It makes sense that some things require a license. If it has a chance to cause serious bodily harm or significant property damage, you probably shouldn’t let just anyone do it. But there are also completely normal everyday things that governments have put behind license. And that’s without mentioning the completely harebrained licenses you can …
Picture an egg. You probably imagined a white or brownish oval-shaped hard shell. The egg we are all familiar with, however, is in the minority in nature. Eggs come in all shapes, sizes, and colors to keep them camouflaged, anchored in place, or for various other purposes. Here’s a curated selection of nine of the …
Oh no, you made a typo in that important work email that went out to the entire office! You’ll definitely be hearing about this gaffe for the next few weeks. It could be a lot worse, though. At least your spelling mistake didn’t lose your company millions upon millions of dollars, destroy an entire space …
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Halloween is upon us! Ghastly ghouls, giggling goblins, and… Uh, gurgling ghosts once again haunt terrified mortals searching for treats. But what if you want to see a real ghost? Well, you’re in luck, because we now know the best places to go to. Action Network ranked all U.S. states based on their spookiness score. …
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State licensing rules cover many jobs outside medicine, law and the building trades, and some of them look like ordinary work. Nearly one in four full-time workers in the United States holds a license or certification of some kind. The seven careers below each require a government-issued license, which usually means training, an exam and …
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Those darn no-good kids! Get off my lawn, pull yourselves up by your bootstraps, and get a job! Why, back in my day… You might think that today’s youth are rotten to the core. All they do is laze around with their TikToks and listen to their hip-hops, with no clue about proper manners. But …
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What do you think will be on this list of things once considered a luxury? Do you think gold is on the list? Sugar Today, sugar is one of the cheapest ingredients in most supermarkets. In medieval Europe, however, it was an exotic import that could cost a fortune. Wealthy households used it sparingly, and …
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Science has proven that a hard-rocking song can give you an energy boost. However, there are some places where the rush may not always be welcome – like when driving. A study published earlier this year found that major album release dates increase car accidents as people jam to the new tunes while driving. This …
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What strange things do you think were once used as money? Do you think it’s on this list? Giant Stone Wheels On the Pacific island of Yap, people traditionally used enormous circular stones called rai as a form of money. Some were only a few inches across, while others were several feet wide and weighed …
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Do you know about these historical figures with oddly ordinary day jobs? Like a future (tall and lanky) president as a wrestler? 1. Abraham Lincoln — Wrestler Before becoming president, Abraham Lincoln worked as a shopkeeper, surveyor, postmaster, and lawyer. He also developed a reputation as an unusually capable wrestler. Lincoln reportedly had around 300 …
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