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YouTuber, Brexit and ‘Get Your Freak On’ enter the Oxford dictionary

Other new entries include glam-ma — a glamorous grandmother — and verklempt, an adjective meaning overwhelmed by emotion

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Peter Vaughan: Thrones and Porridge star dies at 93

British actor Peter Vaughan, best known for roles in Game of Thrones and Porridge, has died at the age of 93.

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Beyonce scores nine Grammy nominations

Beyonce has scooped nine nominations for the 2017 Grammy Awards, extending her lead as the most-nominated woman in Grammys history.

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Google Unveils a 3-Decade Time-Lapse of the Earth By Jeffrey Kluger

It doesn’t pay to take your eyes off the Earth for a second. Look away even briefly and who knows what it will get up to?

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The $20,000 Rare Craft Beer That Comes Packaged in a Squirrel

It's arguably the rarest beer in the world. The craft beer world has never been afraid to charge a bit more for a rare beer.

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These Nuns Are Petitioning McDonald's to Remove Antibiotics From Meat

"Superbug" infections caused by these antibiotics kill 23,000 Americans a year. A group of nuns is fighting McDonald’s to change your Happy Meal.

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Oxford's 2016 word of the year is Post Truth

Oxford Dictionaries kicked off “word of the year” season by anointing their pick on Tuesday: post-truth. It describes a situation in which feelings trump facts.