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August 17, 2018

Supporting image for story: 12 single square metres of land on Earth that people would like to own

12 single square metres of land on Earth that people would like to own

Supporting image for story: Here are the common things people would ‘un-invent’ if they had the chance

Here are the common things people would ‘un-invent’ if they had the chance

Supporting image for story: Take a look at this viral optical illusion that’s been driving everybody mad

Take a look at this viral optical illusion that’s been driving everybody mad

Supporting image for story: This is why English is so difficult for non-native speakers to learn

This is why English is so difficult for non-native speakers to learn

August 16, 2018

Supporting image for story: Pyjama-clad Canada kids caught travelling alone with hand-drawn map to ‘London’

Pyjama-clad Canada kids caught travelling alone with hand-drawn map to ‘London’

Supporting image for story: 9 rib-tickling witticisms for National Tell a Joke Day

9 rib-tickling witticisms for National Tell a Joke Day

Supporting image for story: Meet the makers of this Irn-Bru themed coffin from Edinburgh

Meet the makers of this Irn-Bru themed coffin from Edinburgh

August 15, 2018

Supporting image for story: Can you guess these book titles based on cryptic descriptions of their plots?

Can you guess these book titles based on cryptic descriptions of their plots?

Supporting image for story: 12 internet theories on how the human race will become extinct

12 internet theories on how the human race will become extinct

August 14, 2018

Supporting image for story: 13 of the stupidest questions people have seriously asked

13 of the stupidest questions people have seriously asked

Supporting image for story: Watch the bizarre moment police saved a rainbow unicorn filled with women

Watch the bizarre moment police saved a rainbow unicorn filled with women

August 13, 2018

Supporting image for story: Here are the clever insults you need to learn if you want to sound grown up

Here are the clever insults you need to learn if you want to sound grown up

August 12, 2018

Supporting image for story: These pictures suggest an effortlessly great photo is often exactly the opposite

These pictures suggest an effortlessly great photo is often exactly the opposite

Supporting image for story: Travel review: Costwold House Hotel, Chipping Campden

Travel review: Costwold House Hotel, Chipping Campden

Supporting image for story: Andy Richardson: A moose loose about this . . . road trip

Andy Richardson: A moose loose about this . . . road trip

Supporting image for story: Welcome to our supper club: Come dine with us in Dudley

Welcome to our supper club: Come dine with us in Dudley

Supporting image for story: Food review: Pizza Express, Stafford

Food review: Pizza Express, Stafford

Supporting image for story: Doreen Tipton: Now here’s a true story. . .

Doreen Tipton: Now here’s a true story. . .

August 11, 2018

Supporting image for story: 12 irrational fears people had when they were young

12 irrational fears people had when they were young

August 10, 2018

Supporting image for story: Student receives tear-jerking thank-you note after buying a stranger’s coffee

Student receives tear-jerking thank-you note after buying a stranger’s coffee

August 9, 2018

Supporting image for story: Employers are revealing the craziest things people have written on their CVs

Employers are revealing the craziest things people have written on their CVs

Supporting image for story: This artist’s balloon animals take a party trick to a new and beautiful level

This artist’s balloon animals take a party trick to a new and beautiful level

Supporting image for story: People are loving this New Zealand library’s creative meme-inspired poster

People are loving this New Zealand library’s creative meme-inspired poster

August 8, 2018

Supporting image for story: This woman got a match on Tinder only to be asked a very sneaky favour

This woman got a match on Tinder only to be asked a very sneaky favour

August 7, 2018

Supporting image for story: People are revealing the silliest things they’ve done after a few drinks

People are revealing the silliest things they’ve done after a few drinks

August 6, 2018

Supporting image for story: 8 hilarious realisations illustrated by a meme that wakes you up in the night

8 hilarious realisations illustrated by a meme that wakes you up in the night

Supporting image for story: How this eminently successful duck helped create a very relatable viral tweet

How this eminently successful duck helped create a very relatable viral tweet

Supporting image for story: 13 things about professions movies get all wrong

13 things about professions movies get all wrong

Supporting image for story: People are imagining their own alternative versions of Queer Eye

People are imagining their own alternative versions of Queer Eye

August 5, 2018

Supporting image for story: Travel review: Amsterdam

Travel review: Amsterdam

Supporting image for story: What it's like to run a bookshop: Twice Told Tales in Ironbridge and Booka in Oswestry

What it's like to run a bookshop: Twice Told Tales in Ironbridge and Booka in Oswestry

Supporting image for story: Doreen Tipton: The world’s a circus, send in the clowns

Doreen Tipton: The world’s a circus, send in the clowns

Supporting image for story: Once upon a time: Meet authors Mike Gayle and Miranda Dickinson

Once upon a time: Meet authors Mike Gayle and Miranda Dickinson

Supporting image for story: Flower power! Shropshire's confetti fields

Flower power! Shropshire's confetti fields

August 4, 2018

Supporting image for story: People are sharing the tiny acts which make them love their partner and its serious goals

People are sharing the tiny acts which make them love their partner and its serious goals

August 3, 2018

Supporting image for story: 10 simple but relatable tasks people have been putting off for too long

10 simple but relatable tasks people have been putting off for too long

Supporting image for story: People are confessing their hilarious deeply-held unpopular opinions

People are confessing their hilarious deeply-held unpopular opinions

August 2, 2018

Supporting image for story: 14 children’s characters people view totally differently now they’re adults

14 children’s characters people view totally differently now they’re adults

Supporting image for story: Here are the weirdest things thrift shop workers have had donated to their store

Here are the weirdest things thrift shop workers have had donated to their store

Supporting image for story: Writers reveal the unintended comedy of editing names with ‘find and replace’

Writers reveal the unintended comedy of editing names with ‘find and replace’

Supporting image for story: Psst! Hey kid! This new meme promises to spill people’s most important secrets

Psst! Hey kid! This new meme promises to spill people’s most important secrets

August 1, 2018

Supporting image for story: The inspiring story behind the suit this 20-year-old wore to his graduation

The inspiring story behind the suit this 20-year-old wore to his graduation

Supporting image for story: Can you guess these popular films from just a five-word description?

Can you guess these popular films from just a five-word description?

Supporting image for story: This grey rock provided an artist with a perfect backdrop for her tiny painting

This grey rock provided an artist with a perfect backdrop for her tiny painting

Supporting image for story: There is a dancing meme, new and sweet, here are 17

There is a dancing meme, new and sweet, here are 17

July 31, 2018

Supporting image for story: People are upset that these futuristic things haven’t arrived in 2018

People are upset that these futuristic things haven’t arrived in 2018

Supporting image for story: This Line Rider video synchronises perfectly with a tune from the Nutcracker

This Line Rider video synchronises perfectly with a tune from the Nutcracker

Supporting image for story: Watch: This actual horse walking into a bar is making jokes a reality

Watch: This actual horse walking into a bar is making jokes a reality

Supporting image for story: Licence to grill: Meat the men who love cooking over hot coals. . .

Licence to grill: Meat the men who love cooking over hot coals. . .

Supporting image for story: All griller – no filler: The best barbecues

All griller – no filler: The best barbecues

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