Author: Moha

Meet Michelle Jenneke. She’s a champion sprint hurdler, but that’s not the reason her picture went viral all over the internet a few years ago. Before a race the young Australian did something that the audience hadn’t seen before and it was caught by a video camera. The footage soon proved compelling to an audience across the globe, and the whole episode set in train a series of events that no one could have predicted……

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Mary MacKillop may have dedicated her life to the Catholic Church, but she still received the ultimate punishment. Yes, in 1871 Bishop Laurence Bonaventure Sheil – who helmed the church’s Adelaide operations – made the decision to excommunicate the nun, effectively severing her ties to the religious institution that had been her bedrock for more than two decades. And for years, no one knew what MacKillop did to elicit such a shocking response from Sheil.…

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As anyone who has traveled for a long period of time can confirm that home is where the heart is. While adventuring around the globe is all well and good, there’s something safe and comforting about returning to your own personal space — most of the time. For Steve Lickteig, however, his home turned into a waking nightmare. As a teenager, Lickteig learned a startling truth about his adoptive parents that shook him to his…

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Among London’s historic war bunkers and winding subway systems, there are hidden passageways even more profound. A series of tunnels lie underground with no discernible purpose, all of which were made by William Lyttle, the legendary “Mole Man.” For years, rumors spread between neighbors as to Lyttle’s secret plan. If it weren’t for the damage that spread above the Mole Man’s digging, he would have carried his secret to the grave. Normal Views The house…

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Becoming a new mom can be an emotional time, and women often need lots of family support during that period. British woman Katrina Ingham found, however, that when her baby son was due to enter the world, her mother wouldn’t be there to assist her. In the end, though, Katrina turned to her sister Sarah for help, and the pair came up with a plan to get their parent involved in the birth – if…

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As kids, we all likely aspired to be something totally unrealistic. A superhero. A princess. A Tyrannosaurus Rex. Despite being told we could never grow up to be these things, most of us still clung to the hope that maybe one day we could be (well, maybe not a T-Rex). For some, these childhood aspirations grow to fuel their everyday lives. For one California college student, biology had become the focus of his career, though…

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With DNA testing services, you don’t have to be curious about the genetic origins of your biological family tree. One unfortunate side effect is you may learn information you weren’t prepared for. When Jolie Pearl decided to send off her DNA sample, her results brought a shocking family secret to light. The Secret’s Out “The truth sometimes doesn’t need to be known,” Neil Schwartzman said. He was the other party entangled in a mess created…

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When you’re a teenager, pretty much the last people on Earth you want to confide in are your parents. It’s a trying time — socially, physically and emotionally. Unfortunately, at that age we never seem to realize that our greatest sources of wisdom are usually right in front of us, no matter how embarrassing they may seem. Teenagers Austin and Aaron Rhodes had a secret, and they’d been hiding it from their father for a…

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Johnny Quan always wondered what kind of life his grandmother had lived. She forbade her family from going through her photo albums, making Johnny believe she was keeping some deep, dark secret. But, at 93 years old, she passed away, leaving her photo albums to Johnny and his family. Did he dare go through the books and uncover what she’d spent a lifetime trying to hide? Grandma Leung Ping Though Johnny Quan was shattered by…

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When it comes to the saturated fat-laden world of fast food, there’s only one king. Burger King, that is. It’s the home of the famous Whopper and that smiling crowned king who goofily prances around in commercials. But believe it or not, the chain hasn’t exactly been honest to their customers over the years. Their biggest lies might be enough to turn away their loyal fanbase for good. Have It Your Way When you’re cruising around…

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