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Nothing catches the eye better than a celebrity—except a celebrity break-up. We don’t know if it’s the strange hours, ego conflicts or regular reasons like your or mine. A few famous crashed crushes.

Brad Pitt & Jennifer Aniston
Almost certainly because Aniston bravely did what few dare to do, and insist that her life and career matter more than making babies.

Jan 21 is 100 years since Christian Dior was born. How much do you know about the man who turned fashion into a global business?

A. He was the first designer to name his collections.

B. He was the first to create obsolescence in the industry by changing hemlines and shapes each season.

C. Chanel once spat: "He doesn’t dress women, he upholsters them."

D. His close friends called him Chaton (kitten).

E. In 1957, the only time he ignored his clairvoyant, he went to Italy on holiday and died.

Answer D. Dior was ‘Cri-Cri’ to those who knew him.

One of the world’s rarest birds. Only about 100 survive on four predator-free islands off New Zealand. This flightless, nocturnal bird is the planet’s largest parrot, weighing up to 4 kg. Its scientific name, Strigops habroptilus, means ‘owl-like with soft feathers’.