New fave internet acronym
If you are still typing LOL, you are so last year. The newest Gen Z internet slang is IJBOL. In fact, it is said to be cooler than using an emoji laughing…
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Looking for a partner online? Pay attention to the smile
Studies by OKCupid have analyzed thousands of profile pictures to find out what photos are the most attractive. One striking conclusion: The way you smile…
RV camping is more popular than ever
If you long to get on the road and camp your way across the continent, you are in good company. In 2022, 92 million Americans and Canadians identified as…
October 28: Statue of Liberty anniversary
The Statue of Liberty, a gift celebrating freedom and the enduring friendship between France and America, became an American landmark on October 28, 1886….
Ticks can fly?
Those icky, dangerous, blood-sucking ticks are lazy and they can’t jump. But they can fly — sort of. According to a study in the journal Current Biology,…
Artist as stargazer
One of the most famous artistic views of the night sky, Vincent van Gogh’s Starry Night, seems fanciful in its elaborate swirls and waves of the sky, but…
Man finds hoard of gold in Kentucky
Imagine a time of war. Raiders from an army will come and steal your valuables. You hide them. But you never get back to those valuables, even your gold,…
Trying to save money? Cut this
One simple way to give yourself more wiggle room in your budget or more padding in your savings account: Stop eating out. Americans spend an average of…
Superstition invokes cute fertility symbols
According to one funny tradition, if you say “Rabbit Rabbit” on the first day of the month before you say anything else, you’ll have good luck. You can…
Drug-addicted sharks?
Drug smugglers routinely push bales of drugs into the ocean and let them float to shore, and for decades fishermen have told stories of seeing sharks…