What Is “dopamine Clothing” and Can It Really Make You Happier?
Whether or not you think about the colors you wear in the morning, you are probably aware of some of the cultural meanings associated with […]
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How to Take a Hit
Even if you are a peaceful person, you can be hit. And if you’ve never had self-defense training, fighting experience, or even a fleeting thought […]
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What to Do (and Not to Do) When You’re Sitting Next to an Asshole on a Plane
Recently, I was flying home after visiting a family, and the guy sitting in the aisle a few rows away from me refused to let […]
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You Should Update Chrome and Edge ASAP
There are three inevitability in life: death, taxes and software updates. Programs like Chrome can never be perfect, and security bugs will inevitably be found […]
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Clean Flower Pots Before Reusing Them (No Harm to Plants)
As many houseplants and flowers mature, they outgrow the original pots and containers they called home and need to move into something bigger. And while […]
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How to Find and Report Asteroids Because Otherwise Your Life Is Boring
Along with jigsaw puzzles, knitting and baking banana bread at the start of the pandemic, many people were into backyard astronomy. Two years later, you […]
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You Can Get Rid of Windows Malware With One Command
Windows has always had malware issues (even though Samsung recently claimed the crown in this department ). Bloatware is a general term for apps, services, […]
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Make Your PC Games Easier (or Harder) With Cheat Engine
Once upon a time, cheat codes were a ubiquitous feature of video games, but these days they rarely turn on, and if they do, they’re […]
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An Age-Appropriate Guide to Why Kids Lie (and What to Do About It)
Everyone lies sometimes. Toddlers, kindergartners, fourth graders, teens, teens, and yes, even we are mature, wise adults. We’ve all embellished the truth at one time […]
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Spend a Month Seeing America on a Train for $400
Spring has officially begun, and if that makes you want to get out and explore, you’re not alone. But with gas prices continuing to rise, […]
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Don’t Throw Away Your Mesh Grocery Bags
In an ideal world, we would all eat seasonal, local produce bought directly from farmers (or farmers’ markets). But this option is not for everyone […]
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You Need to Know the Expiration Date of Your Spare Tire (and Where to Find It)
Spare tires are the kind of thing you forget about until you need them. But this is not the safest approach. Believe it or not, […]
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Unleash the Star Power of Angostura With Trinidad Sour
If I had to choose one bottle of bitter to drink for the rest of my life, it would undoubtedly be Angostura. Omnipresent at the […]
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How to Really Enjoy the Weekend With the Kids
Weekends are a time to relax, recharge your batteries, play pranks, take up your hobbies and have fun. Oh, if you don’t have kids. Then […]
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Avoid These Dating App Cliches so You Can Actually Find a Match
Although dating apps have become a staple of modern life over the last decade or so, they have always been a bit difficult to use. […]
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Beach Festivals and Events to Visit This Summer
When you think of music festivals, do you think of dirty, gross displays of overcrowding like the legendary Woodstock festivals? Or do you have not-so-pleasant […]
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19 Easiest Flowers to Grow From Seeds (for Those Who Always Kill Plants)
Whether you have a sprawling yard or a fire escape pot collection, all gardeners share a passion for color. The vibrant flowers exploding into gorgeous […]
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How to (Finally) Switch to the Timeline on Instagram
Instagram has finally brought back the ability to view your feed in chronological order. Instagram’s default feed mixes recent posts with old ones, making it […]
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15 Oscar-Winning Animated Shorts Under 15 Minutes (and Where to Watch Them)
The Oscars are just around the corner, and you still have some time to catch up on nominated films …but not much. The windows between […]
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Why Your Fridge Water Tastes Weird (and How to Fix It)
A fridge water dispenser is a modern convenience that many of us take for granted. It usually tastes better than from the tap and is […]
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I’m Finally Stretching and I Kinda Like It?
Last week I discovered that I can touch my toes (and maybe you can too). In the past, I never felt like I was getting […]
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We know that communication is the foundation of any successful romantic relationship, and this includes how we communicate our needs and desires in the bedroom. […]
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Create a Career Action Plan Before Looking for a New Job
Finding a job can feel like a full-time job. It’s easy to feel defeated when you feel like you’re sending your resume to the void […]
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32 of the Best and Most Memorable Performances at the Film Awards
Funny, exciting, weird, embarrassing: there are plenty of reasons to love an acceptance speech. The greatest sin that can be committed when giving money is […]
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Why You Should Make a Packing List After Your Trip
Do you have something that you always forget to take with you when you travel? For a while, I always forgot to take my purse […]
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Is Gardening Really Cheaper Than Buying Fruits and Vegetables?
With rising food prices, many people are considering starting a garden. This makes sense, since humans have been growing their own food for thousands of […]
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What’s New on HBO Max in April 2022?
April is nostalgia month on HBO Max, with the streamer unveiling two new crime dramas that seem to be seeking to bring back grit, style, […]
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The 17 Cunning Ways Restaurants Make You Spend More (and How to Avoid Them)
Running a restaurant requires a lot of hard work — hard work that has become even harder in recent years due to rising labor costs, […]
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How to Heal Your Child’s Cuts and Bruises Quickly, According to Boxer Cutman
Parenting can be a full-contact sport, from the early days of trying to prevent your toddler from falling off playground equipment to caring for your […]
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How to Install a Shadow Sail in Your Backyard (and Why You Need It)
If you’re interested in spending more time in your yard this summer but need to increase shaded areas to make them cooler and more comfortable, […]
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12 Simple Garden Plants That Are Really Worth Growing
Growing your own food is immensely satisfying, but only when you get a tasty, bountiful harvest or is definitely worth the effort. It’s a completely […]
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You Must Stop Using Coupons.
I love knitting, sewing and doing different crafts. So for a long time I was a big fan of the Jo-Ann flyers that came in […]
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11 Games to Play After Beating Elden Ring
At the time of this writing , Elden Ring has sold over 12 million copies , placing it in the rare ranks of best-selling video […]
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How to Bake With a Lot of Booze Because Life Is Short
Alcohol has its time and place. Most of the former are with friends (although a solo wine night is dreamy), and most of the latter […]
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9 Persistent Myths About American History (and What We Can Learn From Them)
What is the US anyway? Of course, this is a nation made up of 50 states covering most of the continent. But, as my 5th […]
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15 Best Movies About Teenage Fear to Watch After Blushing
Not unlike Inside Out a few years ago, Pixar’s new film Blushing has the heroine confronting her own adolescence and the physical and emotional horrors […]
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How to Get Kids to Stop Eating Their Snot
If you have ever been around children for a while, you must have asked yourself: why, why on earth does a person eat the inside […]
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Ignore This Outdated Career Advice (and What to Do Instead)
When it comes to getting and keeping a job, much of the conventional wisdom you learned as a child has turned out to be irrelevant. […]
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What Is “brain Fog” (and When Is It Serious?)
The term “brain fog” can mean many different things, from afternoon drowsiness after a bad night’s sleep to short-term memory loss associated with dementia. Generally […]
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Is Bamboo Toilet Paper All You Need?
None of us expected to have as much talk about toilet paper as we have since the beginning of the pandemic, when stock shortages and […]
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