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Dreams of Leonardo Di Caprio about 2014 Oscar Award
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Mariah Carey and James Packer are engaged
US pop star Mariah Carey and Australian billionaire James Packer are engaged to be married, the BBC has learned. The couple went public with their relationship last June after they were seen on holiday together in Italy. Mr Packer, 47, is Australia's fourth-richest person, according to Forbes, with a fortune estimated to...
The city that hides an underground world
Nottingham is an English city with a secret: inhabitants have been digging caves here for 1700 years. More than 500 have been found – and a new project is revealing their secrets. Nottingham is a city with a secret: below its shops, restaurants, houses, malls and pubs lies a hidden world of caves and tunnels. Best known...
Upskirt Umbrellas Is The Latest Craze In Japan
The aptly named Million Girls Project has listened to your cries, and bestowed upon you the accessory of your dreams: an umbrella whose underside shows the underpants of an animé school-girl. Called “Un-burera,” a play on the words “underpants” and “umbrella.” The Million Girls Project...
Atlantis myths that are really true
Local legends often tell of cities or islands that have been lost to the waves. Nowadays we are sceptical of these tales, but some of them really happened In one cataclysmic night, the gods sent a battalion of fire and earthquakes so intense that the Utopian kingdom of Atlantis sank deep into the ocean, never to be found again....
Iraq’s oldest Christian monastery destroyed by Islamic State
Satellite images confirm that the oldest Christian monastery in Iraq has been destroyed by the jihadist group Islamic State (IS). St Elijah's stood on a hill near the northern city of Mosul for 1,400 years. But analysts said the images, obtained by the Associated Press, suggested it had been demolished in late 2014, soon...
10 Biggest Secrets of the Soviet Union
Communist Russia was an exemplar of openness and accountability in government. That’s not a sentence you’ll read these days—at least not outside of North Korea. (Although I suppose you’re reading it now, which makes my statement a little void. Unless you’re actually in North Korea, in which case...
19 creative children’s bedroom ideas which every parent will adore
Children’s rooms offer them a place to discover their creativity. These rooms will influence their lives every day, which is why parents shouldn’t take the task of designing them lightly. We here at Bright Side have compiled some awesome design ideas that prove that the world of imagination is boundless. Cinderella...
10 Things About France that Shock First-time Visitors
Hello to those of you who’ve been dreaming of visiting this land of good food, historic landmarks, art, and culture. Before you dive head first into a trip to France, you better get to know some of the local customs or you might just be a little shocked and disappointed. Check out these next 10 things that often...
The Eagles’ legendary guitarist Glenn Frey dies at 67
Glenn Frey, the co-founder and one of the lead singers of the iconic American rock band, The Eagles, has died in New York aged 67, leaving behind a trove of timeless music masterpieces including seventeen Top-40 hits. Frey died Monday in New York from complications stemming from rheumatoid arthritis, colitis and pneumonia while...
Horrified mum tweets her child’s spelling homework from school which contains quite obvious mistakes
The exercise littered with errors prompted irritation and anger from parents online A spelling exercise for year six pupils with obvious spelling mistakes made by the teacher has gone viral-after an irritated mum shared it on Twitter. The homework task, supposedly designed to help the primary school age children with their SATS...
An ancient ink technique sees new blond
A dying Filipino tattoo tradition is being revived – and forever changed – by the international travellers seeking to get inked by its last tribal artist, 97-year old Apo Whang-Od. An old woman, with tribal tattoos covering her arms and chest, tapped an ink-soaked thorn into my arm. We were sitting on the...