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Elder Millennials didn’t have the Internet till their ‘formative years.’ It gave them a huge advantage.

Millennials born in the early ’80s may have hit the sweet spot between modern technology and everyday life. The key? It was ...
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Gen Xers share what it was like being raised by Silent Generation parents instead of Boomers

While Boomers came of age in the 1960s, a time of social rebellion, the Silent Generation grew up in far more conservative ...
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Passengers had to restrain their own pilot mid-flight. The co-pilot was left to land the plane alone.

Air Canada flight AC7664 on June 24 was a regional run from Newark, New Jersey, to Halifax, Nova Scotia, operated by PAL ...
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‘Curious George’ creators escaped Nazis during WWII on bicycles, carrying original manuscripts

H. A. and Margret Rey, the husband and wife duo behind the beloved monkey, couldn't leave their adorable creation behind ...
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Why are some people universally liked? Researchers found they share the same personality trait.

Psychologists define interpersonal warmth as a combination of qualities, which include friendliness, trustworthiness, ...
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Viral crockpot turkey recipe saves time, money, and tastes ridiculously delicious

Thanksgiving turkey has a reputation for being a rather demanding production. There are the days-long thawing and the ...
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A man planted tomato seeds from two McDonald’s burgers. Three months later, whoa.

But like any good scientist, Prigioni wanted to try a different method for testing McDonald’s tomato seeds. So he pulled a ...
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Comedian Husk asks his AI tutor how many ‘E’s are in ‘seventeen.’ Her answer is brilliantly insane.

Content creator Husk (@husk.irl) is the gift that keeps on giving. For the past year, he has been posting clips online ...
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Child behaviorist explains how parents accidentally ‘wire’ their kids to be entitled

Perhaps you’ve seen it in your own child at the store, or else witnessed someone else’s child throwing a tantrum in a shopping mall. They want candy, and they want it RIGHT THIS SECOND. The easy thing ...
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Billy Joel thought ‘Just the Way You Are’ was ‘too mushy’ and wanted to nix it. Linda Ronstadt changed his mind.

Are you out of your mind?’ Joel shared the story in a recent interview with Rick Beato: “The first really big hit I had was a ...
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Entire social media ‘health’ channels are now completely AI-generated. Here’s how to spot them.

I checked out a few other videos on the Facebook account, and it quickly became clear that the entire account was ...
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A Memphis woman faced years of waiting for a kidney. Then a complete stranger saw a Facebook post.

When Stacy Hobson was told she faced a multi-year wait for a kidney transplant, she thought her traveling days were over.