Melanie Morgan claims gas pumps are “casually sexist”. Being a short woman with small hands, she explains that the pump handles “designed for men” are painful to use. The 31-year-old mother of two now has her partner, Jared Griffiths, fill up their Ford Tourneo Independence. She had sent him photos of her hand struggling with...
In 1968, then 52-year-old Dick Proenneke (pronounced “prin-ecky”) moved by himself to the Alaskan wilderness and lived there alone for thirty years. The former mechanic and heavy equipment operator found a shoreside spot in the area that is now known as Lake Clark National Park and Preserve, and began building a 12-by-16 foot cabin using...
Growing up in school, we are told that we can achieve anything with hard work and determination. We are told that the magic combination of those two traits will guarantee success in life. With them, we will make good money, buy a house and a car, and live a good life. This mentality subtly teaches...
Nearly every homeowner at some point has to deal with a pest problem. Usually, those problems are minor – maybe some ants or flies indoors. One animal most of us don’t have to (and never want to have to) deal with in our house is snakes. For a family living in Georgia, this nightmare is...
Whoever called the world a ‘wicked place’ surely knew what they were talking about. Man’s inhumanity to man is enough to keep you wide-eyed for several nights. However, when children are the victims of this inhumanity in the form of abuse, it’s a thousand times worse. Child abuse in the United States of America Child...
Alzheimer’s disease and Dementia are debilitating conditions that are difficult for not only the affected individual but also their loved ones. As the brain gradually deteriorates, people with Dementia can become increasingly disoriented and anxious. The idea of losing all of your memories is a terrifying concept, but researchers have learned that some of those...
It’s not in your head. Those summer evenings around the fire, trips to the beach, and family hikes through the trail where you were practically covered in mosquito bites while everyone else was left virtually untouched? Why do mosquitoes bite some people and not others? It turns out, there’s actually a scientific reason some people...
“If you love your job, you’ll never have to work a day in your life.” This is a phrase that many of us have been told since we were in primary school, where already we were being told to think of what job we want to do when we grow up. From there, we get...
Every spring, I look forward to starting my own veggie garden. One thing is for sure: Farm life has the same garden pests ready to gobble up all your hard work! After some research, I discovered a hack that blew my mind! Did you know that you can put bars of soap in your garden...
After years of struggling to pay rent amidst the housing crisis, Nikita Crump threw in the towel and moved into her Honda Civic. She documented her journey online and garnered over a million followers on TikTok, where she shows her unique routine and gives advice to other people in her situation. Beating the Housing Crisis...
It was a normal family day out on the beach for a teenager in Florida when things took a sudden turn for the worse as a shark attack ensued. A shark measuring 9 ft. in length bit into Addison Bethea’s right leg. Later on while recovering at Tallahassee Memorial HealthCare, in an interview with CNN,...
Dying is a natural part of life. Most of us, of course, expect to live well into old age. Especially those who take care of themselves, eat healthily and exercise regularly. This is what makes the phenomenon known as SADS – sudden adult death syndrome – so shocking. With this syndrome, otherwise healthy people less...
