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Just an Ordinary Owl? @owlwings (43897) • Cambridge, England 25 Jan 21

Tonight is Burns' Night! (pronounced 'Burns Nicht' with a rolling Scottish 'R', a short 'i', as in 'lit' and a 'CH' that comes from the back of the throat). It's the birthday of Robert Burns, a simple farm labourer, who...

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Poetry Review Robert Burns Tam O Shanter

Arthur Chappell @arthurchappell (44941) • Preston, England 29 Aug 18

Probably the most famous Scottish dialect poem of all time this 1790 verse is funny, scary and a cautionary tale about the perils of excessive alcohol intake too. While his angry and saddened wife waits at home in increasing...

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Benefits of Aloe Vera

celticeagle @celticeagle (189833) • Boise, Idaho 29 Nov 16

I used to always have a aloe vera plant in the house. It helps with burns and gastrointestinal disorders like indigestion and constipation. It is also a lovely plant. Well, I am finding now how much more aloe vera does for us....

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Treating the BURNS - some useful information

s sivasubrahmanyam @shivamani10 (11035) • Hyderabad, India 27 Apr 16

When burns occur the victim should be treated with a mild room temperature water. There is a myth among the people the treatment of the burn with ice and cool water with save from the damage, but, this is not. The sudden fall...

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treating under running tap water

aloe vera gel

sitting erect

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How do you like it?

Reine25 @Lucky15 (37391) • Philippines 30 Mar 16

Black? Creamy? Brewed? Sweet? I like mine to be... Half hot, half cold. A friend of mine have seen me while i was making my coffee, he told me that i am like a baby. There is a reason for that. I...

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Finally, after about a year..

celticeagle @celticeagle (189833) • Boise, Idaho 10 Dec 15

Little six year Max has come back home to Boise. About a year ago an inattentive driver hit Max while he was riding his beloved bike near his home here. His father was nearby and saw the lady hit Max with her car. He called out to...

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Guns are dangerous, glue guns that is

Heather Echola @GardenGerty (169477) • United States 27 Sep 15

I own a glue gun or maybe two. I cannot remember because I avoid them. I do not like pain, and they cause me pain. I manage to burn myself every time, even with the lo temp glue guns. So why am I even thinking about glue...

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Do You Cover Everything?

NailTech @NailTech (6874) • United States 24 Aug 12

This is a story from someone on Facebook recently. While removing the soup they had been warming in the microwave oven for supper, it popped, and exploded all over the front of her. Leaving little burns all over her face and neck....

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Tanning Beds

carolbee @carolbee (16230) • United States 9 Apr 12

Do you get a jumpstart on your tan by visiting tanning beds? Have seen people in our area with pretty tans already and they admit they have been to a tanning salon. I went once years ago until my dermatologist told me it was just...

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How did it happen? I've always wondered...

Amber @AmbiePam (120752) • United States 24 Oct 11

A lot of you know about the car accident I had years ago that resulted in several back and neck surgeries. What I may not have mentioned is that in the same car accident I also got a large 2nd degree burn on my upper right arm....

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This Is For Chicksdigscars

Flash2 @Flash2 (347) • United States 26 Jul 11

Okay, You asked for it. You want to know about my scar? I hope anyone that's reading this has a strong stomach,just kidding. I hope You people will share your scars with me once I share mine. 18 months ago the house burnt down....

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Help! I've Burned My Pinkie Finger With Hot Oil!

DarlingGirl @DarlingGirl (745) • United States 29 Dec 10

Have you ever done this to yourself? I've absolutely burnt myself with hot oil. Of course I've run my hand under ice-cold water for 5 minutes, and applied some anitbacterial salve, and taken some ibuprophen to reduce the swelling,...

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Haze..haze is coming again....

yspmyl @yspmyl (3435) • Malaysia 20 Oct 10

Haze is coming back yesterday, it is not the fog type of haze but haze produced from the open burning from our neighbor country. Every year, the same things happen, they burns the trees and crops after harvest and to refresh the...

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lilBro @lilBro (67) • Israel 24 Jun 10

I was making some schnitzels for lunch the other day, and big splash of hot oil jump off the pan and on my left foot. It was so painful for about one second, and then I didn't feel a thing where it hit me. I quickly put my leg in...

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Do you apply lotion or anything when you get sunburns?

b3ginn3r @b3ginn3r (221) • Philippines 26 Apr 10

I just had a trip to the beach last weekend. I enjoyed so much because me and my friends went island hopping in the Philippines' 100 Islands Tourist spot. It was a great experience and there was a lot of beautiful scenery. I even...

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Cinema Attack!

JeeJaySee @JeeJaySee (7) 31 Jul 09

A women in leeds in the UK was attacked yesterday after telling teenagers next to her in the cinema to be quiet while watching the latest Harry Potter film. The lady was followed after the movie into a restaurunt where she had...

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Hair removal - what do you do?

lisado @lisado (1227) • United States 25 Jul 09

I don't know about anyone else but I HATE to shave. I often use Nair, but the last time I did I ended up with chemical burns. It was a new formula and I didn't do the skin test since I've used Nair in the past with no problems....

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Toothpaste for minor burns anyone?

Katak @submerryn (1304) • Malaysia 21 Jul 09

I got scalded with hot oil today while frying fish. Luckily, I have my ol' faithful tube of toothpaste with me in the kitchen on standby for minor burns like this. I always apply toothpaste on minor burns and it works wonders. It...

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Fireworks

momiecat @momiecat (997) • United States 4 Jul 09

Here in the United States on July 4th we will be celebrating our Independence Day. The tradition is to shoot off fireworks at night. The fireworks are nice to look at but they tend to cause problems (fire, burns) and scare...

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Frying Foods

CRIVAS @CRIVAS (1815) • Canada 22 May 09

Today while cooking dinner, I came to realize (again!) that I hate frying food. Why? Because it doesn't matter what I am frying, what the temperature if, or how careful I am, I always manage to get hot grease spitting at me. I...

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