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Lifestyle

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Lifestyle

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By Marilynn Manuel14-01-2022 17:07

An Indonesian woman who admitted to adultery was recently subjected to 100 lashes in public while the married man she slept with only got 15.

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Lifestyle

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By Marilynn Manuel07-01-2022 17:04

Believe or not, that infamous Range Rover driver is not the only one who took his car for a dip at the beach this festive season!

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Best partner ever? Wife pays off hubby’s debt as a Christmas present!

By Marilynn Manuel27-12-2021 19:02

Wifey goals: A young woman decided to pay off all her husband’s debt as a Christmas present and his reaction to the news was priceless!

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By Marilynn Manuel24-12-2021 12:35

A stray dog has won the hearts of many after she found a newborn baby and took care of her like one of her own little puppies.

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Drinking on the job: Burglar passes out after boozing it up in bar

By Marilynn Manuel23-12-2021 14:32

A foolish thief has been sentenced to 12 months behind bars after he got drunk and passed out in the bar he was trying to rob.

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By Marilynn Manuel22-12-2021 20:35

‘I don’t know how humans can live like that,’ said the landlord after discovering the condition his tenant of 18 years left the place in.

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By Marilynn Manuel22-12-2021 12:32

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Lifestyle

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By Marilynn Manuel21-12-2021 12:50

A woman was left shook after her ex-husband’s new partner asked if she could wear her wedding dress to their wedding!

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Yikes! Bomb squad called after man gets munition stuck in his butt

By Marilynn Manuel20-12-2021 14:59

A man was rushed to the hospital after he ‘slipped and fell’ on a World War II-era munition that got stuck in his rectum.

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Lifestyle

Couple labelled ‘cheap b*tches’ after faking engagement for hotel freebies!

By Marilynn Manuel09-12-2021 10:25

‘Bag secured’: A couple have gone viral after they pretended to get engaged so a hotel could upgrade their room and give them free dessert!

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Lifestyle

Power and bread to the people! ‘Cabbage Bandit’ wins pavement veg battle

By Marilynn Manuel24-11-2021 18:53

Remember South Africa’s ‘Cabbage Bandit,’ Joe Nkuna and his veggie patch? His case was just thrown out of court!

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Lifestyle

Remember ‘Gorilla Glue girl’? She’s recorded a song about the incident!

By Marilynn Manuel19-11-2021 11:04

In February this year, Tessica Brown became ‘Gorilla Glue girl’ after using the adhesive on her hair. Now she’s written a song about it!

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