Queen of the San Diego Zoo passes peacefully
Gramma the Galapagos Tortoise has passed away at an estimated age of 141, after spending about 100 of those years at the San Diego Zoo. Gramma was the…
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The prima donna of fruit
The most popular apple in America is a diva, one farmer told The Wall Street Journal. It’s the most finicky fruit around. The Honeycrisp apple has all the…
The new scent for men and women draws ire — and maybe flies
Forget the earthy, spicy male scents of yore: English Leather, Old Spice, Stetson. Time for a new dynamic. Like sugar cookie. Yup, the personal care…
Variety of advent calendars abound
The kids may love an advent calendar with a chocolate for every day, but it certainly isn’t the only choice for counting the days to Christmas. Fragrance…
One unusual problem with roller coasters
Of all the things a to worry about on a roller coaster, here’s one you probably didn’t see coming: A flying duck. And that was exactly the problem for a…
The top word for 2025 means nothing
If you have middle-schooler children or grandchildren, you may have heard this word: Six Seven (67). And you might have asked what it means. Whatever…
Hat tip from Yellowstone
Hold onto your hat! That’s the message from Yellowstone National Park staffers who realize the stunning geothermal features of the park are exciting, but…
Manhattan skyline (AI)
Most expensive cities Kiplinger.com recently calculated the most expensive places to live in the U.S., where housing is sky high and so is everything…
When squirrels attack
It isn’t funny, but it is unusual. In the town of San Rafael, California, five people were attacked and two went to the hospital following an assault by a…
AI’s alter ego puts wins tech fans
When San Francisco-based Anthropic introduced its advanced AI chatbot, it named the bot after an AI researcher named Claude. Little did they think of it…