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Between work, partner and kids, you feel lik eyou could blow your top any minute.

Need to lower your stress levels? A good laugh might just do it.

If you feel you're in need of a bit of light relief, you've come to the right place.

 CONTENT
01. A history of the toilet
Today many people use the flush toilet without giving it a second thought. But where does it come from? What did people do before then?
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02. Fashions can make you sick
In the days of the whalebone corsets, women could actually damage their internal organs by forcing their waists into these garments. But are those crazy days over?
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03. Sick in the style
How do you know you are watching a soapie? The way in which medical matters are dealt with, really pushes your 'willing suspension of disbelief' to the limit.
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04. The little things that grate
There you are, just coasting merrily along, and then one of those irritating little things happens. You can feel your mood change from 'life's a breeze and nothing
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05. What women say
When do we mean what we say? When do we say what we mean? What do women mean when they say certain things?
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06. Toilets I have known
There is a third great equaliser of people – apart from death and taxes – and that is the need to use toilets. Public ones.
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07. Everyone's secret fears
Next time you hear an embarrassing story that starts with "Did you hear the one about..?", be glad if it isn't about you. Are these the things that keep you awake at night?
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08. Too embarrassed to go to the doc?
You have a bad case of oral thrush or genital herpes. The thought of telling your doctor makes you feel even worse. Here's how to do it.
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09. A curtain call for you
Ugly curtains put me off. Call me shallow, by all means. But I judge a book by its cover – especially in guest houses, doctors’ waiting rooms and lawyers’ offices.
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10. The great escape
Work provides you with a secure income, but there’s often a high personal price to be paid in return. This article is for everyone who dreams of escaping the nine-to-five slog.
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11. Signs of a one-night stand
Last night was wonderful, but you've been down this road before and now you wonder whether the phone is going to ring. There are signs that you shouldn't hold your breath.
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12. Are you a sucker?
You're running around in circles - for everyone else, except yourself. And when those grim little tasks are handed out, they always seem to come your way. Could you be a sucker?
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13. 12 bad holiday ideas
What's your idea of the perfect holiday? If it involves something you've seen advertised on TV or in a brochure, beware. You could be heading for package-holiday pits.
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14. Are you a hypochondriac?
You are lying awake – again – worrying about that stomach ache you get every few weeks. In fact, you have already updated your will and cleaned out all your cupboards.
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15. Looking for online love
The Internet has become the dance floor of the new millennium. Now you don't ask someone for a dance, you read their profile. But which things should serve as a warning?
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16. 10 irritating things men do
Last week, women came under the spotlight, or under fire, depending on your point of view. This week it's the men's turn. So what are those things
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17. 10 irritating things women do
This article might also go a long way towards explaining why one woman who is a Plain Jane has a whirling social life and another who is a knockout watches TV every Saturday night
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18. Wish you knew these at 16?
By the time we have learnt about life in the hard way, we are often too old to make use of our newly-found wisdom.
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19. Lies lovers tell
Ever got the feeling that what you were listening to was everything except the truth, the whole truth and anything but the truth?
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20. Glossy women on TV
They make you feel fat, ugly, poor, pimply, inefficient and unsuccessful. And yet we strive to be like them. Those perfect damsels on TV are never in distress. Unlike us.
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