How TV Dinners Helped Change the Way Women Spent Time at Home
If you don’t believe that food has a significant impact on our lives, here’s yet another example that it’s true. The TV dinner was invented in 1952 when the people at Swanson realized they had 520,000 extra pounds of turkey after Thanksgiving. A Swanson employee named Gerry Thomas came up with the idea for TV...
How Young People Are Snagging New Jobs Using TikTok and One Stellar Example Of A Video Resume
Turnover is wild in just about every industry right now, as workers realize their worth and employers scramble to keep pace and keep employees happy when they need them the most. While GenX and Millennials stick to the tried-and-true routes like LinkedIn, though, younger people are finding new jobs in unexpected places – like TikTok,...
The Secret Button On Your iPhone You Never Knew Existed
It’s kind of amazing, when you think about how many people in the world own an iPhone, that there could be anything about these little devices that are with us 24/7 that we haven’t already seen or figured out. You might be sitting there thinking the same thing, but stick with me, okay? Or rather,...
Calm Yourself With This Nifty Rock-Stacking Simulator
There’s a strange sort of catch-22 going on in the world today, where we’re all encouraged to make time for ourselves, to practice “self-care,” and to not feel guilty about it – but in which we also have very little time to get that done in any real, meaningful way. Which is why I think...
The Boat That Can Walk Itself To Shore On Robot Legs
If you’re not someone who has their own boat, this might come as news to you – but launching and then re-trailering a boat just to enjoy a day on the water can be a lot of work. That goes double if you’re someone who isn’t all that experienced with the docking or beaching process...
You Can Climb South Korea’s Huge Walkable Rollercoaster
If you’re a thrill seeker and you’re looking for a different kind of rush, you might want to check out this walkable rollercoaster. It’s called the SpaceWalk and you can find it in Hwanho Park in Pohang, South Korea and it’s the biggest contemporary artwork in the country. Artists Heike Mutter and Ulrich Genth, who...
Your “Vintage” Apple Products Could Net You Big Bucks On eBay
Everyone loves the idea of being able to make a quick buck, and if you can do it with something lying around your house being useless currently, so much the better. This is the reason almost every person I know has a pile in their basement labeled “sell” or “garage sale” – we just can’t...
Woman Asks if She’s Wrong for Wanting to Tell Her Brother’s Fiancée That He Put a Tracking Device on Her Phone
I don’t want to put any ideas into your head, but I think this story is just creepy and weird… Anyone who uses tracking devices on their partner’s phone without their knowledge and consent has some serious control issues. But, you gotta read this whole story from Reddit’s “Am I the A**hole?” page before you...