Posts by Trisha Leigh Zeigenhorn

Chances are there was a time you could – or at least, you knew how for long enough to pass your test and keep your parents off your back. Now that some years have passed and you’ve got some real life experience under your belt, maybe you’re curious how you would fare if you found...

In this day and age, everything moves quickly. That goes double for relationships of any kind – friendship, romantic, business – so it’s more important than ever not to waste your chance to ask questions when you get one. But what one question could get you the answers you want, and quick? Well, these 15...

There are several good reasons to be able to tell when someone is lying to you — starting and ending with it’s nice to know who you can trust. Luckily, science and psychology have some useful tips on how you might be able to tell if the person across the table is being straight with...

There are several things about theme parks that would probably be best left a secret. I, for one, really don’t want to know how often they clean those rides. That said, these 15 secrets are pretty interesting. Just don’t say I didn’t warn you. #15. Stopping the ride “Former six flags employee, my park is...

Okay, fine, it only costs $97. Feel better? I mean, if you love your cat enough to get him this amazing, spaceship-inspired bed, then I’m guessing money is no object, so you know what? Splurge away, my friends! The beds come courtesy of design company MyZoo and are appropriately dubbed The Spaceship Series. The line is...

There are never enough riddles in a day, right? If you feel the same way, tackle these 5 great ones and feel your mind sharpen up like a new pencil! #5. The bicycle race. Continue reading for the answer!

For the first time in modern history, up to 30% of young adults ages 18-35 are still living at home with their parents. Now, plenty of parents adore their children. That said, after they survive the preteen and high school years, parents are often ready to watch their little birds fly the nest and move...

There’s a difference between movies that gross you out with their level of blood and gore, movies that make you jump out of your skin here and there, and movies that are legit scary. They’re all encompassed in the “horror” genre, though, so sometimes it can be hard to gauge up front whether you’re tuning...

Everyone looks back on their formative years with rose-colored glasses, and millennials who grew up in the 90s are no different. If you’re one of them (or just love the 90s) then these 15 memories are probably going to spark more than a few of your own. #15. When you got home “I miss being...

You might need to mentally prepare yourself for the amount of cuteness that’s going to fill these pages below, because you guys – Amazon is selling Halloween costumes for cats. Let’s leave aside the obvious fact that obviously the majority of cats in this world have no interest in dressing up in costume (unless it...

I love learning about where traditions, practices, and pop culture phenomenons were born. It’s often not where you’d expect – I definitely wouldn’t have have guessed for these 7 things that are now considered cool…but grew out of bad circumstances. #7. Disposable pads Disposable pads first appeared in the late 19th and early 20th century when...

Job searching is no picnic, and if you’re someone struggling to make ends meet as it is, tracking down leads, putting together a great resume, finding time to go on interviews, and looking the part are all components of the process that can strain a person’s already strapped finances. The idea that perhaps the library...

You may not be aware that illiteracy is still a large societal issue, even in countries like the United States and the United Kingdom, but it definitely is. With 32 million illiterate adults living in the US and another 5 million in the UK, it’s real a problem – one that the people at Project...

I know, I know – you’re thinking that your toddler never, ever stops talking, so you’re already chatting them up all day and night, right? Well, if that’s the truth, it turns out that you’re doing them a great service by engaging and answering their endless (and I do mean endless) questions about the world...

Washing your bedsheets is sort of a catch-22, right? I mean, climbing into a freshly made bed covered in clean-smelling sheets is one of the best feelings in the world, and yet…if you’re the one who has to do the washing and drying and making, the pleasure is diminished about 10% with each task. Well,...