With the holiday season quickly approaching, health tends to fall by the wayside. Whether or not you celebrate, a lot of people go home around this time of year because of school breaks, there is a lot more decadent food to be had, and of course, many students are feeling the pressures of finals week. […]
Continue readingLife hacks have inundated the internet in the recent years, and a lot of them are really helpful. With that said, a lot of them are so ridiculous; one food hack tells you to use an old CD holder to carry your bagels, but it isn’t even airtight, leaving you with stale bagels and sadness. […]
Continue readingThe term ‘natural remedies’ evokes strong feelings in a lot of people, from those of vehement support to well-meaning skepticism. Some natural remedies have faded into the background in favor of scientifically supported alternatives and for a good reason. Tim Minchin said it best when he said “You know what they call alternative medicine that’s […]
Continue readingDepending on your preferences (or how well your children are behaving) theme parks can be a fun-filled good time for the whole family, or they can be a bizarre nightmare-fueling vacation. For this Top 10 ranking, we will take a look at some of the more insane theme parks around the world that you can […]
Continue readingEscapology is the art of escaping from restraints of some kind — be it handcuffs, straightjackets, cages or coffins. The skill has been used as a form of magical entertainment since at least the 1860s, although it didn’t become recognized as a performance act in its own right until later in the century. As the […]
Continue readingWhile the 2011 earthquake and worries surrounding Fukushima have brought the threat of radioactivity back into the public consciousness, many people still don’t realize that radioactive contamination is a worldwide danger. Radionuclides are in the top six toxic threats as listed in the 2010 report by The Blacksmith Institute, an NGO dedicated to tackling pollution. […]
Continue readingUniversally and instantly recognizable, the President of the United States – the heads of state and government of the world’s largest superpower, the commander–in-chief of the US Armed Forces, the omnipotent and oft-termed “Leader of the Free World” – requires no long-winded or flowery introduction. What does require clarification, however, are the notions of “smartness” […]
Continue readingAnyone who has raised children or ever was a child (and let’s face it, that’s all of us), knows that the world’s Most Frequently Asked Question is “Why?” Unfortunately, it’s also the most difficult question to answer because it’s bottomless – it can keep right on going forever because no matter how you answer the […]
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