We’ve all heard the rumors, myths, and stories about swallowing chewing gum, but it’s time we got this sorted out once and for all — so what actually happens? Giphy Will it really stay in your stomach for seven years and…
#1. Use tape to hold a bracelet in place while you fasten it. #2. Whiten the rubber soles of your shoes with nail polish remover. #3. Use stale bread to remove stains from suede shoes. #4. Use rounded-shoulder hangers (or ideally…
This is Malplaquet House in the East End of London, UK, built in 1741 and uninhabited for 126 years. It’s one of London’s “forgotten” mansions, built in the eighteenth-century by a bricklayer and furnished to his (slightly creepy) taste. The house…
#1. A serving size for Nacho Cheese Doritos is a measly, mouse-sized portion of 11 chips. #2. Double-dipping spreads no more germs than single-dipping. #3. All Froot Loops taste exactly the same, regardless of color. #4. Girl Scout cookies are…
Back in 1998, a pot-bellied pig found fame after the clever pet saved her human’s life and became known as Lulu the Life Saving Pig. Lulu lived with Jo Ann and Jack Altsman when Jo Ann collapsed to the floor suffering…
#1. Kawagoe. DeMilked Near Tokyo, Kawagoe is known as “Little Edo” for it’s rivers and similarity to the town during the Edo period hundreds of years ago. The Kawagoe Festival in October is not to be missed. #2. Fushimi Inari-Taisha.…
A marriage proposal is serious business — but that doesn’t mean it can’t be done with creativity and fun. A unique marriage proposal can help give a couple a lifelong memory and a really great story to tell the kids (and grandkids!).…
A 10-year-old boy brought home his mathematics homework and, stuck on section 6, asked his dad for help. Equally stumped, dad turned to mathematician friends, who couldn’t help either. Can you solve this tricky puzzle? “I spent an hour trying…
Everyone loves a good Disney movie, so we’ve compiled a list of all the Disney films (including collaborations with studios such as Pixar) with a known release date in the US. The good news is that between now and 2019…
Traveling with your dog or cat is soooo mainstream now, so Guirec Soudee decided to buck (cluck?) the trend and take his trusty pet hen Monique round the world. 24-year-old Guirec, from France, has been sailing the world with his…
The Oxford English Dictionary (OED) have come up with a handy list of all those hip-but-hard-to-pronounce foods so you can impress everyone with your spot-on pronunciation. #1. Espresso — eh-spress-oh. Head of pronunciation at the OED (yes, that is a…
What can you do with old plastic bottles? Not much you’d think, apart from recycle them. Except, you could make a zero electricity air conditioning unit. The plastic bottle air conditioner, also known as the “poor man’s ac”, is the brain…
Because no one likes a burnt patty or a soggy bun. #1. Wash your hands with cold water before forming your patties. This is so bits of meat don’t stick to your palms when you’re forming your perfect patties. #2. Indent the…
Twitter user Reverend Scott firmly believes that dogs have bonafide (get it?) emergencies, too. Like when their human goes to work or when the ball rolls under the couch. But what do they do when a crisis hits? Call 911, of course…
Grandmas can be ridiculously adorable sometimes, but this 85-year-old surely wins the prize for being the cutest. While visiting his granny, 25-year-old Ben John opened her laptop and after seeing her Google search history, couldn’t resist sharing it. Being the ultra polite…
#1. Cooking times, weight conversions, meat cuts, and more in one handy cheat sheet. #2. Know your knives. #3. Know what you can and can’t compost. #4. Learn which foods keep you full and prevent that sugar crash. #5. How to cook anything on…