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    • At the start of 2011, the Pope declared war on parents naming babies after celebrities, fruit or popular sports cars. In an address to parents, the ever-progressive pontiff pleaded with worshipers that when thinking of baby names, they should 'give your children names that are in the Christian calendar'.

      So Apple, Brooklyn and Ferrari are out, Francisco and Giulia are in.

      But Benedict's not the only authority figure to stamp down on one of the sillier by-products of celebrity culture. Various baby names have all been banned around the world for reasons of taste, decency or just plain daftnesss. So without further ado, we present out list of the top illegal baby names.

      [Related: Top baby names predicted for 2013]


      1) Talula Does The Hula From Hawaii (New Zealand)
      New Zealand law bans names which could cause offence to a 'reasonable' person. Good thing too - the country is a stupid name hotspot. We found a couple from the islands who tried and failed to call their son '4Real', but nothing Read More »

    • Mad chefs at the Alameda County Fair (in America, obviously) have created the world's largest commercially available hamburger.

      The monstrosity came in at a massive 777-pounds.

      Above: The world's biggest hamburger

      Officials from Guinness World Records were on-hand at the fair, in Pleasonton, San Francisco , to verify that the burger was bigger than the previous record holder - which weighed a mere 595-pounds.

      The whopping whopper was the brainchild of Brett Enright from Juicy's Outlaw Grill in Phoenix and Nick Nicora from local company Ovations Food Services.

      Enright dreamt up the idea while off work back in December. He told a local news station. "I thought, 'I bet I could build the world's largest burger', so I looked it up."

      "The old record was held in Canada and we wanted to bring it home to America on the 4th of July."

      It took Enright and his team 15 hours to cook the enormous patty, itself weighing 625-pounds.

      [See also: The world's unhealthiest sandwiches]

      They started

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    • Last month, anti-fashion groups sabotaged Next's 'Make Me The Next Model 2011' competition by encouraging online users to vote for an unconventional looking candidate, Roland Bunce.

      [Relevant: Pranksters hijack Next's modelling competition]

      The prank took the internet by storm, with word spreading over social networking sites this resulted in a chubby ginger-haired guy being catapulted to the top position at the close of the competition last week.

      Above: Roland's Next model profile page

      Computer engineer Roland, 24, was due to enter the final round of the modelling competition after being crowned the nation's number one new face with 66,000 votes — compared to runner-up Jade who only notched up 89 votes.

      [See also: What models look like without photoshop]

      Unfortunately, the man with the most votes has pulled out of the next stage due to threatening behavior and abuse.

      Although Roland was hugely popular with the public he has decided to leave the competition by posting a

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    • Some thought it would never happen, but despite rumours that the bride made three attempts to do a runner, Charlene Wittstock married Prince Albert of Monaco in spectacular fashion this weekend.

      Just as Kate Middleton did earlier this year, Charlene said goodbye to her 'commoner' status in a grandiose ceremony, watched by millions of people around the globe.

      Left: Prince Albert and Charlene Wittstock Right: Kate Middleton and Prince William
      An intimate civil ceremony on Friday turned the South African swimmer into a princess in front of a few dozen guests. Like Kate, who insisted on doing her own makeup at her wedding, Charlene wanted to put her own stamp on her image and wore a formal powder blue outfit she designed herself, with the help of Chanel boss Karl Lagerfield.

      But it was the religious ceremony the following day that was the main event as thousands of locals flocked to the palace to watch the ceremony, and that's when all eyes were on what she was wearing.

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    • Let's state the obvious; winning a gold medal at the Olympics isn't easy. Just ask Paula Radcliffe. It's not just about talent though, nabbing a big shiny medallion requires untold dedication in every aspect of your life.

      Swimming champ Rebecca Adlington knows all about this, having spent thousands of hours splashing around a pool since the age of 13. It was worth it though as she won gold in both the 400m and 800m freestyle races in the 2008 Olympics. Here's how she did it…

      Daily diet

      "The amount swimmers burn mean we need to eat a lot. We need a lot of carbohydrates but we try to eat a balanced diet, so I've got enough protein, carbs, and vitamins. I eat the same as normal people — just a lot more of it!"

      "I wake up and have a bowl of cereal before I get in the pool. After training I'll have another HUGE bowl of cereal. I like something like Jordan's Country Crisp and then mix it with blueberries and strawberries.

      "For lunch I'll have like four or five sandwiches, plus yogurt and

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