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Is there anything worse than cocky musicians? I mean, I get it. They have the best job ever: playing to legions of adoring fans, touting the world, and yeah, girls absolutely love them. But, I think we can all agree that none of those things give them permission to act…
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Over the last few months, it seems that every beauty blogger and makeup artist on Instagram is taking part in some secret quest to establish the weirdest beauty trend possible. Keeping up with the latest look is near impossible, though, because as soon as one strange aesthetic begins to dominate…
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It's an unspoken duty for siblings to pester each other. Of course, it can be nice to have someone to play with and borrow toys and clothes from. You can console each other during times that your parents just don't understand, and form alliances to convince them to buy you…
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Like most people at some point, there was a time in my formative years when I seriously considered my sexuality, and came out knowing myself way more than I did before. Dating was a stressful and difficult thing (and kind of still is, to be honest), and sometimes I think…
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Over the years, the Central Intelligence Agency really has managed to come up with some harebrained schemes. In fact, if any of them were ever to feature in a movie, the public would probably dismiss them as being too unbelievable to give credence to. Just think about all the bizarre…
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Tinder is a weird place. Originally intended to be a sort of quick-fire dating site, the app has devolved into a strange world of recycled pick-up lines and horny teenagers looking for a Netflix and chill type of deal. And, after you've been on it for a while, everybody starts…
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The English language is a strange thing. Fraught with all sort of bizarre spelling and grammar rules which seem especially designed to trip you up, it's no wonder that people have such a hard time learning how to fluently read, write and speak English. And it doesn't just end there,…
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A woman with over 200 birthmarks, including one that is covers 32 inches of her body, is choosing not to let this particular twist of fate get her down. Instead, she hopes to inspire others to believe in themselves and "embrace what makes you different", transforming something she was relentlessly…
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It's fair to say that, over the years, the Church of Scientology has made itself a number of enemies and hasn't always endeared itself to the public at large. Ironically enough, Scientology's persecution complex, as well as its frantic attempts to exercise total control over its own image, has indirectly…
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Achieving the perfect photo is often trickier than it seems, and anybody who's ever attempted to carefully time a shot will know the struggle of lining everything up to a precise degree. Even something as simple as capturing a person jumping takes a fair amount of planning, lest you want…
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When we think of deities, we often imagine omniscient beings, revered and worshipped for their powers, but never truly known. What we don't imagine is a living and breathing pre-pubescent girl who has been specially selected out of hundreds to become Kumari, a living goddess. This is exactly the case…
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When it comes to seeing everyday life from an innovative, charming and oftentimes bizarre perspective, is there any country better than Japan? The birthplace of anime, sushi and Super Mario is back with some more wonderful weirdness, and this time, we're getting an interesting look into the harvest season in…
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How many browser tabs do you have open right now? I bet it’s more than two. How about your phone, when was the last time you checked it? If it was more than seven minutes ago then you're already beating the average. With all of the distractions of modern life, we’re…
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Though marriage might be becoming an increasingly outmoded concept in our rather transient modern society, still many couples choose to take the solemn vow of a life time together. Of course, with a considerable proportion of marriages now ending in divorce, that promise of a lifetime is perhaps not as…
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With the advent of dating apps like Tinder or Bumble, it's no surprise that more and more people are beginning to meet someone special online. With that new mode of communication, however, comes a form of deception that some people still succumb to from time to time. If you were using…
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People usually learn about sex from pretty negligent sources. Most high school sex-ed teachers are awkward and dodge the dirty details, and porn is largely an unrealistic parody of what sex actually is like for most regular people. So people usually have to figure out for themselves what they like…
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Even before human beings really understood the concept of time, we've been inventing stories about people and otherworldly beings who could somehow travel through it. From ancient myths all the way up to modern favourites such as Doctor Who, human beings are simply fascinated by the subject. Despite this, we…
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Remember when the internet was a relatively new thing? There was so much possibility ahead of us as a species, with communication greatly improved and this inter-connectivity giving us the chance to work together to make a new, better world. Fast forward a few years and, while some of this…
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As a society, we are in thrall to the concept of celebrity. The lives of the rich and famous are so fiercely coveted by the rest of us. The interest in (and voracious appetite for) celebrity gossip has arguably never been greater. Of course, the nature of fame - something…
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The first day of school for any child is a mixture of excitement and nerves. Suddenly they're in a brand new environment, sitting with a bunch of other unfamiliar but equally giddy kids, and being welcomed by a strange new grown-up. Perhaps the hardest part of all is the initial goodbye…
