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If this becomes a trend, I don’t mind becoming 15 once again. Let’s all backdate our ages then. In 2018, Emile Ratelband, a happy-hearted Dutchman asked a court in the Netherlands to permit him to change his legal date of birth from March 11, 1949, to March 11, 1969. This way, he would be legally […]
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Whispers started in 2018 and many people thought it was just the reelected Coalition government bragging over policies they weren’t planning to implement. However, as of March 1, 2020, all modes of public transportation in Luxembourg – trains, buses, and trams – are now completely free of charge throughout the entire country. [1] According to […]
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“You do not need many. Just one solid friend is enough.” As if there weren’t already enough reasons for Lion King fans to dislike hyenas and that horrifying laughing sound they make. Lion friendships are often very heartwarming and beautiful to watch. The fierce loyalty with which they defend each other, especially during their budding […]
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Okay, this has to be the most ridiculous scam of the century. Two con artists in Meerut, a city in Western Uttar Pradesh of India were arrested earlier this week for scamming a doctor of his hard-earned ₹ 31 lakh, a sum equivalent to $41,600. The scammers somehow managed to “summon a genie” from a […]
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Disney has given “computer domination” conspiracy theorists another fully prepared meal with this one. The company has just unveiled a skinless robot that mimics human actions such as blinking, breathing, turning its body in a more human manner, and also nodding its head. Even the tiny reflexive movements in the eyes, (saccades) can be observed […]
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Most people in the world are religious or spiritual in some way. According to a Pew Research report from 2012, 5.8 billion people around the world are religiously affiliated, representing about 84% of the global population as it existed in 2010. Of those who are spiritual, 31.5% identify as Christians, 23.2% as Muslims, 15% as […]
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Who said there was only one way to “play in the mud”? This randy couple from Milton Keynes, England, couldn’t wait to get home and decided to park in a crop field and “ease some stress”. Unfortunately, the vehicle got stuck in the mud and the couple didn’t know because they slept there over the […]
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If we are to be honest with ourselves, we have to admit that a lot of us live in our heads a lot. That’s why we are humans; we are allowed to hope and dream of a fantasy world where everything is flawless and perfect, where people can’t hurt each other, and disappointments are nonexistent. […]
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This is 2020 — the 21st century. Do we still have the mentality that perpetually single women are unhappy, lonely, and depressed? Has society finally evolved to a time where it accepts that not everyone aspires to long-term relationships or marriage? People actually can be single for long periods or even throughout their lives and […]
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Drones are some of the coolest things to ever be invented on earth. Excluding their roles in extra-judicial and deadly airstrikes, the world is a safer place because of the existence of these mini flying devices. You can survey thousands of miles of ground without actually going anywhere, disaster relief is faster, filmmaking is better, […]
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It’s almost as if the meaning of true love and all it entails changes from generation to generation. What Baby Boomers consider romance doesn’t work for millennials and let’s be honest, generation Z literally has the weirdest ideas. Everyone’s just doing what suits their time and age and in the end, love is still hugely […]
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A 61-year-old lady, Jane, on a Facebook glass collector group was left deeply embarrassed when she posted the picture of an unidentified object and people told her what it actually was. [1] If I were in her shoes, I would have been mortified myself. Jane is a staunch churchgoer and of course, isn’t into the […]
