Don’t put this down the garbage disposal
Frustrating clogs and costly repairs — that’s what you’ll get if you try to put the wrong things down your garbage disposal. Here are some of them: 1….
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Painless tweezing
If tweezing your eyebrows makes you gasp with pain, this advice is for you. Ever had a toothache and bought a tube of Orajel at the drugstore to relieve…
Work up a sweat to protect your brain
Harvard researchers have come to some conclusions about how much exercise will protect you from dementia. They say people engaging in moderate to heavy…
Unappreciated rights?
(A) system of free speech confers countless benefits on people who do not much care about exercising that right. Consider the fact that in the history of…
Homeless hermit crabs get shelter
Shell collectors are leaving hermit crabs homeless. Beautiful shells are an attraction to many, but empty shells are actually little condos and they are…
Levi CEO: Shower with your jeans on
Levi’s CEO: Shower with your jeans on Never put your jeans in a washing machine? Never? Not even after you have been wearing them for two weeks? That is…
Pirates surround sunken treasure ship
When the 62-gun Spanish galleon the San Jose lost a battle with the British and sank off the coast of Colombia in 1708, it took 200 tons of gold, silver…
Stay awake during takeoff and landing
The tedious airplane boarding process may seem like the perfect opportunity to get some shut-eye, but it’s not the best time. During takeoff and landing,…
New year babies
* Jan. 31, 1919, Jackie Robinson, first Black player in major league baseball * Jan. 6, 1412: Joan of Arc (Jeanne D’Arc), Maid of Orleans: French heroine:…
Important January days in history
On Jan. 20, 1885, L.A. Thompson of Coney Island, NY, patented the roller coaster. His 450-foot coaster had a drop of 30 feet. On Jan. 17, 1910, Thomas…