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The World Cup broke loads of social media records!
Were you watching the match last night? The World Cup Final broke records on Facebook and Twitter last night, for social media usage. Facebook revealed that 88 million people left more than 280 million posts, comments and likes about the Germany vs Argentina game, surpassing the previous record of 245 million interactions, held by the…
On the agender: five places with gender imbalances for World Population Day
Today is World Population Day, a United Nations event set out to raise global awareness of our rapidly growing population. Since there was significant public interest on the same date in 1989 - dubbed 'Five Billion Day' as it was the date that roughly marked when the global population hit five billion - it's been observed every year.…
Is this the greatest family ever or an elaborate HTC One ad?
We really feel for this guy, but also want to be in his family. He was just trying to take the perfect selfie with his new phone, like anyone else would, and is now the laughing stock of his entire family. Having spotted the picture (the big one in the middle), his dad and older…
Got £150,000 going spare? You still couldn’t afford this loom band dress
So, you've heard of loom bands right? Don't worry, we hadn't either, but apparently they're big. So big in fact that a dress made of them is currently being bid on at £156,100 on eBay! The dress, which is made to fit girls aged between four and six, appears to have been weaved from hundreds…
Apple iWatch pushed back till November due to its super advanced tech
We'd all been collectively crossing our fingers for Apple's iWatch to be launched in October, but now a top (and often accurate) analyst has suggested that production may not even begin until late November. Urgh come on already Apple! Today the tech press is full of KGI analyst Ming-Chi Kuo's predictions that the Apple iWatch won't…
Facebook removes photos of safari shooting spree – but not for the reason you might expect
Facebook has removed several photos from the profile of U.S. cheerleader Kendall Jones, who last week sparked outrage for uploading several smiling images of herself posing with the bodies of wild African animals she had killed. The ‘trophy photos’ show Jones proudly standing over dead wild animals she shot while on a hunting trip in Zimbabwe…
UK follows US lead, bans uncharged gadgets from flights with even stricter rules
Earlier this week, we were all shocked to read that some US flight operators would be introducing new and VERY strict security rules about taking gadgets on flights into the States. The TSA (Transportation Security Administration) revealed that if you try to take a gadget on a flight and it isn't charged up, you may be…
George Clooney slams Daily Mail for ‘irresponsible’ and ‘dangerous’ story
The shit-stirring, female-bashing, scum of the earth tabloid, known to most of those in the UK as the Daily Fail, has come under fire yet again today by none other than George Clooney. The movie star wrote an article for USA Today about how the The Daily Mail took its 'idiotic stories' one step too far when…
Wannabe, the song that defined your tweenage years, is 18 years old today
It seems like once a week that we're surprised, shocked and slightly disturbed by the passing of time, whether it's 10 years since Friends ended or 30 years since The Breakfast Club (admittedly most of the office wasn't even born at the time of this one, so it was less shocking). Well today we've got another pop…
Guys, please stop risking your life for a Tour de France selfie
If mainstream media is to be believed, selfies are single-handedly turning us all into narcissist zombies, melting away our brains and stirring up trouble in the Middle East. And what has the evil selfie done this week? Well, it looks like it could be putting the lives of some people in serious danger as they…