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How many times have you heard the mantra “failure is not an option”? A new research concludes kids might perform better in school if teachers and parents sent the message that failing is a normal part of learning.

Acknowledging that difficulty is a crucial part of learning could stop a vicious circle in which difficulty creates feelings of incompetence that in turn disrupts learning”, says Frederique Austin, one of the authors of the study.

Teachers and parents must stop “focusing solely on grades and test scores” and emphasize progress instead.

Study by American Psychological Association

You may be forgiven for thinking you're seeing double but this bathroom at the Sochi Olympics venue in Russia does in fact features two toilets situated side-by-side.

BBC Moscow reporter Steve Rosenberg took the picture when he went to use the bathroom during a visit at the site ahead of next month's Winter Olympics in Sochi.

He uploaded the image to Twitter alongside the words: 'Seeing double in the Gentlemen's Loo at the Olympic Biathlon Centre' and the picture instantly went viral.

Although 'dual-toilets' are not common in Russia, social media users managed to post images of other side-by-side toilets from across the country, including ones in a courthouse and a cafe.

Meanwhile, others linked it to the country's controversial ban on 'gay propaganda', which led to calls from international campaigners to boycott February's games. Others claimed the second toilet was for a security guard in a nod to the tight security measures imposed in Sochi for the Winter Olympics.

"We associate vulnerability with emotions we want to avoid such as fear, shame, and uncertainty. Yet we too often lose sight of the fact that vulnerability is also the birthplace of joy, belonging, creativity, authenticity, and love"