“I’ve been using the SodaStream products myself and giving them as gifts for many, many years. The company’s commitment to a healthier body and a healthier planet is a perfect fit for me. I love that the product can be tailored to any lifestyle and palate. The partnership between SodaStream and I is a no […]

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While this might be a beautiful day in Cape Town for a lot of people, it is certainly not for one person, who is sadly in the midst of taking his life.

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The hordes of teens that once made Facebook the company that it is today are now leaving in a mass exodus of millions. A recent report has revealed that the number of teens on Facebook is down 25% from 2011.

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The man behind the Sandy Hook shootings, Adam Lanza, has spoken from beyond the grave.

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Remember when we last posted a story about an exploding whale? Well get out your sick-bags ‘cos we’ve got another one for you.

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The Beatles’ two remaining members, Paul and Ringo, are due to perform at the Grammy awards next week. The scouse pair will also be accepting a lifetime achievement award on behalf of the band during the ceremony, while McCartney has also been nominated for best rock song and best music film.

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Originally created as an analogy for the threat of global nuclear war, the Doomsday Clock still hangs on a board in the University of Chicago – and still ticks over with doomsday predictions.

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This is it – we’re calling last rounds on the Bacardi Oakheart competition where you and your best Oaks can win the ultimate local Oaks’ getaway worth R8,500. Simply tell us where you and your mates would go and what you would get up to while you’re there, like sand boarding in the Kalahari or […]

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The game of Monopoly has been around for longer than most of us have lived (apologies if your are, in fact, 80).

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Since Colorado legalised recreational marijuana use and distribution a few months ago, dispensaries have been inundated with baby boomers who have finally got what they’ve wanted all along.

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Tired of cycling that same old route? Check this out. The Carretera Austral is known as one of the most spectacular and challenging cycle tours in the world.

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Keep the party going with a pair of Bluetooth Over Ear Headphones, providing superb sound quality and comfort. With the ability to answer calls, connect with laptops or PCs and listen to Hungarian folk music

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In September 2013, Republican New Jersey Governer Chris Christie conspired against his Democrat rivals by causing major traffic problems in Fort Lee, New Jersey.

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Another tourist gang-raped in Delhi. 9/11 mastermind considers non-violence. Mountain bike accident gives man 7-week erection. SA diplomat in slave scandal. Photo captures moment woman was killed by lightning. Apple to refund millions of purchases made by kids.

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Sho, but 2014 has started with one hell of a bang. I don’t know about you, but I am certainly due for a treatment. And the Beau Constance Spa is putting the treat in treatment, let me tell you that much. The Beau Constance Spa is set among a shady stand of trees on the […]

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What, you think a couple of bankers don’t like to kick back and smoke a doob every now and then? ‘Course they do. They do that, and a whole lot of other stuff.

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The “Pipeline” on Hawaii’s north shore is one of the most storied surfing spots in the world. Known for its (perilously dangerous) waves, this little spot attracts surfers the world over to test their mettle. A new video from aerial photographer Eric Sterman shows the area in all its glory. He did it by attaching a GoPro camera to a DJI quadcopter – and this is what he caught on tape.

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“For the love of money is the root of all kinds of evil.” The verse is often misquoted, but seems fitting when you consider the rise and fall of Jordan Belfort, a stock broker whose extraordinary biography became a film directed by Martin Scorsese and starring Leonardo DiCaprio.

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This fascinating animation by Dr Nicole Avena for TED-Ed explains how sugar causes your brain’s dopamine levels to spike, creating a sugar rush and causing you to crave more of it. She also reveals how the increasing amount of sugar in food today is increasing our desire for a sugar high, much like a drug addiction.

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Is it a good-natured prank? Was it made by people with daddy issues? The answer is neither, really.

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The Snowden leaks of 2013 revealed the frightening and possibly abusive global capabilities of the USA’s National Security Agency (NSA). But you have nothing to worry about as a a good guy, right? Wrong. A fairly disturbing new paper in the Yale Law Journal illustrates how cheap it is for the NSA to track an […]

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Sweet Mary mother of Jesus – this one is a shocker. Apple’s App Store had to pull a ‘Barbie-inspired’ plastic surgery app off their digital shelves this week, because it was so obviously, clearly, unambiguously and definitely wrong.

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Shampooing seems as much a part of our daily routine as brushing your teeth or drying yourself after a shower – but some people have eschewed the practice altogether.

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Shakespeare, whoever he really was, can be given credit for inventing thousands of words that we use almost everyday. He was a particularly prolific wordsmith because, when he was writing his works, the English language was in a state of flux.

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The pursuit of happiness. That’s what we’re all doing, isn’t it? Although, one gets the feeling that we don’t always pursue it in the right ways.

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You’ve obviously heard by now that Leo di Caprio’s latest film, ‘Wolf Of Wall Street’ is a veritable blitzkrieg of f-bombs. There are 506 in the film, as a matter of fact. So, obviously, someone edited together a video of every one in the film. To give you a scope of how many swear words that is, consider that we’re dealing with one single syllable per word, and over four minutes of unbroken cussing.

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Correcting someone when they misquote a movie line can generate a significant amount of smug pride, but it can also generate a fair deal of anger. Make sure you’re on the right side of the equation with this list of the most famous misquoted movie lines.

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Yes, truly. Innocent, if poorly written, Mills & Boon novels have given way to classics like ‘Cum For Bigfoot’. It seems ’50 Shades of Grey’ has woken the Kraken of human sexuality, and now the ferociously horny are looking for something a little more…exotic.

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The mystery surrounding the execution of Jang Song Thaek is thinning, as new information comes to light. Kenji Fujimoto, the sushi chef who worked for the Kim family between 1989 and 2001, claims that Jang was being punished for his taste in young women.

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Grootbos Private Nature Reserve has scooped the Daily Beasts ‘Grand Award’ in their list of the best hotels to visit in 2014.

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