Category Archives: Code Life

Nov 25

Face Off

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EXPERTS in the cosmetics industry have been taken aback by recent research which shows that men spend more time getting ready than women.
After an extensive survey carried out for hotel giant Travelodge, figures showed that on average men spend 81 minutes a day on personal grooming.
Despite women carrying out a more intricate grooming routine, it appears that men spend longer cleansing, toning and moisturising, shaving, styling hair and choosing clothes.
Whilst men spend more than 80 minutes a day grooming, women have their beauty regime carried out in just 75 minutes.

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Oct 21

The Running Man

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A record breaking British man has set another running landmark after completing the Toronto marathon at the age of of 100 years old. After smashing the sprint race records for a man of his age, Fauja Singh has now become the oldest person to run the full 26 miles of the Toronto marathon.

Singh already holds a world record for the fastest marathon run in the 90-year-old plus category after finishing in five hours, 40 minutes and one second in 2003 at the age of 92.
The centenarian was born on a farm in India in 1911 and started competitive running at the age of 89 after losing his wife and son.

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Aug 27

The Extra Mile

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Sebastian Steinzen, 34, from Gladbeck, spent five years trying to find Patrick Burns to repay a wager he lost during a game of golf. The pair met whilst on holiday with their families in Majorca back in 2005. During the holiday, Mr Steinzen and Pat placed a bet worth a pint of beer on how close they could get the ball to the flag. Unfortunately, the German didn’t get a chance to pay up and has carried a five-year burden of guilt until now.

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Aug 12

Against the Odds

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Swim while you’re Winning
A 61-year-old woman has set off on a 103 mile swim from Cuba to Florida in shark-infested waters.
US swimmer Diana Nyad is hopeful to claim a world record more than 30 years after her first attempt was compromised by dangerously heavy waves.

Though the same swim was completed by Australian Susan Maroney in May 1997, Nyad will attempt the swim without a shark cage.
Before setting off, she said: “I’m standing here in the prime of my life. Now I look out at dead, flat calm waters, so I think this is my day.”

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Jul 22

Courage against all odds

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The Fight in the Dog
Two armed robbers were forced to abandon an attempted robbery of a shop in California after a resident Chihuahua dog chased them away.

Carrying a rifle and wearing black hooded jackets, the two criminals burst into the tobacco store near Los Angeles demanding money from the shop owner.
As soon as the owner began handing over cash from the till however, his tiny pet started barking repeatedly and jumping at the robbers.

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