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MESHED UP IS THE BIGGEST HEALTH SCANDAL TO HIT BRITISH WOMEN?
Doctor Sohier Elneil is having a hectic morning. The urogynaecology consultant is striding through the corridors of University College London Hospital where, for 16 years, she has performed complex...
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ERUPÇÕES DE HISTERIA EM MASSA
O historiador John Waller, da Universidade Estadual de Michigan, resolveu escrever o livro "A Time to Dance, a Time to Die" quando pesquisava síndromes culturais e se deparou com referências a pragas...
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AMOR - 3000 ANOS DE HISTÓRIA
Tristão e IsoldaA fascinante viagem dessa palavra e dos seus múltiplos significados ao longo de 3000 anos de HistóriaO poema de amor mais famoso de todos os tempos é também um dos livros mais...
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BELA INJUSTIÇA - OS MAIS BONITOS SÃO FAVORECIDOS
Ciência mostra que os mais bonitos são favorecidos mesmo em áreas que nada têm a ver com a aparência, como dar aulas, praticar esportes e até ser absolvidos em crimes.Uma pessoa muito atraente se...
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ALHO E CEBOLA - ARDENTE SABOR
O alho e a cebola estão entre os primeiros vegetais que o homem aprendeu a cultivar. Valeu a pena — apesar do cheiro e do choro.Diz uma antiquíssima lenda turca que, ao ser expulso por Deus do Paraíso,...
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A HORA DA FOME
O organismo humano tem necessidade contínua de energia. Pode ficar até dois meses em abstinência porque, além de certo estágio, passa a se alimentar de si mesmo.Nos três primeiros dias, a sensação é...
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MUCH DEPENDS ON DINNER
HOW THE AUSTRALOPITHS PARTLY WEANED US OFF FRUIT"Since Eve ate apples, much depends on dinner".—BYRON, Don JuanLike me, you probably eat mostly soft and highly processed food, little of it fruit. If...
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ROMAN MYSTERY CULTS
“They kept what had happened to them a closely guarded secret, which served to strengthen the bonds between the members of the cult”Uncover the secret rites and bizarre rituals of the Roman spiritual...
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BOB GUCCIONE'S FILTHY GORGEOUS MIXOLOGY
Bob Guccione was not one to booze it up. Instead, he drank espresso like it was water and only slept three hours a night. Even though he didn’t enjoy a cocktail himself, he and his wife Kathy Keeton...
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THE SECRET HISTORY OF CHRISTMAS
What you didn't know about the festive season.THE CHRISTMAS DAY TRUCE A temporary festive reprieve on the front lineOn Christmas Eve 1914, British troops were holed up their trenches when they...
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NICCOLÒ MACHIAVELLI - HERO OR VILLAIN?
Considered a master of manipulation, was Machiavelli a conniving political exile or a misunderstood, disillusioned satirist?Hailed as the father of modern politics, Niccolò Machiavelli has long been...
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MENU DECODER - HIMALAYAN CUISINE
Each month we explore a restaurant trend, explaining its key dishes and ingredients. This month, Harneet Baweja, founder of Madame D in London’s Spitalfields (madame-d.com), explains what you need to...
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FAD FOOD
Alkaline FoodFrom the outright silly to the simply sublime. We put 2018's weird, wacky and wonderful diets under the microscope of our resident nutrition experts.If you thought that by 2018 we would...
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DIETING DIPS - NUTRITION ROUND TABLE
BROOKE TURNER¹SIGNS:Weight loss plateaus can be frustrating, particularly if you are closely following your nutrition and training plan. Despite eating and moving well, signs of a dieting plateau...
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VAGINISMUS - "I GOT BOTOX IN MY VAGINA"
We've come to know Botox as an anti-ageing treatment - but can the forehead-freezing injection save your sex live?We met when I was 19 and have been married for almost 20 years. I never thought I’d...
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THE BAYEUX TAPESTRY
Did you know?Technically, as the designs of the wall-hanging have been embroidered on rather than woven, it is not actually a tapestry.What was it?At 70 metres long and 50 centimetres high, the Bayeux...
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THE SCANDALOUS REIGN OF CATHERINE THE GREAT
How the unstoppable Russian ruler enthralled an empire with sex, lies and military might.She has gone down in history as ‘Catherine the Great’ thanks to her dedication and devotion to her adopted...
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ON THE MENU - VIKING HAGGIS
OVERSIZED STAG SAUSAGE SCOTLAND, 9TH CENTURY - PRESENTThe name ‘haggis’may came from the Old Norse ‘haggw’, meaning ‘hack into pieces,’ according to the Victorian philologist Walter William...
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MUSIQUE DU MOYEN ÂGE
Bon gré, mal gré, les historiens de la musique se sentent tenus d’adopter pour leur discipline les cadres imposés par une tradition bien implantée selon laquelle est appelée Moyen Âge la longue période...
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THE NEW FOOD SNOB’S DICTIONARY
The Savoy American BarAMERICAN BAR, THEThe most beloved of The Savoy’s two bars (though spare a thought for the humble Beaufort Bar, a few corridors away) and the longest surviving cocktail bar in...
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