Ceramic cookware seems to be all the rage nowadays. They look gorgeous with their colors and patterns. They can match different kitchen aesthetics with pretty pastels, bold jewel tones, and retro-inspired shades. But aside from looking attractive and aesthetically pleasing, how do they compare to other materials like stainless steel and cast iron? Ceramic comes...
Dawn took a video of her six-year-old son’s party 30 minutes after it began. The park is set with party decorations, cupcakes, candles — but no one came. The entire park is empty. She had invited over 20 people to the outdoor gathering, which was allowed according to her local lockdown rules. In a video...
I am not an organized baker. While cooking tutorials use pre-measured ingredients in cute little glass bowls, I’m running around the kitchen trying to find vanilla extract for half-mixed brownie batter. Finding the right cooking substitutions can be even harder. Sometimes, I use my “put away” method, usually for time-sensitive recipes. I take out all of...
The first kiss is a milestone for many people, although not all experiences are as magical as others. For bestselling author William Cane, his first kiss inspired a new book for his repertoire. “I was 17, and the girl I kissed was a friend that I had in high school, and it was a terrific...
Mold is a common problem for buildings and homes, but it’s never welcome. It tends to grow in damp places, which is why it can crop up in bathrooms, under sinks, or when there is a leak or flooding. It could also appear on carpets, dust, ceiling tiles, and drywall. Even worse, exposure to mold...
A mom took to Reddit to complain about her 64-year-old mother who refused to babysit for free. The poster explained that she wanted the retired grandmother to provide childcare when she goes back to work. However, the grandmother declined, saying she already raised her kids, but she’ll do it for $20 an hour, plus late...
Living with paralysis comes with many physical adjustments. But it also comes with many emotional adjustments. For instance, many people who become wheelchair-bound need time to mourn the future they thought they’d have. But even more importantly, they need time to adapt to their new normal, reclaim their confidence, and find ways to continue doing...
IQ (intelligence quotient) tests aren’t the only way to measure intelligence. For one, these tests evaluate specific skills like memory, logic, and problem-solving. But that doesn’t encompass all kinds of intelligence or measure people’s overall abilities. After all, intelligence is a broad topic and psychologists study it from many different angles. One interesting find is...
When Adhara Pérez was three, she was diagnosed with Asperger’s syndrome. She experienced severe bullying by her peers but in therapy, her parents learned she had a higher IQ than Albert Einstein. With her intelligence, Adhara graduated elementary school at five years of age, middle school by six, and high school at eight. Not even...
Many people don’t like spiders, to put it mildly. The spotting of a spider can cause chaos as everyone tries to kill it. But put down the shoe and bug spray for a moment. Entomologists advise people to never kill a spider in their home because these creatures are “an important part of nature and...
In 1932, carpenter Ole Kirk Christiansen from Denmark began creating wooden bricks as toys for his sons. He had no idea he was about to found a toy empire. In 1949, Christiansen and his son and business partner Godtfred Kirk Christiansen started to make the bricks from plastic and sold them under the name Automatic...
Former model Turia Pitt was running a marathon in Australia when she got trapped in a bush fire. She got severe burns on 65% of her body and her doctors weren’t sure if she would survive. At that point, her boyfriend, Michael Hoskin quit his job as a police officer to take care of her...
