Posts by Trisha Leigh Zeigenhorn

It seems like thieves and n’er-do-wells are always out there looking for the next best way to swindle you out of your hard earned cash…and that’s because they kind of are. With all of the technology we use, their attempts are getting more diverse, more widespread, and harder to spot – even for the savvy...

Facts are fun, right? They make us feel more in the know, they help us win trivia games (always important!), and, like my great-grandfather said, you should try to learn something new every day. We’d like to help you out today, so check out these 14 interesting facts! 14. Abraham Lincoln was a certified bartender....

There are actually two different kinds of food-borne intestinal distress, the first of which sets in a few hours after a meal and may leave you nauseous (or even running for the bathroom). This one, believe it or not, is actually the milder case, and your body typically finds relief after evacuating the offending meal....

With a show like Saturday Night Live, where improv is welcomed(ish) and skits are rehearsed until the very last minute, it might seem obvious that things don’t always go as planned. What’s amazing, though, is how often the skits that go “wrong” end up being the funniest, best-received ones of the night. Here are 16...

Despite the fact that there are no flying cars or time travel, we are solidly living in the future. The internet, virtual reality, air travel, space exploration – it’s all happening. And do you know what else is happening? Contact lenses that give you superpowers. Okay, okay, maybe happening is too strong of a word,...

Here’s the thing about spiders: the fact that some of them (a very small number, but still) have venom that could injure and kill a person means that human beings are evolutionarily coded to fear them. It’s self-preservation, survival of the species, and all of that. Personally, I’m not afraid of spiders, per se…but I...

A good riddle can be hard to find; you want it to be hard enough to challenge you, but easy enough that you’re not going to throw in the towel before you even get done reading the thing. We think we’ve grabbed five here that will hit the sweet spot – give them a try...

If you think about it, it is interesting that, out of all of the things in the world to be afraid of, people commonly fear the same handful of things. Bees, spiders, sharks, darkness, heights, closed spaces, public speaking, being alone…why is that our brains seem hardwired to fear these things more than all of...

We are all adult people here, and yet, when confronted with the name of the second month of the year, we are left uncertain and sounding out syllables. For the last time, is it feb-roo-air-ee or feb-yoo-air-ee? According to both the Merriam-Webster and American Heritage dictionaries, both the common and proper pronunciations are considered correct....

I know what you’re thinking, and I agree with you – there’s definitely an argument to be made for Colin Firth’s portrayal of Darcy in the BBC miniseries. That said, there’s just something about the 2005 remake starring Kiera Knightley that makes you fall in love with the whole story again, isn’t there? If you’re...

I like to think of myself as a word person. I take pride in my vocabulary, and try – especially in my writing – to find the perfect word in every situation. That said, even people like me, who try to learn when they can, sometimes are wrong about what words actually mean. We might...

I think that most people have been near an aging or terminally ill loved one and, after they were gone, realized that there was a moment when the person simply decided that they were done living. The first time I ever heard about this phenomenon among healthy, younger people was when I was researching voodoo...

There’s a myth that’s been around since forever that women who have been through puberty and live in close proximity will eventually all start getting their periods at the same time. Like, even if you start out nowhere close, your start date will change by a day, then another, and so will your sister’s or...

In a world where animals, plants, and insects are disappearing every single day, never to be seen in this particular timeline again, it can be heartening to hear of a species thought gone that comes waltzing back onto the scene. Also, I don’t know about you, but between the recent film and their namesake’s badass...

It seems as if a new fad diet appears on social media out of nowhere at least a few times a year. Each time that happens, it gets harder to know what works, what’s healthy, what’s definitely not, and what noise just isn’t worth your time. One thing that we should get out of the...