During a Hurricane, Should You Store Important Items in Your Dishwasher?
Appliance experts and flooding victims advise against storing valuables in a dishwasher during a hurricane.
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Will a Vinegar and Water Mixture De-Ice Your Windshield?
Spraying a mixture of vinegar and water on your car's windshield may help prevent the glass from frosting, but it probably won't help clear already iced-over glass.
Do Color Codes on Toothpaste Tubes Identify Their Ingredients?
The colored squares on toothpaste tubes supposedly identify the composition of the toothpaste enclosed therein.
Do Lemon Fresh Joy and Listerine Kill Mosquitoes?
Lemon Fresh Joy, Listerine, and limes with cloves are all claimed as effective countermeasures for driving off mosquitoes.
Can WD-40 Really Do All That?
Do 45 life hacks listed here, including deterring pigeons, only require a can of WD-40?
Do Mattresses Double in Weight Every 10 Years?
Rumor holds that a typical mattress will double in weight after 10 years due to the accumulation of debris and dust mite droppings.
Can a Crayon Be Used as a Candle?
A children's coloring crayon can be used as a candle in an emergency, for maybe 15 minutes or so.
Things You Never Knew Your Cell Phone Could Do
Five little-known but useful functions associated with cell phones.
Does Club Soda Kill Fire Ants?
The carbon dioxide found in club soda will reportedly suffocate a mound of fire ants.
Triangle of Life – Earthquake Survival Tips
Does a 'Triangle of Life' article provide good advice about earthquake safety?
Hotel Drinking Glasses Expose
Do some hotels not properly wash and sterilize the drinking glasses placed in guest rooms?
Tips on Pumping Gas
Four refueling tips supposedly help consumers get the most from their gasoline dollars, but how useful are they?
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Is the Story Behind Alix Idrache West Point Photograph Genuine?
An emotional image of a West Point graduate is often shared as an example of a person achieving the "American dream."
No, a Doctor Didn’t Say ‘Stop’ After Identical Twins Married Identical Twins
An online advertisement read: "Identical Twins Marry Identical Twins - But Then The Doctor Says, 'STOP'."
Did Giuliani Audibly Fart During a Michigan Hearing?
In order to avoid falling afoul of the age-old axiom, "Who deduced it produced it," all we'll say is that the audio is authentic.
Was Gina Haspel Found Dead in November 2020?
How can you die in a raid that never happened?
No, Sean Connery’s Net Worth Didn’t Leave Family ‘in Tears’
We recently saw the same misleading advertising network "arbitrage" ploy about a celebrity's net worth used on "Jeopardy" game show host Alex Trebek.
