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How to Avoid Getting a Ton of Static Shocks This Winter

There’s nothing like a random static shock to interrupt your day. Static shocks become even more common in the dry, winter air. But you don’t have to resign yourself to a life of randomly being zapped by your clothes/door knobs/car door. Lifehacker reports that there are a few ways to prevent static shock. The shock is the...

U.S. Postal Service Honors Military Dogs With New Postage Stamps

For years, the U.S. Postal Service has honored the U.S. military by creating special limited-edition stamps. Now they’re highlighting the canine division of the military with these military working dogs stamps. Dogs began serving in the U.S. military since the Civil War. They’ve continued to accompany humans in every war since, from World War I...

Inventor Creates Viable Plastic Alternative from Fish Waste

This year’s International James Dyson award went to the inventor of a plastic alternative that could be used to make sandwich bags and other small carriers. And it’s made out of fish. Inventor Lucy Hughes, age 24, won the UK category, beating out 1,078 other entries. The prize money amounted to 30,000 pounds. Hughes created...

7 True Facts About Harriet Tubman

The critically-acclaimed film Harriet recently came out at the U.S. box office, and (for most viewers) the movie is going to tell stories about this American historical figure that were previously unknown. If you haven’t had time to get to the theatre yet, or you’re wanting to share details about a great American legend with...

Texts from Husbands Who Are Really Starting to Annoy Their Wives

If nothing else, guys sure are good at annoying their ladies, aren’t they? All the ladies out there, I’m sure you’ve experienced situations like this…and I’m sure you’re a little fed up as well… Let’s dive in, shall we? 1. Marriage at its finest. https://www.instagram.com/p/ByYpkjpFRWT/ 2. Not gonna happen. https://www.instagram.com/p/B2aJ4bup4nJ/ 3. Classy fella. https://www.instagram.com/p/BvI3CZzgp74/ 4....

‘Unicorn Farts’ Beer Is Now a Thing – And It’s Brewed with Fruity Pebbles

Have you ever been in a bar and thought to yourself, “Dang, I could really go for some unicorn farts right now”? If so, we have some great news. A brewery in Maryland has created a limited-edition Unicorn Farts beer. DuClaw Brewing Company’s beer is a “glittered sour ale,” brewed with Fruity Pebbles mashed in....

Rare Baby Zebra Born with Spots Instead of Stripes

If you had to define a zebra, one of the first things you’d probably say is that it has stripes. But one baby zebra in Kenya has spots instead. Wildlife photographer Frank Liu captured pictures of the unique baby zebra in Masai Mara National Reserve in southwestern Kenya. The zebra’s lack of stripes is the...

High School Engineering Class Creates a Prosthetic Arm So Middle Schooler Can Play Cello

A high school in Irving, Texas put its engineering class to good use by fulfilling a middle school girl’s dreams of playing in the orchestra. Kayla Arqueta was born without her left hand and part of her forearm. As a student at Austin Middle School, she wanted to join the orchestra, so she auditioned for...

More Than 100,000 Dogs Are Killed Each Year Riding in Truck Beds

Country music songs are known for their sense of Americana—distant train whistles, love for family, broken hearts and a dog in the back of a pick-up. Romantic imagery for sure, but unfortunately, our bubble has to burst. The pick-up is not the best place for the dogs to ride. Since the cabs of pick-up trucks...

Twitter Users Caught up with Their Old Grade School Teachers and It Is Nice and Wholesome

Have you ever reconnected with an old teacher that you really looked up to when you were in school? Sounds like a cool idea, doesn’t it? Well, these Twitter users thought it would be a great idea to find and reconnect with old grade school teachers, and I think you’ll like these tweets. 1. Reunited...

Chew up and Spit out These 6 Tricky Riddles

Riddles are a great way to challenge yourself, hone your mind, or just pass the time – and we’ve borrowed these 6 tricky ones from @BRAINTWISTER on Twitter. Can you solve them all? 6. What delights the ladies you know? Can you solve this? pic.twitter.com/mY3BvyZ84z — Solve The Riddles (@BRAlNTWISTER) November 15, 2019 5. So...

15 Jokes About Disney Channel Original Movies That May Just Make You Nostalgic

Did you grow up watching Disney Channel Original Movies? I’m gonna go out on a limb here and say that I bet you did. And, assuming that I’m right, I also bet that these jokes will bring you right back to your middle school days and you’ll be overflowing with nostalgia. Let’s take a little...

Here Are 10 Easy Tricks for 10 Everyday Tasks

Taking care of yourself isn’t always easy, but you’ve got to do it anyway (well you don’t have to, but you should). So in the interest of helping make things just a smidge simpler, we’ve got a few ways you can improve your daily routine. Again, you don’t have to…but you should! 1. Using a Paper Towel https://www.instagram.com/p/B5GGwCdnAEV/...

‘You Guys Are Obscenely, Dangerously Wrong’ — Tumblr Users Get a Physics Lesson on Why Older Cars Are NOT Safer

“They don’t make them like they used to!” It’s a refrain we hear often from the older generation around us, and about pretty much everything – cars, washing machines, people  – and even though most of us may just roll our eyes and mutter “OK, Boomer,” one Tumblr user was on the same page: https://princealigorna.tumblr.com/post/179536633233/and-this-is-why-we-used-to-make-cars-out-of-steel...