Favorite holiday dessert?
If you are looking for a good dessert for Thanksgiving, your best bet might be vanilla ice cream and a brownie. According to the International Dairy Foods…
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That’s one big rock
Massive diamonds are hard to find. In fact, the last enormous diamond was unearthed more than a century ago. But in August, miners in Botswana finally hit…
When you know it, but you can’t say it
Remember that time when you couldn’t say the name of that thing, that — uh, whatchamacallit? That lapse of memory has a name: Lethologica, the situation…
Brits uncover hidden note
John Sainsbury got the last word. Thirty years ago, the British supermarket mogul funded a new wing of London’s National Gallery. The new wing had been…
2024 Hambone Award goes to shepherd dog who dabbled in home remodeling
Luca, a Massachusetts Shiloh shepherd dog, did a little remodeling one day when his owner Lori was running errands — and the consequences were bad for…
How to defuse an argument
Your spouse is making you mad. Voices are getting louder. Tensions are high. What do you do? Take five seconds. You don’t need 10 seconds. You don’t need…
Gorillas love their screen time
When zoo visitors pull out their phones to capture a video, they have an eager audience for the replay — and no, it’s not through Tik Tok. In fact, the…
Safe travels: Safest cities ranked
If you prefer to travel with safe destinations where emergency services are easily accessible, Singapore is the place to go. Singapore, the city/state of…
Japanese cities turn to matchmaking
With catastrophically low birth rates, Japanese cities are getting into the matchmaking business. Unlike dating apps, these city initiatives have one…
Redefining brat
In the world of upside-down pop culture lingo where hot means cool and bad means good, there is a new entry: brat. Brat doesn’t mean a spoiled,…