Are you one of those people who can’t start their day without a cup of coffee? Perhaps, as well, you have another when you arrive at the office and maybe another one after lunch, too. If so, then you are in luck: You might just have a lower risk of dying than your non-coffee-drinking friends....
Cancer is without a doubt one of the scariest and most tragic diagnoses a person can receive. Stage-4, or metastatic cancer, is the scariest of all. This is what happened to Anthony Di Laura. It was made worse by the fact that he and his wife, Jackie Cucullo-Di Laura, were expecting their first child in...
In the small town of Kewaskum, Wisconsin, a Dairy Queen franchise went viral and was responsible for a heated debate regarding a bold sign on its door. In the name of being ‘politically incorrect,’ the declaration has created a bigger conversation about whether personal beliefs should be allowed in the workplace. If so, the ramifications...
The United States of America is one of the most prosperous countries in the world. Despite this, they have one of the most unhealthy populations with decreasing access to healthy, fresh food. The standard American diet is one that, while cheap, promotes a whole host of health issues, including diabetes and heart disease. Unfortunately, for...
The world-renowned fast-food chain, McDonald’s, boasts an impressive global footprint, with over 36,000 locations spread across nearly all continents, Antarctica being the sole exception.1 A considerable chunk of these outlets, over 1,400 in total, are across South America. Yet, Bolivia, a Latin American nation, distinctly stands out in this narrative as a country that effectively...
A man in Ireland says that he is not an idiot nor was he acting with malicious intent after he took his dead uncle’s corpse to the post office to collect his pension. He claims that he simply was unaware that his uncle was not, in fact, alive. Naturally, many people in his town are...
The 11-year-old died of a bacterial infection from an ankle injury he sustained while running on a treadmill. His family says that he developed a flesh eating infection after a cut on his ankle from the fall got infected. They are now speaking out about the condition and warning other parents to watch out for...
Let’s be honest: Human beings like to complain – a lot. Whether it’s about the traffic, the weather, or a difficult boss, nothing brings people together like disliking the same thing. It definitely seems like speaking negatively is commonplace in our daily lives, but is it good for us? One study actually shows that chronic...
The Manchineel tree is known as the deadliest tree in the world. Its sap can burn your skin, its fruit can poison you, and the smoke it creates if you burn can temporarily blind you. You may be thinking “Well, I’ve never heard of it, so it must not exist where I live”. Unfortunately, if...
Georgie Purcell, a member of Victoria’s state parliament, has recently found herself at the center of a controversy after an Australian news channel doctored an image of her, enlarging her breasts and exposing her midriff. The altered image was used in a Nine News bulletin after she had criticized the Victorian government’s rejection of a...
Amazon Prime Video, one of the staple trimming services, is making a serious change that might not sit well with subscribers.1 Advertisements are coming back! Well that is, if you *want* it to be part of the viewing experience… Starting next week, Amazon Prime Video will start rolling out “limited ads” when you want to...
In the past few years, one thing was made abundantly clear across the world: Proper handwashing is really, really, important for public health. One important, and perhaps overlooked step in proper hand washing is the last one, the drying step. There are various methods for hand drying, however, some scientists warn that the automatic hand...
