16 h. ago People are only just realising the hidden meanings within the codes on their boarding passes

Your boarding pass is more than just a ticket to your flight; it contains layers of information, including a series of codes with hidden meanings - but what do they say about each passenger?

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37 h. ago Zadie Smith on the magic of Tracy Chapman: ‘She didn’t just look like us – she was singing our songs’

The novelist was just 12 when the ex-busker stunned a mammoth crowd at the Free Nelson Mandela concert – and sent everyone racing to Woolworths for her astonishing debut album. Its simple, honest, perfect songs of protest have mesmerised the writer ever sinceOn 11 June 1988, I was 12 and sitting with my family watching the Free Nelson Mandela Concert on TV. As a clan, we were old hands at trying to free Mandela, having done our fair share of marching and boycotting over the years, and this concert felt like the culmination of all that. There was a lot of excitement in the room: we squeezed on to the sofa and opened the windows wide. (If the wind’s blowing in the right direction, you can hear a Wembley audience roar from Willesden.)Many world-famous musicians played that day. Most of them I don’t remember, but one I will never forget: Tracy Chapman. I think a lot of people feel that way, though when you rewatch the footage you realise what she was up against at the time. Nobody cheer...

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40 h. ago People are only just realising the sinister meaning behind popular 'eight ball' emoji as parents sent warning

Surrey Police have warned parents to be on the lookout for the 'eight ball' emoji on their children's social media profiles.

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41 h. ago People are only just realising what secret 'SSSS' code on your boarding pass means and why it's bad news

Holidaymakers across the globe are only realising what 'SSSS' means on their boarding pass - and some have even dubbed the mysterious four-letter code the 'kiss of death.'

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66 h. ago People are only now realising the 'hidden' meaning in iconic Toyota logo

The Toyota logo has been in the world for many years, but it turns out that people have only just started to realise the "hidden" meaning behind it - and it's left them divided

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3 d. ago People are only just realising what McDonald's character Grimace actually is

Milkshake lovers and baseball fans had a lot of fun with the purple McDonald's mascot last year, but nobody seemed to know what Grimace was supposed to be... until now

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3 d. ago People are only now realising where they first saw singer Benson Boone

Benson Boone has become an overnight sensation thanks to his hit single "Beautiful Things", but some fans are only just realising where they first saw him four years ago

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4 d. ago People are only just realising the meaning behind Greenland's colour

Greenland has long been known for its breathtaking, snow-topped landscapes, but now the world is focusing on something else entirely - the meaning behind its colour-coded buildings. 

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4 d. ago New mums are being ‘strongly encouraged’ to take regular exercise and get more sleep. Don’t make me laugh | Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett

New guidelines are well intentioned, but as parents of babies know, finding time to look after yourself is impossibleOne of the many things you don’t realise until you have a newborn is just how much people congratulate you simply for leaving the house. “Well done for getting out and about,” they say, with the cheerful camaraderie of People Who Know. Going outside may sound like a low benchmark, but during those early weeks summoning the energy to put on clothes, pack a bag, and then using that narrow window between sleeping, feeding, pooing and screaming to cross the threshold into the world can feel like the grand sum total of all human endeavour. Screw the frescoes of the Scrovegni chapel: Mama made it to Budgens.Which explains my reaction when I read that new guidelines published in the British Journal of Sports Medicine say that new mothers should be strongly encouraged to do at least two hours of moderate to vigorous exercise a week, in addition to “daily pelvic floor muscle t...

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5 d. ago People are only just realising Hugh Grant is related to famed Love Actually co

People have only just realised that Hugh Grant is actually related to one of his Love Actually co-stars.

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5 d. ago People are only just realising a popular emoji has a very rude meaning

Emoji reference website, Emojipedia, has revealed the true meaning of one of the buildings - and X users are baffled.

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5 d. ago People are only just realising what confusing 'fake bins' at airports are for

Holiday-goers have been confused after spotting 'fake bins' scattered around an airport - but they were shocked to find out they actually have an important purpose

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6 d. ago People are only just realising popular emoji has completely different meaning to what they thought so did YOU know?

Despite its popularity, people are only just realising what one common emoji character really means.

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7 d. ago People are only just realising This Morning legend Dr Chris Steele has a famous son

He was a trusted and familiar face as This Morning's resident doctor for two decades. Now Dr Chris, 79, has handed the baton to his son Andrew, 40.

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8 d. ago People are just realising Adolescence's Ashley Walters was in major music group

Everyone has been talking about Netflix's Adolescence since it hit Netflix this month. But, little you may know, actor Ashley Walters was actually in a major British music group

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9 d. ago Lush customers are only just learning easy way to get free treatments

A woman shared that there's a way to get some amazing treatments in Lush completely free of charge – and people are only just realising you can do this whenever you like

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1 week ago People are only just realising why pizza boxes are square and not round

It turns out there's a perfectly good reason for this packaging choice when serving up a tasty takeaway pizza. The age-old question has been answered on Tik Tok

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1 week ago Netflix's Adolescence exposes secret kids' emoji code every parent needs to know

Adolescence has shone a light on the hidden language our children are using on smartphones with symbols and colours vital in decoding this new tech language.

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1 week ago People are only just realising one UK kitchen staple isn't actually British

They are a staple in many cupboards, but they're actually not British in origin - and people are only just realising

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1 week ago People are only now realising why we wear red noses for Comic Relief

Comic Relief has been going for 40 years, though it may seem hard to believe. It was launched on BBC back in 1985, but people are only now realising the significance of a red nose

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