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How often you should wash your sheets and towels, according to science (opens the original)
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You’ve had a long day. You can’t wait to get home, take a hot shower, and climb into bed. Sounds wonderful, doesn’t it? Well, we hate to break it to you, but it could actually be incredibly gross. Naturally, everyone’s cleaning routines are different, so this isn’t a blanket statement (pardon the pun). Statistically speaking, most of us are not washing our bedding and bath things nearly enough. It’s generally recommended that people wash their bedsheets and bath towels every one to two weeks, bu
Make a plan for your digital photos after you die (opens the original)
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We may earn revenue from the products available on this page and participate in affiliate programs. Learn more › It’s not something anyone really wants to think about, but what happens to those thousands of digital photos on your phone in the event of your passing? Few of us can even be bothered to back up our photos, much less secure their posthumous legacy. But the idea of “personal effects” has changed over the years from physical items you wear or carry around to an entire digital past and p
How to get started raising backyard chickens (opens the original)
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Love a perfectly boiled egg but full of simmering rage thinking about the cost of a fresh dozen? The solution might be to share your property with some treasured, feathered friends, but there’s a lot to consider before you set up your own egg production line. If you have the space and the inclination to raise your own chickens, that’s a good start … but only a start. It is possible, however, and not as daunting as you might think. “Chickens are surprisingly low maintenance … until they’re not,”
There are 3 types of farters. Which one are you? (opens the original)
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Since grade school, we’ve all understood that there is more than one kind of fart. You have the high-pitched Whistler, the stomach-rumbling Growler, the stealthy Crop Duster and, of course, the Silent-But-Deadly. While thorough and expansive, these nicknames don’t really add much to the scientific discourse around flatulence–and no, your friend asking “What did you eat?” while frantically waving their hands in front of their face doesn’t count as scientific inquiry. There is hope, however, for a
The dos and don'ts of removing a tick (opens the original)
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Ticks are an unfortunate reality during warm spring, summer and even early autumn months, and since these are periods when people tend to spend a lot of time outdoors, your odds of getting bitten and potentially exposing yourself to Lyme disease increase. There are other factors at play, too, such as where you live–for example, people in tri-state area have some of the highest risks in the country. According to reports, New York had 19 percent of all cases reported from 2019 to 2022, with Pennsy
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