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The stories behind how your favourite takeaway joints got their names have been revealed

PLUCKED from a dream, an old map and a kid’s birth certificate — this is how our favourite fast food joints got their names.
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Motel 6 guests who were deported to Mexico sue hotel chain's Carrollton owner for informing ICE

The suit is the latest fallout from September news reports that some Motel 6 locations in Arizona were sharing customer information with ICE agents.

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Tension relief? Hawaiians rush to Pornhub minutes after false ballistic missile alarm

Thousands of Hawaiians eased their anxieties by watching porn just moments after a ballistic missile alert last Saturday turned out to be a false alarm, Pornhub traffic data has revealed.

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Turpins: The 'happy family' at centre of torture allegations

Outwardly, the California couple accused of torturing and endangering their 13 children seemed to preside over a happy American family.

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What the hell is ‘Daddy porn’ and why are so many women watching it?

A NEW survey from PornHub has revealed the number one term women searched for on the adult website, and it’s ... weird.

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Spanish prisoner declared dead, wakes in body bag in mortuary

A 29-year-old man has been described as “exceptional” after apparently dying and coming back to life in remarkable fashion.

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A US woman describes the ‘shame’ of a decades-long porn addiction

ERICA Garza’s decades-long addiction to pornography began during her teenage years and destroyed her relationships.

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Court rules dad can spy on daughter’s WhatsApp chats

A COURT has ruled is it OK for parents to monitor their kids’ online conversations, after a father was sued by his ex-wife for reading their daughter’s WhatsApp messages.

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Daredevil 'Rooftopper' Plunges To His Death From Chinese High Rise

Wu Yongning, 26, was doing pull-ups at the top of the Huayuan Hua Center when he seemed to lose strength

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‘Sexbots are coming’: Scientists say ‘digisexuals’ inevitable as more people bond with robots

Academics are arguing that many people will soon be identifying as “digisexuals” and taking their sexual identity from having sex with robots.

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Charles Manson Dies at 83; Wild-Eyed Leader of a Murderous Crew

He was married twice: in 1955 to Rosalie Jean Willis, a teenage waitress, and a few years later to a young prostitute named Leona. Both marriages ended in divorce.

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Second Woman Says Al Franken Inappropriately Touched Her

Lindsay Menz spoke to CNN about the Senator, whom she claims grabbed her inappropriately in 2010.

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Teen sells virginity for $3.9m

GISELLE says it is a “dream come true”, as now she can study wherever she wants, “buy a new house and travel the world”.

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Rare Da Vinci painting smashes world records with $450 million sale

First commissioned by Louis XII of France, the 26 inch tall by 18 inch wide oil painting was later owned by England's Charles I

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Australian diplomat Julian Simpson killed after falling from New York rooftop after game of trust goes wrong

AN AUSTRALIAN diplomat in New York celebrating the Yes vote has fallen to his death from a Manhattan roof when a game of ‘trust’ went horribly wrong.

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Woman Accused of Swapping Barcodes, Paying Only $3.70 for $1,800 Worth of Electronics

A Florida woman was arrested on Monday after attempting to carry out one of the most interesting robberies we've ever seen.

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