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Blokes linger on their reflections HERO’S VC FOR £180K
A DOG called Beyoncé, a drum kit, a 1940s typewriter and a suitcase full of Blackpool rock were among items left behind by Travelodge guests last year.
Other bizarre items included a drone, 6ft feathered angel wings, a coin collection and a Jimmy Choo Cinderella shoe.
Staff at the chain’s 582 hotels reported a significant increase in holiday items left behind last year.
A dress made from postcards was left in Bournemouth, while housekeepers in Rhyl were greeted by a huge inflatable unicorn pool float.
The Pomsky dog called Beyoncé was left behind in Manchester.
The company’s Shakila Ahmed said: “When it comes to why so many customers forget treasured items, it’s basically due to us all being time-poor and being in a hurry to get from A to B.
“In the rush, valuable possessions are easily forgotten.”
THE largest oyster is a 13.97in x 4.21in Pacific variety caught in Denmark in 2013. Imagine trying to swallow it without chewing!
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ANTHONY Joshua enjoys some down time in a snap deemed a knockout by 300,000-plus fans. The topless pic, posted on Instagram, saw followers label the ex-heavyweight champ “the best boxer in the world”.
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The 32-year-old’s rematch with Ukrainian Oleksandr Usyk – the unified WBA, IBF, WBO and IBO belt holder – is likely to take place in April.
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Psychologists timed young adults in front of the mirror and tracked their gaze.
And the results found that the blokes stared at themselves for five seconds longer than women.
Study co-author Jonas Potthoff, from the University of Graz in Austria, said: “Gaze duration was associated with self-esteem.” A group of 68 adults – mostly students in their early 20s – were recruited to help experts study mirror exposure therapy, which is used to help those with eating disorders. The men spent 80 seconds on average checking out their own faces – while women took just 75 seconds. Yet this could actually mean that women are more confident with their appearance.
Dr Potthoff added: “While some people enjoy looking at their faces, others experience emotional distress.
“High self-esteem indicates that, on the whole, individuals are satisfied with themselves and are not overly critical. “Surprisingly, higher self-esteem was associated with shorter – possibly less critical – viewing of their own face.” – modern men are more vain
A VICTORIA Cross won by a British soldier in the Indian Mutiny is being sold for £180,000. Private Patrick Donohoe saved fellow VC recipient Lieutenant Robert Blair from spearwielding rebels during the Battle of Bolondshuhur in September 1857.
They were part of a 10-man force who were bringing in an abandoned ammunition wagon. Christopher Mellor-Hill, of London-based auctioneers Dix Noonan Webb, said: “He rescued his commanding officer from certain death having being cut off from the rest of his party.”