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Can You Buy Two Seats on an Airplane to Get Extra Space?

When you are squeezed into your row while flying, you may wonder if it’s worth it to buy the seat next to you just so you can spread out a bit and be more comfortable. A discussion on this topic appeared on the Elliott Advocacy forums. To satisfy your curiosity, buying the additional seat is...

The Interesting Place Where Helium was First Discovered

Did you know that Helium is the second most abundant element in the universe? That’s right, even though we apparently are running out of it here on Earth. It was first discovered on the sun by French astronomer Pierre-Jules-Cesar Janssen in 1868 as a yellow line in the sun’s spectrum while he was observing a...

Artist Illustrates the Ways His Shelter Cat Helps Him Battle Depression

Depression and other mental illnesses have been getting more and more attention lately, and that’s a VERY good thing. The more able we are as a society to talk about the challenges we face mentally as well as physically, the better we can tackle those things together. Indian artist Yash Pandit is adding to the...

You Can Adjust Your Glasses — And 10 Other Things You Can Do With Your Hair Dryer

Hair dryers are super useful tools for drying and styling our hair, which is why almost every household has at least one of them on a counter or stored away underneath a sink. But what if you could be getting more use out of it than just drying or or curling your hair, or maybe...

15 Students Share the Hacks that Made College the Best

College is a great time for most people, but it’s not without its challenges. There’s the studying, the pressure, the late nights, the social life, often a job or worrying about finances in some other way – which means many have created hacks that make navigating it all just a bit easier. Here are 15...

Why Don’t You Hear Your Own Footsteps? Your Brain Is More Powerful Than You Think…

You might never have thought about it before, but 99% of the time you’re walking around, you don’t hear the sound of your own footsteps. The other 1% of the time, something is different – your shoes are wet, you’re wearing heels on a hard floor, etc. – and guess what magical organ you have...

How to Tell Which Apps Are Draining your Phone’s Battery

If you feel as if you’re constantly getting that “low battery” warning on your phone, there could be several culprits making it pop up. From your screen brightness to spotty service, everything should be addressed in order to keep your phone functioning at its most efficient, but if it’s having open apps that’s behind your...

Could you Have Passed this 19th Century Harvard Entrance Exam?

In America today, Harvard is generally accepted to be the top rung of the educational ladder – but has it always been as elite and hard to access as it is now? Well, yes and no. Over a hundred plus years ago there was no drawn out application process for ANY college. In fact, high...

“Roadrunner” Creator Chuck Jones had 11 Rules for Writing the Cartoon

Anyone who works in a creative field will tell you that, for any given style, project, or medium, there must be a clearly defined set of rules. It’s okay to break them, but only deliberately and with a very clear purpose in mine. https://www.instagram.com/p/B53tyYogp5L/ For Chuck Jones, the creator of the Roadrunner cartoons, creating rules...

Imagine You’re Watching Yourself — And 8 Other Methods Experts Recommend To Control Your Anger

Anger plagues us all at one time or another, but for some of us, it can spiral out of control. If you need some help controlling your rage, there are countless suggestions floating around the internet – but these 8 are tried, true, and some of our favorites. 8. Choose not to be angry. You...

12 Pieces of Advice About Going Vegan from People Who Have Been There

It can be intimidating to begin a new lifestyle, especially one that will have a major impact on your daily life in pretty much every way imaginable. One way to prepare yourself is by doing plenty of research, including getting advice from people who have gone before you. Frankly, hearing what they have to say...

Your Cat Isn’t Bad at Communicating. You’re Just not Speaking Their Language.

Cat lovers everywhere will tell you that cats are just as expressive – and have just as much desire to communicate with their humans – as dogs. That said, it turns out that even the most avid of cat people might be missing what exactly their feline companions are trying to tell them with their...

Emilia Clarke Had Two Brain Aneurysms during Game of Thrones. She Explains How Paramedics Calmed Her Down.

Many of us know the Emilia Clarke because of her role as Game of Thrones’ Daenerys Targaryen. She also wowed us in Solo: A Star Wars Story, and has been a fixture in British cinema and TV for quite some time now. But few of us know about her struggle during her time on the show. She...

Practice Doesn’t Make Perfect, but Deliberate Practice Will Get you Closer to your Goals

As we all painfully remember, spending hours practicing something, say like an instrument, doesn’t necessarily “make perfect.” You can bang away on a piano until your fingers bleed, but you can still sound terrible. That’s why performance expert, K. Anders Ericsson, likes to talk about deliberate practice to help anyone struggling with  mastering anything. In...