It takes time and effort to keep you home clean, to say nothing of the cost. We’re constantly being bombarded with advertisements for products that claim they are the best on the market and, busy and desperate, we may very well buy them hoping for a…
Lees meerIt happens every year: Customers get hyped about an amazing online Black Friday deal only to be let down when the website crashes or their internet is too slow to snag the best first-come, first-served deals. But this year, there’s a workaround on a…
Lees meerWhen you have especially stinky clothes, washing and deodorizing them is the bare minimum you ask of your washing machine. That’s why we’ve shared so many tips over the years on how to go about it the right way. But what about when you just want you…
Lees meerIf you haven’t had enough of the Wordle-inspired games (I still play Redactle every day) you should know about Flagle. No relation to the antifungal medication with a similar name, this is a flag guessing game—with a twist. Read more...
Lees meerTaking a screenshot of someone else’s BeReal appears to be a consequence-free affair. There’s zero feedback from the app, which makes it seem the same as taking a screenshot of someone’s latest Instagram post or a tweet. Unbeknownst to many BeReal u…
Lees meerI don’t think I’ve met a meatball I didn’t like, but once in a while, one has surprised me. Sometimes I’m smitten by an unusual meat blend, or maybe an unexpected spice. Recently, it was a surprise ingredient that got me: For enhanced richness, nutt…
Lees meerThe original Super Mario Bros. is a game with stakes. You don’t have the luxury of save states or level passwords. Once you lose all your lives, it’s game over. If you want to play again, you need to start from scratch—on World 1-1, whether you lost…
Lees meerJulie Powell, the author of Julie and Julia, tweeted before her recent death at age 49 that she had “something that’s literally Black Hairy Tongue” and that her doctor thought it was “no big deal.” This, of course, spawned rampant speculation that t…
Lees meerAs you age out of being able to dress up and go knocking on strangers’ doors for free candy, the next best thing is the day after Halloween when CVS sells leftover candy bars for 75% off. The good news is that it’s not just discounted leftover choco…
Lees meerThis week the long-term U.S. mortgage rate jumped to 7.08%, according to the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (aka Freddie Mac). This is a 0.14 percentage point increase from a week earlier, making it the first time in more than two decades th…
Lees meerCooking accidents are the leading cause of house fires in the United States, so as we move into the season of food-centric holidays and staying in at night where it’s cozy, let’s acquaint ourselves with the most effective ways of putting out various…
Lees meerIf you’re hosting Thanksgiving for a large group, you’ll need to think of ways to pack in a lot of flavor without making main dishes unapproachable for picky eaters. Garlic is a popular and versatile savory ingredient, but for the garlic averse, hea…
Lees meerColonoscopies are no fun. Prepping for one includes a full day of eating nothing but liquid and laxatives, with the goal of emptying everything out of your bowels in under 24 hours. Then, once your guts are completely empty, you’re sedated so that d…
Lees meerEvery year, Apple adds a few new features that make third-party apps redundant. It’s so common that there’s a term for it—Sherlocking—that goes back to the early 2000s when Apple added a native search feature that made the Sherlock app useless.Read …
Lees meerWhether you call it stuffing or dressing, the broth-soaked bread dish is a Thanksgiving must-have. Though it’s not advisable to stuff the turkey with anything, it’s commonly agreed upon that “dressing” is always made with cornbread, and “stuffing” i…
Lees meerTraditional treasure-hunting is a huge hassle—you have to buy an ancient map in a scary curio shop, hire a ship captain with a hidden agenda, bribe officials in exotic nations, and who knows what else. I’d rather stay home, personally. Luckily, ther…
Lees meerPEZ dispensers, the nostalgic candy dispenser with their signature decorative heads, are more than just a whimsical way for children to consume candy—they’re also a hot commodity in the collector’s market right now. Some are selling for hundreds an…
Lees meerAlthough you can easily drive yourself mad by checking your 401(k) when the economy is in a slump (i.e. right now), there’s some good news from the IRS. And hey, how often have those words been lumped together?Read more...
Lees meerJewelry can be sentimental and it can be expensive—two reasons why grimy, dirty jewelry is a particularly annoying bummer. You want your rocks, baubles, bangles, chains, and bling to be gleaming, especially when you care deeply about it or forked ov…
Lees meerMuch like eggs or beef, turkeys come with all sorts of words written on their packaging. Words like “heritage,” “air-chilled,” “kosher,” and “pre-basted” all tell you something about how the bird was raised and/or processed, or at least they claim t…
Lees meerToilets, by and large, are fairly basic things: You can buy a new one for less than $75 and it will do the job—but what if you want a bit more luxury for your bathroom experience? The fact is, you can get really fancy when it comes to modern-day toi…
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