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Dan Buettner has studied five places around the world where residents are famed for their longevity: Okinawa in Japan, Nicoya in Costa Rica, Icaria in Greece, and Loma Linda in California and Sardinia in Italy. People living in these so-called “blue zones” have...The Great British ‘chippy’: Seaside fish and chip shops are a national treasure. Here are 20 of the best.
It’s one of the UK’s favourite dishes and it always tastes better with a big portion of sea air. It would be grossly unfair to the many fabulous chippies located inland in this country to say that all the best places for fish and chips in the UK are down by the sea....Play some Kylie, keep it short and enlist your friends! The beginner’s guide to loving exercise
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