What kind of Halloween traditions do you have? If none, maybe you could get into some of the traditions of others! We do a sp00ky movie marathon starting late September all the way up to Halloween! We try to watch one movie (or show episode) per night. And we usually carve pumpkins on actual Halloween. …
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The comfort of an animal companion can help you get through some hard times. Many pet owners can justifiably say their pets have saved their lives. Some, though, can claim that very literally. With their sharper senses, animals can more easily spot something’s wrong. They might warn us of an impending danger, or even detect …
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What would you say about the best Halloween costume you’ve seen or worn? Do you think you’ll find a new idea on this list? Heidi Klum’s worm costume. No contest. My parents were Papa Smurf and Smurfette before I was born, my husband and I remade it a couple years ago- we won the costume …
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Statistically, fall is our favorite season with over 40% of us preferring it over all others. Do you think some people hate the fall? I mean Fall is still pretty colorful with the changing leaves…much more colorful than winter. And the days are shorter, but it’s actually comfortable outside (at least where I live). Not …
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Did you read The Creepiest Thing That Ever Happened To Me: Part One? Because this is part two. I lived in a house that has periodic ghost activity. I had a tuft of hair tugged on two different times one night and I used to hear somebody walking around in my room upstairs a couple …
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What’s there in Antarctica? There’s snow, ice, penguins… And depending on who you ask, a whole heck of a lot more. A strangely high number of conspiracy theories claims that either there is something secret in Antarctica, or there’s something off about the place in general. In a way, that’s understandable, since the southernmost of …
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Is the creepiest thing that happened to you similar to these stories? You will have to see for yourself. When I was ~12 years old, I was chillin downstairs watching TV on the couch with my dog relaxing across the room. Out of nowhere he stood up completely alert and started growling with his hackles …
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We’ve all heard K9 police dogs, police horses, and other such animal heroes. But they’re not the only four-legged (or more-legged) creatures that help find out whodunit. We recently brought you a bunch of stories about animals who committed unusual crimes. However, we felt that article left things a little unbalanced, so we wanted to …
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We all use plenty of traditional phrases and sayings. Often, they’re delightfully rustic, with their origins in everyday rural life or traditional tales. For example, a “wild goose chase” must originate from someone trying to catch a goose. Right? That’s where you’d be wrong. Many sayings have strange origins and etymologies that seemingly have nothing …
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I used to not care, but it has been a good excuse to try and improve myself a bit. Not that I have to wait for New Years, but when it does come around it’s a good time to think about what I’d want to do differently the next year. (No Resolutions though, those are …
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