British women are hoarding 156 million bras

Wed 22 Feb 2012 - 10:30
British women are hoarding 156 MILLION bras they don’t wear, it has been claimed.Researchers found the average female has a collection of nine bras, but more than half of these are sat gathering dust in drawers.Additionally nearly half of women own bras they have NEVER worn.The biggest reason for discarded underwear was because women find their bras uncomfortable with a third keeping them despite being the wrong size.Other reasons were that the bras were unflattering, unfashionable or made their breasts look funny under certain clothes. (...)

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Dogs teach baby how to chew toys (VIDEO)

Wed 22 Feb 2012 - 10:05
They say you can't teach an old dog new tricks… but old dogs are perfectly capable of teaching tricks to babies, as this video shows.Currently going viral, the video entitled 'Puggles teach baby to chew' starts off showing a dog munching on a toy, before panning over to a little boy lying on his belly.After examining what the dog was doing the baby then proceeds to chew his toy in a very similar manner.The video has already been viewed more than 140,000 times. It's not known if the dogs went on to teach the lad how to chase cats or pee up lamp-posts. (...)

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Man survived months trapped in snowed-in car

Wed 22 Feb 2012 - 10:00
A Swedish man has somehow survived being trapped in a snowed-in car for two months, it's been reported.The 45-year-old man is said to have crashed his car on a forest track near the city of Umea in the north of Sweden on December 19th.And after being trapped in the vehicle by heavy snow, he's said to have stayed there until he was recently rescued after being spotted by snowmobilers.Police were called and the man was rushed to a nearby hospital where he's said to be recovering and in a stable condition.It's understood he survived by wrapping up in a sleeping bag and conserving his energy… not by munching frozen beer like this guy. (...)

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Polish pig worker ‘tried to rip out victim’s heart’

Wed 22 Feb 2012 - 08:00
A Polish pig worker who attempted to rip the heart from a woman after horrifically stabbing her in the chest during an "unprovoked attack" has been jailed.

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VIDEO: Obama sings with blues legend

Wed 22 Feb 2012 - 05:55
Blues giants including Mick Jagger, and B.B. King, played the blues at special concert held in the White House.

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Bradley to hold fire after Twitter users left spitting mad (Reuters)

Wed 22 Feb 2012 - 02:51
Reuters - A dumb-founded Keegan Bradley said even he was taken aback by his excessive spitting as he watched television replays of his play during the final round of last week's Northern Trust Open in Los Angeles.

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VIDEO: A taste of London in Rio’s carnival

Tue 21 Feb 2012 - 22:53
Rio samba school dedicates this year's carnival performance to 2012 Olympic hosts London.

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RAF veteran’s ‘disgrace’ over war memorial urination

Tue 21 Feb 2012 - 22:00
A former RAF serviceman has been condemned by a magistrate for his "disgraceful" behaviour after he admitted urinating on a town's war memorial.

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Alison Jackson photographs Kate and Pippa look-a-likes for London Fashion Week

Tue 21 Feb 2012 - 21:53
Alison Jackson creates a fake royal scene for The Rodnik Band's British Royal themed fashion collection.

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Rio seeks relief from revellers’ relieving themselves

Tue 21 Feb 2012 - 20:54
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - An oil-led economic boom, hosting of the 2014 soccer World Cup and the 2016 Olympics, and a plunge in violent crime are making Rio de Janeiro, called Cidade Maravilhosa, feel like the "Marvellous City" for the first time in decades.

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The Nine Eyes of Google Street View: a photo project by Jon Rafman

Tue 21 Feb 2012 - 19:23
The Nine Eyes of Google Street View: a photo project by Jon Rafman.

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London-themed Rio carnival troupe

Tue 21 Feb 2012 - 18:36
How a British-themed dance troupe brought a flavour of London to the Rio de Janeiro carnival, in Brazil.

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British Columbia leader tweets on taxes before budget

Tue 21 Feb 2012 - 18:30
VANCOUVER (Reuters) - Just hours ahead of the British Columbia budget on Tuesday, the Canadian province's leader took the unusual step of using Twitter to rule out any tax hikes in the annual economic blueprint.

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Pancake Day 2012: Shrove Tuesday celebrations in pictures

Tue 21 Feb 2012 - 17:25
Pancake Day 2012: Shrove Tuesday celebrations in pictures.

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Martin Johnson to coach children at Sardinian holiday resort

Tue 21 Feb 2012 - 17:02
Former England Rugby coach Martin Johnson has a new job: training children at a holiday resort in Sardinia.

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