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Let’s say that you live in a house dating back to, oh, the 1940s or so. And let’s also say that [...]

Junk mail today usually consists of catalogs offering all sorts of products for sale, but typically, those [...]

If you’re in the United States and want to start a stupid debate, gather a dozen or so people and ask a [...]

Hi!  As long-time readers know, on Fridays — like, you know, today — I do a week-in-review type of [...]

If you’ve heard of E. coli, you likely associate it with an illness of some sort. A type of bacteria, [...]

If you’re reading this on a smartphone, you have something valuable in your hands — and I’m [...]

Pictured above is a man dumping chestnuts and acorns from a large bin into a much larger bin. He’s [...]

Tea drinking is a cultural touchstone of Great Britain and has been for centuries. Over the years, the [...]

In 1989, fans of the movie Back to the Future were treated to the second chapter in the trilogy, Back to the [...]