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Believe it or not? What comes to mind? Probably Ripley’s Believe It or Not! — a collection of the weird, wild, and wonderfully unbelievable. Meet Ripley: The King of the…

When it comes to Memorial Day, there’s one all too common faux pas that even the most patriotic among us may make—and no, it has nothing to do with mismatched…

If you’ve ever heard a child yell, “That’s not fair!”— you know how early that sense of justice kicks in. As adults, we don’t always say it out loud, but…

Americans are expected to spend a record-breaking $34.1 billion on Mother’s Day this year — up from $33.5 billion last year. That’s nearly $260 per person on cards, flowers, jewelry,…

Ever suddenly remember a toy from your childhood? For me, it was paddle ball — a soft rubber ball tethered to a plywood paddle with an elastic string. The goal…

We love to imagine the past as a time when food was pure — natural, straight from the farm, and untouched by chemicals. But that golden age of wholesome eating?…

You know the feeling — tossing out those mystery charging cables, the extra screws from who-knows-what and keys to nowhere. There’s something satisfying about decluttering, letting go of the unnecessary,…

Let’s begin with a story. My dad was a proud member of Asbestos Local Union 25 until he retired — just like his older brother, my uncle and some cousins.…

From the moment we learn to talk, we’re full of questions — especially one: Why? Why can’t I have dessert first? Why is bedtime at 8? That nonstop curiosity doesn’t…

Would you trust a snake oil salesman? Probably not. But what if they were charming, relatable, and had millions of followers on social media? From 19th-century patent medicines that killed…