As a young parent you’ve probably heard the warnings- “they’re perfect now, but wait till they turn two!”. Maybe you haven’t gotten to that stage yet, or maybe you’re already in the thick of it, wondering how you’re sweet, cooing baby turned into this irrational little monster seemingly overnight. Even if you’re not a parent,...

There are rumors that Google could have a record of everything you have said around it for years. That the company quietly records many of the conversations that people have around its products. And that you can listen to it yourself. But, is all of this true? In an age where almost everyone’s devices come...

There is nothing quite like the bond between a mother and her child. Before we are even born we are completely reliant on our moms. These women put the needs of their children ahead of their own every single day. When you lose your mother, you lose a part of yourself too. Mothers are far...

Honesty will never go out of style, and integrity is the principle that never fails. For Howard Kirby from Owosso, Michigan, a situation that would have only been a dream for most people came true in his case, and he hadn’t been dreaming when he shocked everyone with his decision. Howard is a regular customer...

“Beauty has no size, no skin tone, no hair color, no eye color, no facial features, no muscle definition… for we are all uniquely beautiful and the standards are unreal.” – Anonymous Beauty is one of those societal standards that shouldn’t even be a standard, and yet, here we are. Every decade, a new concept...

As humans, we often consider ourselves the end-product of thousands of years of evolution. This has given us the misguided idea that we are no longer evolving. Scientists, however, know that this is not the case. In fact, humans are evolving at a faster rate now than at any point in the last 250 years. Of course,...

Your body often sends you subtle signals when something isn’t quite right. The trouble is, if you don’t know what to watch out for, these signs can go unnoticed until the problem becomes more severe. One area where signs of an underlying health condition might show up is your tongue. You may not realize it,...

Grandparents are very special people in our lives, for those of us who are lucky enough to have them. Mathew Stewart is one of the lucky ones, and he has an extremely close relationship with his grandma, Bobbe Windham. Recently, Stewart was able to thank his grandmother for everything she’s done for him in a...

“In 2015, about 12.5 million, or 11% of all U.S households, used wood as an energy source, mostly for space heating, and 3.5 million of those households, mainly in rural areas, used wood as the main heating fuel,” – U.S. Energy Information Administration [1]. It all started as a charitable thought to help a few...

Caring for the elderly is a fulfilling but sensitive duty. Nursing homes have to constantly devise new means to keep the elderly comfortable and happy. It’s not always easy to get them to follow a daily routine that’s suitable for their current state of health. A lot of elderly people who are admitted into care...

There are many different famous optical illusions that have stumped people for decades- the Impossible Trident, the Cafe Wall Illusion, and the Impossible Elephant are just a few examples of how easily your eyes can be tricked. One of the most famous of these illusions is “My Wife and Mother-in-Law”, also known as the Boring Figure, which has been...

Most people understand that utility bills are a necessary evil if they want to live in the modern world – even if utility bills eat up a large portion of monthly income. That said, few are willing to pay more than they should be paying. In 2017, however, a shocking study revealed that many consumers...