal autistic man from Swindon, UK. He was diagnosed with ‘classic autism’ around his third birthday and, as time went on, Kyle retreated from the...
View ArticleThe 14 Christmas presents you’d love to receive that prove you’re now...
Everyone enjoys getting a present. Everyone appreciates the thought gone into the choosing, buying and giving of a gift. But at Christmas, those of us who have started to prefer staying in where it’s...
View Article10 things you’ll only know if you spend Christmas in the countryside
The Brecon Beacons looking beautiful in winter (Picture: Getty Images) The British countryside is beautiful in winter, as the frost settles on fields and quaint villages decorate their streets. But...
View ArticleWhich of the UK’s top beers are vegetarian and which have fish guts in?
Hold on, beer can be … not-vegetarian? There’s meat in beer? No. But there may be fish. A lot of alcohol is strained through isinglass, which is dried fish swim bladders (nice). It is a form of...
View ArticleMax the pig loves playing with his big blue ball, but he can’t stop ruining...
Max the pig really loves his ball. (Picture: Edgar’s Mission) Max the pig is a happy guy. He lives with three hundred animal friends at Edgar’s Mission – a sanctuary in Australia – and has his very own...
View Article16 things you only understand if you have to go to your partner’s family for...
(Picture: Metro/Getty) When you end up in a long term relationship, you have to prepare to make sacrifices – and that isn’t just compromising with how the toilet seat is left. (By the way, it should be...
View Article5 things that have similar effects as going to the gym
‘If I think a beach body, it will happen…right?’ (Credit: Getty Images/Metro) The gym. The place where buff bodies are made for some, and haunting nightmares for others. It seems to be a necessary evil...
View ArticleCan you solve this truly evil puzzle?
Our heads hurt. (Picture: Reddit/MattCoady) It’s Christmas. Maybe you’re home with the family, maybe you’re still at work. Either way, you’re bored and need to kill some time. Presenting the perfect,...
View Article9 things only IBS sufferers understand about Christmas
Sprouts are not your friend (Picture: Alamy) 1. Christmas dinner is designed to torture us The usual procedure on Christmas Day is to stuff as much food into your face as is physically possible, then a...
View Article#SantaNoShowExcuses: 17 hysterical reasons why Santa might not show up tonight
You had one job Santa. One job. If you don’t end up with a pile of presents under the tree tomorrow morning, it might be because Santa is either a drunk, technologically inept or too busy Netflix and...
View ArticleThis Christmas freakshake has gone too far
Too much. Just stop. (Picture: Instagram/charlottefuggle/Patissez) Don’t get us wrong, we loved it when Australia whipped out their chocolate milkshake topped with a Nutella filled doughtnut. It was...
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