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A Red Cross trick to help you cool down quickly, even in blazing heat

Cooling your pulse points lowers your body temperature from the inside out.

Greg Sullivan

Gen Z women are co-buying homes with friends. Here’s their ‘dream house’ wish list.

Jul 31, 2026

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Gen Z women are co-buying homes with friends. Here’s their ‘dream house’ wish list.

“Why should I wait when I have people I love right now?”

Greg Sullivan

Mom and former teacher sparks thoughtful debate with 6 words: ‘Don’t let your kid be weird’

Jul 30, 2026

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Mom and former teacher sparks thoughtful debate with 6 words: ‘Don’t let your kid be weird’

Unique and weird are not the same thing.

Greg Sullivan

16-year-old lifeguard’s rescue skills stun as he pulls drowning child from violent waves

Jul 29, 2026

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16-year-old lifeguard’s rescue skills stun as he pulls drowning child from violent waves

The teen, Ryder, put on a beach lifeguard masterclass.

Greg Sullivan

Those silica gel packets are actually endlessly reusable, and so useful

Jul 28, 2026

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Those silica gel packets are actually endlessly reusable, and so useful

Don’t automatically toss those little packets you get in clothes and food.

Greg Sullivan

1 in 10 people have such unusual personality trait combinations that researchers call them ‘mutants’

Jul 27, 2026

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1 in 10 people have such unusual personality trait combinations that researchers call them ‘mutants’

These major outliers break all the standard models.

Greg Sullivan

Stevie Nicks misunderstood a Southern woman’s accent. It inspired one of her most iconic songs.

Jul 24, 2026

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Stevie Nicks misunderstood a Southern woman’s accent. It inspired one of her most iconic songs.

One misheard vowel created a masterpiece.

Greg Sullivan

A retired Secret Service agent explains why you should always back into parking spots

Jul 23, 2026

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A retired Secret Service agent explains why you should always back into parking spots

Scott Bryson explains why pulling in puts you at risk.

Greg Sullivan

America’s first female soldiers served during WWI. Here’s why they were known as ‘Hello Girls.’

Jul 22, 2026

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America’s first female soldiers served during WWI. Here’s why they were known as ‘Hello Girls.’

The “Hello Girls” worked as telephone operators in the U.S. Army Signal Corps.

Greg Sullivan

How one tiny lyric change made the ‘Piña Colada Song’ one of the biggest hits of the ’70s

Jul 21, 2026

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How one tiny lyric change made the ‘Piña Colada Song’ one of the biggest hits of the ’70s

One small edit completely changed the meaning of Rupert Holmes’ beloved hit.

Greg Sullivan

1989 ‘Donahue’ interview with female cast of ‘Steel Magnolias’ shows how far we’ve come

Jul 20, 2026

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1989 ‘Donahue’ interview with female cast of ‘Steel Magnolias’ shows how far we’ve come

So many of these questions and comments simply would not fly today.

Greg Sullivan

Florida dumped half a million oyster shells into the Gulf of Mexico. No one expected the results to be this good.

Jul 17, 2026

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Florida dumped half a million oyster shells into the Gulf of Mexico. No one expected the results to be this good.

Dumping trash into the ocean seems like a bad idea, right? Wrong.

Greg Sullivan

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A Red Cross trick to help you cool down quickly, even in blazing heat

Gen Z women are co-buying homes with friends. Here’s their ‘dream house’ wish list.

Mom and former teacher sparks thoughtful debate with 6 words: ‘Don’t let your kid be weird’

16-year-old lifeguard’s rescue skills stun as he pulls drowning child from violent waves

Those silica gel packets are actually endlessly reusable, and so useful

1 in 10 people have such unusual personality trait combinations that researchers call them ‘mutants’

Stevie Nicks misunderstood a Southern woman’s accent. It inspired one of her most iconic songs.

A retired Secret Service agent explains why you should always back into parking spots

America’s first female soldiers served during WWI. Here’s why they were known as ‘Hello Girls.’

How one tiny lyric change made the ‘Piña Colada Song’ one of the biggest hits of the ’70s

1989 ‘Donahue’ interview with female cast of ‘Steel Magnolias’ shows how far we’ve come

Florida dumped half a million oyster shells into the Gulf of Mexico. No one expected the results to be this good.

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