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There are certain lies we were all told as children, but some of them were particularly bad, like these ones:

1. “The Dog Went To Live On A Farm.”
This one isn’t actually that cruel as lies go, because it saved our innocence for a few more years. In fairness, we did not need to think about the finality of death for a few more years. 

2. “Eating Carrots Can Help You See In The Dark.”
We ate those carrots like there was no tomorrow. Did we see in the dark? No, no we did not. 

3. “If You Cross Your Eyes They’ll Get Stuck Like That.”
We're still kind of afraid of this one…

4. “Cracking Your Knuckles Will Give You Arthritis.”
Some guy was so annoyed by this myth that he cracked the knuckles in his left hand twice a day for 60 years to see if there was any negative effects. Donald Unger, who lives in California, noticed absolutely no difference. And of course there’s other more substantial evidence to back up his conclusion.

Whenever i crack my knuckles. .

5. “If You Don’t Clean Behind Your Ears Potatoes Will Start To Grow.”
Gross. Gross. Gross. Scrub, scrub scrub!

6. “The Tooth Fairy Was Too Busy To Give You Money Last Night.”
No she wasn’t, you just forgot. Give us the money and stop blaming an innocent fairy!

7. “Bold Children Get A Sack Of Coal For Christmas.”
This was obviously an incentive to get you to behave on the lead up to Christmas, but getting a child a sack of coal for Christmas would just be so emotionally devastating, especially when all of their friends got a GameBoy. Did any parent ever follow through with this one? Oh, the humanity. 

8. “If You Sit Too Close To The TV Your Eyes Will Turn Square.”
I think most people watched too much TV when they were a kid. Actually most people watch too much TV regardless of how old they are. But while everyone should be outside more, how close you sit to the screen doesn’t really have any effect, and threatening us with square eyes is just cruel.

9. “It’s Not Going To Hurt, I Promise.”
Every trip to the doctor’s was preceded by this promise of no harm coming to you. Then the doctor whips out a gigantic needle and your whole world becomes a lie.

big needle. .. I was always afraid I'd Pop like a balloon from getting shots....Red Spray

10. “Okay, I’m Leaving Without You.”
This was the single most horrifying sentence and struck you right where it hurts. Please don't leave is. This is definitely why we have attachment issues. 

tantrum animated GIF

11. “We’ll See.”
Translation: No. Never. Don’t ask me again.

12. “I’ll Only Be A Minute.”
The single biggest lie you were told as a child. Left in the car for anything up to an hour while you or one of your parents calls in to one of their friends’ houses to give them something or to collect something else, catching up on the last five years of their life while they do it.

via our content partner CT

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How much do you hate putting your bra on every day? Is it enough for you to get one surgically implanted under your skin?

We didn’t think so.

This new cosmetic surgery aims to make it so that you never have to wear a bra again. Instead, you will have silk straps and silicone cups implanted under your skin. This will all be held in place with titanium screws which are DRIVEN INTO YOUR RIBCAGE.

Does that not sound horrific to you? We’d rather wear a bra every minute of every day than do that. 

Apparently three women have successfully undergone the surgery already. You have to wonder though, what’s wrong with a good old-fashioned boob job? Does that not make them perkier aswell?

Also, we'd hate to not have a reason to splash out on pretty bras anymore! We'll be giving this trend a miss, for sure!

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There is trouble for Taylor Swift today following the reveal of her brand new music video for Shake It Off.

 

Rapper with Odd Future, Earl Sweatshirt, tweeted his disapproval of the video, saying: “haven’t watched the taylor swift video and I don’t need to watch it to tell you that it’s inherently offensive and ultimately harmful … perpetuating black stereotypes to the same demographic as white girls who hide their prejudice by proclaiming their love of the culture … for instance, those of you who are afraid of black people but love that in 2014 it’s ok for you to be trill or twerk or say n****.”

Taylor isn’t the first star to be accused of cultural appropriation as Katy Perry recently had to speak out about her dancers dressed as mummies with big booties in her Prismatic Tour: “Those girls aren’t African-American. But it’s actually a representation of our culture wanting to be plastic, and that’s why there’s bandages and it’s mummies.”

Lily Allen was accused of similar misuse of racial stereotypes in her video for Hard Out Here.

Taylor’s new video has been a huge success following its release last night, with over 4 million views on You Tube in less than 24 hours.

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Ok, so at this stage we would have thought we had seen everything there was to see from an Ice Bucket Challenge. 

But this is just the cutest. 

Ben Affleck's Ice Bucket Challenge featured him calling out Matt Damon, Jimmy Kimmel, Neil Patrick Harris and his wife, Jennifer Garner to do the challenge next. 

However, just as he says her name, Jen dumps the bucket of ice over his head before he pulls her into the pool with him and we all cried because they are so damn cute.

The couple have been married for nine years and have three children together, Violet, Seraphina and Samuel. 
 

Post by Ben Affleck.
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It’s been a year since Amber Rose and Wiz Khalifa tied the knot, but only now are we being treated to a glimpse of her wedding dress.

The model, who used to date Kim Kardashian’s husband, Kanye West, shared some cute photos of her big day, writing: “Today was the day we said our vows before God and our Family. I knew as soon as I met u, u were the one for me sweetheart. Happy 1 year anniversary @mistercap and many more to come.”

One photo featured Amber and Wiz posing for a sweet photo under a garland of flowers accompanied by their gorgeous son, Sebastian. The other, a lovely snap of Amber and her mum.

The model’s dress was a strapless, lace corset with a layered, dramatic skirt – do you like it?

Wiz, on the other hand, went for a pink-purple suit complete with a dickie bow.

The rapper also wished his wife a happy anniversary, sharing a stunning portrait of her on their big day, writing: "Happy Anniversary beautiful @muvarosebud."

The couple got together back in 2011 before getting married last July. 

Wiz has been in a spot of trouble recently after a warrant was issued for his arrest in the state of Texas, though it doesn't seem as if he is too bothered! 

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We'll admit it, we are big fans of One Direction here in SHEmazing HQ, so when we heard talk of them splitting up, our hearts sank just that little bit! Watch the video above to get all the details.

Ciara O'Doherty reports.

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Let’s be clear about this – clutter is not junk. Clutter is just stuff, lots and lots of stuff. Sometimes you have so much stuff you can’t find your other stuff but it is certainly not rubbish, as some may say. In fact, a cluttered home may have some surprising benefits.

One study found that being in a cluttered environment forced people to think more clearly, as they tried to simplify the task at hand. Another study found that working in a cluttered office provided a more innovative atmosphere and a willingness to try new things. Working in a tidy office, on the other hand, encouraged employees to make healthier food choices and give money to charity, which certainly doesn't sound like as much fun.

Clutter also encourages us to take more risks, apparently. When 188 American students were assigned to either a clean room or a cluttered room and asked to order a smoothie, the students in the cluttered room were more adventurous in their choices.

We have to say, we are pro-clutter here in SHEmazing!, which hopefully means we’re in good company. Check out the desks belonging to these famous messy people – we’ll never put our stuff in its designated place again!

Albert Einstein

 

Tina Fey

 

Rohal Dahl

 

Mark Zuckerberg

 

Steve Jobs

 

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There are many, many things you should apologise for in this life. Being a One Direction fan, standing up for Justin Bieber, thinking that kale tastes good. That said, there are a lot of things that you should never apologise for. Life is too short to worry about every single little thing. Here are the things that you should never apologise for:

1. Spending Your Hard Earned Cash

You’ve worked your little heart out for that money, why not go and treat yourself? After all, there are far too many savers in the world. You can’t bring the money with you when you die.Splurge and be happy. 

2. Letting Go Of Bad Relationships

You should never feel bad for leaving behind a bad relationship; whether it was a past love or a friend. If you’re miserable and dread seeing them every time, then it’s time to pack up the past and move forward.

3. Being Brutally Honest

There’s nothing wrong with telling someone some harsh home truths, from time to time. Whether it’s calling them out on their bad behavior or bad outfit choice, honesty can be refreshing from time to time, in this oh so two faced world.

4. Having A Lie In

Is there anything like waking up at 7am on a Saturday morning and realising you don't have to get up? Bliss…

5. Letting Loose Every Once In A While

Sometimes all we need to feel sane is the promise of a night of socialising and general shenanigans. When the going gets tough, a night out with friends is sometimes all you need to get going again. No guilt involved.

6. Having Unusual Tastes

Yes, even the kale. 

7. Wanting Some Alone Time

No one knows you better than you, so who better to whittle away a few lost hours with? Society has moulded our brains in such a way that we feel as though being alone is something to be ashamed about. Well it shouldn’t. Go enjoy some ‘you’ time today.

8. Not Wanting A Traditional Future

Just because you don’t want a house in the suburbs with two kids and a cat, doesn’t make your future any more viable than the next person’s, or vise versa for that matter. Dream big and aspire to be whatever you want to be, there’s nothing stopping you.

9. Always Carrying Snacks, Just In Case

You’ll never know when hunger will strike, so it’s always handy to have a few snack supplies nearby, just in case. Snacks are a way of life, end of.

10. Being Single And Happy

Do you receive a rush of pity whenever you mention to someone that you’re a single pringle, despite being single because, oh I don’t know, you WANT to be? Because you’ve seen your friends get hurt, one by one and don’t really fancy it happening to you? Because you like to go out and meet new and interesting people without having a six foot bag of misery attached to your arm? Imagine that.

11. Wondering If There’s More To Life

If you feel stuck in a rut, are bored, are dreaming of what else could be out there, then don’t give up. Get out there, try new things, travel, move, apply for that job, shun the negative ones who tell you that this is it. Because this isn’t it, there’s so much more to be found, so just go and find it.

12. Swapping The Gym For A Film Night

It’s a cold, miserable evening and the thoughts of donning lycra and sweating for the next hour, is enough to make you want to cry. So instead, you stick on a great film and curl up on the couch for the evening. That’s most definitely not a thing to feel bad about. The fact that you even considered the gym as an option, is an achievement in itself…

via our content partner CT

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This is too funny this early on a tired Tuesday!

Conor Riley is up for completing the ice bucket challenge for ASL, but things don’t quite go to plan…

As his friend tried to life the bucket over his head, he ends up dropping it on himself instead.

The video is quickly going viral today with over 800,000 views on You Tube and going up. 

That laugh, though…

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So, you have that big wedding planned when you suddenly realise:

What are your options? Well, you could take a leaf out of Tucker Blandford’s book and fake your death. No? A break-up would be far easier, we have to agree.

Tucker met his former fiancée, Englishwoman, Alex Lanchester, when they studied together at the University of Connecticut in 2012.

After spending time together and falling in love, Alex’s time to return home loomed. Not wanting to lose her, Tucker proposed and she said yes.

Alex began to plan her big day, while Tucker said he had the venue booked for August 15, four days ago.

One day, Alex got a phone call from someone claiming to be Tucker’s dad, saying he had been depressed and had committed suicide. Alex described this surreal moment, saying: “The man explained that they had been trying to send Tucker off to a psychiatric unit for help. But it was too late. I couldn’t breathe. It was absolutely devastating."

When Alex called Tucker’s mom, she found out this was not true, he was alive and well but had told her they had called off their engagement.

Tucker has since spoken about his actions, saying: “I’m a terrible, awful person. I know I shouldn’t have told her I was dead, but I didn’t know what else to do … At the time I just felt like I couldn’t tell the truth and thought if I could just postpone everything it would be better.”

Moral of the story? Don’t be afraid of confrontation!

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While our parents and grandparents were saying “I do” well before they hit their 30s, our generation has been brought up to believe that your 20s are for experimenting, as opposed to settling down.

We’re meant to date different people, travel the world and leave all that grown up stuff like marriage and babies until we reach 30 –but if you’re with the person you want to be with forever already, is it such a disservice to yourself to walk down the aisle?

Here are five reasons why getting hitched in your 20s is not actually the end of the world, despite what your friends think!

Your sex life will be better
While people may laugh about how marriage can ruin your sex life, studies have shown that people who get married in their 20s have more frequent sex than couples who leave it until later. Dana Rotz of Harvard University said that “a four year increase in age at marriage is associated with a couple having sex about one time less per month”. This could be a big benefit, as a good sex life is important for a happy relationship – so what are you waiting for?!

It could make you healthier
The Journal of Health and Social Behaviour published a study in 2012 which found that people who are married or engaged drink less alcohol, as they have “a heightened sense of responsibility and obligation and a less active social calendar, which leads to less drunkenness”. And less drinking means better health. Not to mention weight-loss, better sleep and better skin. So the next time your single friends slag you for being boring when you want to stay in with your other half, you know who’s faring better in the long run!

There’s no advantage to waiting
We’re not saying you should run down the aisle the first chance you get, but if your 100%, there’s no advantage to waiting. Research conducted by sociologists Norval Glen and Jeremy Uecker says that “a 25-year-old person who meets an excellent marriage prospect would be ill-advised to pass up that opportunity only because he/she feels not yet at the ideal age for marriage. Furthermore, delaying marriage beyond the mid-twenties will lead to the loss, during a portion of young adulthood, of any emotional and health benefits that a good marriage would bring”.

Your hubby will make more money
While being married may not make a difference to your bank account (apart from tax breaks – yay!), one study found that men who got married in their 20s had the highest level of personal income. You can’t say anything bad about that!

It might make you a happier person
A national report has shown that the highest percentage of people aged between 20 and 28, who say they are ‘highly satisfied’ with life are those who are married. What’s more is that those who say they have a very happy marriage are the people who said ‘I do’ between the ages of 24 to 26. Sounds good to us! 

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