Do you know these fun facts about candy? Halloween is less than a week away now and then come the rest of the holidays, full swing. Hershey and Dunkin’ Donuts have teamed up to create candy-flavored coffee with Heath Bar and Almond Joy flavors. If you weigh 180 pounds, the American Chemical Society states that …
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Get in these Halloween activities, you have about a week left! These may be weird, of course, they’re fun! Make Pumpkin Balloons All you need is black markers, stickers or paper and orange balloons. It’s fun to start by stuffing the balloons with candies, treats or trinkets before blowing them up. From there, blow up …
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As long as there have been two people on Earth who are into each other, there has been dating. And as long as there has been dating, there has been dating advice. Not all dating advice is good, though. We’re sure each of us is painfully aware of that. That said, not all horrible dating …
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It’s almost Halloween but these haunted American landmarks are scary all year around. Do you know of haunted places near you? The Smithsonian Institution Known as “America’s attic” due to the 155 million artifacts within its collections, it turns out it’s haunted, too. In the earlier part of the 20th century, watchman would say they …
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Have you read People In Horror And What They’re Afraid Of: Part One? Cause this is part two. Mary Shelley Most women turn into moms, or did. It’s fair to say that women in general aren’t excited about birth and even those with the best of circumstances and deliveries say that it’s extremely painful. For …
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What words do you use around Halloween for the word ghost? Here are some new ones, just in time for the season. Bugaboo This South and South Midland expression refers to a ghost but could also mean an imaginary monster or the devil. The word has been used since at least 1710 and could come …
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For an animal that died off 10,000 years ago, the woolly mammoth sure is an iconic one. These furry elephantine beasts symbolize both the last ice age and early human survival. That’s probably why so many people, both scientists and regular Joes, are fascinated by the cause of mammoths’ extinction. Multiple theories about why mammoths …
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We tend to think that the current day is the pinnacle of civilization. We have all the latest toys and technologies, and our culture is at its peak. Yet, many things we think are representative of modern life are, in reality, not modern at all. Some inventions and customs are decades or even centuries older …
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Everybody loves a good prank — as long as they’re the prankster and not the pranked. That said, we can all find the humor in a good-natured prank between buddies. However, die-hard pranksters sometimes decide it’s not enough to prank friends and family. No, they’re determined to turn the entire public into the butt of a …
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Cheese is delicious. You can’t beat a nice chunk of brie or gorgonzola on a cracker, and melty mozzarella makes pizza worth eating. Humanity’s love affair with cheese has ancient origins. But it’s unclear how long exactly we’ve been making cheese. That said, a recent discovery has shed some light on our cheesy history. Archeologists …
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