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Kate Winslet finally admits Rose could have fit Jack on that Titanic door
It is a truth universally acknowledged that Rose could have saved Jack’s life in Titanic, but instead allowed him to freeze to death while she selfishly hogged that door. Mmm, lovely door. The tragic moment when the lovers are parted broke hearts across the world, before many started questioning whether the cruel ending...
Cambridge University to introduce written entrance exams
Cambridge University fought strongly against the shake-up — saying that the AS-level gave them the only glimpse of a sixth-former’s ability before they had to decide to whom they should offer a place. Instead, they argue, admissions officers would have to rely on predicted A-level grades — which independent...
‘Biggest fan’: 5yo Afghan boy with plastic bag jersey may soon meet Lionel Messi (VIDEO)
A young Afghan boy, who captured hearts around the world when a picture of him wearing a makeshift Lionel Messi jersey went viral, could be about to meet his football idol. Five-year-old Murtaza Ahmadi was snapped wearing a blue and white shopping bag with the Ballon d’Or winner’s name scrawled on the back. The...
Leonardo DiCaprio speaks about ‘sweaty intimacy’ of SHOCKING ‘grizzly bear rape’ film
LEONARDO DICAPRIO has stirred up the controversy surrounding his terrifying new film The Revenant where he is brutally attacked by an enraged grizzly bear, with early reports saying he was raped. Early audiences were left shocked and disturbed by the graphic scenes in his new film where a grizzly bear attacks the actor's...
The sacred Ganges River, what you’ve never seen
Indian River Ganges just terribly polluted seriously nervous you can not look at it. Because the Indians are doing in this river all: bathe, brush their teeth, cows, wash things is launched their dead relatives and of all that is possible in general to do with water. The horrific spectacle. Impressionable not look in any...
Fans of the singer Nyusha are shocked by her young mother
Singer Nyusha has a rest in Singapore. Star shared beautiful photos in her Instagram. However, fans of the singer Nyusha are shocked by her young mother, Irina Shurochkin. Nyusha and her...
‘World’s best chef’ Benoit Violier found dead at Swiss home
THE ‘world’s best chef’ Benoit Violier has been found dead at his Swiss home. Violier, 44, has taken his own life just months after his three-star restaurant Restaurant de l’Hotel de Ville in the small Swiss town of Crissier was named the best in the world. The Frenchman was due to attend the launch of...
Top 5 scariest places on Earth
If travel broadens our horizons and horror heightens our senses, then the two combined pack a powerful punch. From a temple crawling with thousands of rats, to an island swarming with flesh-melting snakes – question-and-answer site Quora uncovered some of the most disturbing, bone-chilling and goosebump-inducing places on...
Here’s why you definitely need to visit Ireland
Ireland is a joy. And not just because of the ineffable beauty of its local bays, gulfs, islands, valleys and cliffs. The country’s unique history, culture and mythology also play their part. Everything here breathes freedom. Each castle, moor, windmill and seemingly ordinary path have a legend of their own, which is...
Rock star David Bowie leaves $100m in will
Rock star David Bowie left an estate valued at about $100m (£70m), according to his will which has been filed in New York. Half will go to his widow, Iman, along with the home they shared in New York. The rest is shared between his son and daughter. It was also revealed that Bowie had requested that his ashes be scattered...
Crimea in World War II (Photos)
In 1944, Russian forces led by Marshal Fedor Tolbukhin attack the German army in an attempt to win back Crimea, in the southern Ukraine, occupied by the Axis power. The attack would result in the breaking of German defensive lines in just four days, eventually sending the Germans retreating. Crimea was the territorial plaything...
Black German woman learns a shocking family secret: Her grandfather was a Nazi
Atlanta, Jennifer Teege thought she knew the hard truths of her life: that her German mother left her in the care of nuns when she was 4 weeks old, and that her biological father was Nigerian, making her the only black child in her Munich neighborhood. But the hardest truth came to her years later on a warm August day in...