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Is a banana as bad for type 2 diabetes as SIX spoons of sugar?

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Is eating a banana the same as swallowing six teaspoons of sugar? It would seem intuitive to say no, of course not – a banana is a fruit, and sugar is, well, just sugar. But a while back I came across a set of detailed charts on Twitter that made this claim. And it wasn’t … Read more

‘I would rather stick spoons in my eyes than play with my kids’

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When Louise Westra’s youngest son Tyler, four, asks Mummy to roll toy cars on the floor with him, she says: ‘No, thank you.’ Politely, she explains that she is busy reading a book and he should wait until Daddy gets home instead. While spurning a child’s pleas for company might wrack some mothers with nagging guilt, … Read more

Auschwitz renovations uncover spoons and tools hidden beneath chimney at Nazi concentration camp

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Auschwitz renovations uncover ‘escape kit’: Spoons and tools are discovered hidden beneath a chimney at Nazi concentration camp Objects also include knives, hooks, scissors, pieces of leather and parts of shoes Found in April in block 17 of main camp, which existed in Nazi-occupied Poland   Block was used to house manual workers, including chimney sweeps Find … Read more