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Photo: Edinburgh, Scotland's fattest hedgehog, has refused to return to the wild because she loves people food so much. The spiny mammal, seen next to an average-sized contemporary, made headlines in July last year after tipping the scales at an astonishing 2.3 kg.

Bilingual: "You're so great - why don't you have a boyfriend?" This misguided compliment, often doled out to young successful women, has given birth to a new thought experiment: If a woman is great and no romantic partner is there to appreciate her, can she still lead a happy and fulfilling life? Since 2000, the average US household has consisted of a person living alone. According to the 2012 census, 53.6 percent of US citizens that are women over the age of 18 were unmarried. So why do singles often feel like the odd woman out?