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  For a long time, girls have fought — and are still fighting — to overcome gender roles and expectations. However, it’s important to remember that rigid ideas about what men and women “should” or “shouldn’t” do isn’t just bad for women. A Dec. 17th thread asked the guys of Reddit, “What girly thing do […]

 1. Daniel Oikhena Daniel Oikhena became famous for his ‘bravery’ when he stowed from Benin-City to Lagos via an Arik flight. The JSS1 student’s craving for a better life made him take the greatest risk anyone could ever imagine. According to reports, the teenager thought the plane was US bound, but only to find himself

  A South Korean amusement park today risked the fury of animal rights campaigners by making penguins wear Christmas costumes and parade for the amusement of onlookers. To visitors’ delight, the family of nine jackass penguins were marched in fancy dress through Everland, South Korea’s most popular amusement park, in Yongin, near Seoul. Some were

  It is a known fact that  teens can be…well, forgetful. When you ask if they need something, they adamantly say no, but suddenly they remember they need to be somewhere in five minutes/they have an assignment due tomorrow morning/they need money for a school trip and it is due in an hour/they’re going to

(By Oluwatoyin Ikuomola) Continued from part one, part two I stared at her in complete disbelief, shock and part horror. For the first time ever, I wanted to cry for her, cry with her. My hands went to my face, covering my nose and my mouth; I was beyond terrified. I began to breathe through

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  A number of schools in the Netherlands are pioneering a revolutionary method of learning – replacing teachers and textbooks with tablet computers. The country has seven such “digital schools” already running, with another three planned by the end of 2013. The schools’ founder believes it reflects the reality of the growing digitisation of modern

(By Katie Lepi) If you haven’t taken an online course yourself, have you ever wondered what online learning is really like? While the online learning platforms used from school to school may differ slightly, online learning offers more than what most people would think. The handy infographic below takes a look at some of the

  If you’ve ever listened to a recording of yourself and thought you sound completely different, you’re not alone. But more than that, you were also correct. Here’s why it sounds different. You see, when you speak, you hear your voice as other people do, but you also hear a contribution which comes from vibrations