5 h. ago People are only just realising Patsy Palmer's REAL name ahead of her Celebrity Big Brother stint

People are only just realising that Patsy Palmer isn't actually her real name.

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24 h. ago People are just realising why you should never reheat tea in the microwave

Boffins have got together to explain why tea in the microwave is a bad idea – and it's all to do with destroying the chemicals that make it great

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28 h. ago I'm a Brit living in Canada and I was shocked to realise people don't understand this everyday English greeting

A British woman who moved to Canada has revealed the one everyday English greeting which will get you some funny looks from Canadians.

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46 h. ago Handle with care: the international community sending parcels of pure joy through the mail

Anna Ryan-Punch was 15 when she received her first friendship book. It was the start of a lifelong hobbyAustralian Anna Ryan-Punch was 15 when she received her first friendship book – a handmade and decorated pocket-sized booklet full of names and addresses of people looking for pen pals. Recipients were invited to add their details to the list, send a letter to other signatories, and then pass the booklet on to someone new.“They were included in letters as a side thing,” Ryan-Punch, now 44, says. When it was full of potential pen pals, the friendship book would, hopefully, be returned to the person who made it. “I didn’t have anyone to send them on to, but I wrote to people out of them and that kind of grew into a circle.” Continue reading...

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52 h. ago 'I'm from US – I was gobsmacked by how different Easter eggs are in the UK'

People are only just realising how different Easter eggs are in America compared to the UK, after a man from Tennessee could not believe how many Easter eggs he discovered in Tesco- and how many different choices there are

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55 h. ago What is up with car door handles these days? | Dave Schilling

Why is everything computerised, automated or impossible to turn off these days?I believe, deep in my soul, that car companies’ number one goal in life is to ruin the experience of driving. I don’t have any direct evidence of this conspiracy to rob us of the pleasure of the open road, other than the cacophony of beeps, blips, bloops and blops that greet us in the latest models. Oh, and the screens. Every year, they try to find a new place to glue a touchscreen in a car, like Pizza Hut hunting for more orifices to stuff cheese into one of their pies.Everything is computerized, automated or impossible to turn off. According to surveys of new-car buyers by the market research firm Strategic Vision, satisfaction with car controls plummeted by 23 percentage points in the last nine years. The whiz-bang gizmos foisted on the North American car buyer have devolved from the glorious, life-saving back-up camera to gesture controls that allow you to turn an invisible knob to crank up the volume...

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3 d. ago People are just realising that Graham Norton produces UK's fastest

GN Sauvignon Blanc ruled Britain in 2024 with sales rocketing by 396% year on year for the brand produced in Awatere Valley in Marlborough, New Zealand

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3 d. ago Japan GP practice stopped four times but Tsunoda still delivers for Red Bull

Four red flags include two fires and Doohan crashTsunoda close behind Verstappen; Norris heads timesWith the weight of a nation on his shoulders and under the most intense scrutiny of his career, Japan’s Yuki Tsunoda delivered with no little finesse in practice for the Japanese Grand Prix in his first outing for Red Bull. Lando Norris meanwhile appears well set to further advance his world championship ambitions, with a strong showing at Suzuka for McLaren, despite a second session interrupted by no fewer than four red flags, two caused by trackside fires.Tsunoda was drafted in from sister outfit Racing Bulls only last week to replace Liam Lawson, who the team unceremoniously demoted after just two races. The 24-year-old has four seasons in F1 under his belt but has never driven this year’s Red Bull before and it is a notoriously hard car to handle, as Lawson discovered. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Japan F1 GP practice stopped four times but Tsunoda still delivers for Red Bull

Four red flags include two fires and Doohan crashTsunoda close behind Verstappen; Norris heads timesWith the weight of a nation on his shoulders and under the most intense scrutiny of his career, Japan’s Yuki Tsunoda delivered with no little finesse in practice for the Japanese Grand Prix in his first outing for Red Bull. Lando Norris, meanwhile, appears well set to further advance his world championship ambitions, with a strong showing at Suzuka for McLaren, despite a second session interrupted by no fewer than four red flags, two caused by trackside fires.Tsunoda was drafted in from the sister team, Racing Bulls, only last week to replace Liam Lawson, whom the team unceremoniously demoted after just two races. The 24-year-old has four seasons in F1 under his belt but has never driven this year’s Red Bull before and it is a notoriously hard car to handle, as Lawson discovered. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago People are only just realising what the inside handles in cars are actually for

Brits have been left shocked after finding out what the inside handles in cars are actually for - and they've more useful than you might expect. Picture: Stock photo.

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5 d. ago Pérez in talks with teams about F1 return as Lawson reflects on demotion

Former Red Bull driver was replaced two years earlyNew Zealander says he didn’t see own demotion comingThe former Red Bull driver Sergio Pérez says he is in talks with Formula One teams about a return to the grid after having his contract ended two years early. The 35-year-old Mexican, who won six races during his 14 years in F1, was replaced at Red Bull this season by Liam Lawson, who also struggled and was quickly demoted after two races. “Especially last year, I didn’t get to show what I’m able to do as a driver,” Pérez told the F1 website. “Now, all of a sudden, people realise how difficult the car is to drive.”Pérez said he had been “approached by a few teams since Abu Dhabi”, a reference to his final race last December as teammate to the eventual champion, Max Verstappen. “There are a few very interesting projects out there. It’s good to be in this position knowing that people are keen on you as a drive,” he said. “People have short memories in F1. People realise that my posit...

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5 d. ago People only just realising Total Recall character is Breaking Bad star

A Breaking Bad favourite can be spotted in Paul Verhoeven’s cult 1990 sci-fi classic Total Recall.

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5 d. ago People are only just realising how to pronounce Roald Dahl's name

Roald Dahl , who wrote books such as Matilda, Charlie in The Chocolate Factory, and the Fantastic Mr Fox, was born in Landaff - a small town outside of Cardiff, Wales - to Norwegian parents.

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6 d. 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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7 d. 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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7 d. 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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7 d. 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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8 d. ago Immigration officials look to collect social media handles from those seeking benefits. Is this new?

U.S. immigration officials are asking the public and federal agencies to comment on a proposal to collect social media handles from people applying to benefits such as green cards or citizenship, to comply with an executive order from President Donald Trump

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8 d. 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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9 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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