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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Did Ruth Bader Ginsburg Say that Pedophilia Was Good for Children?
A 1974 report co-authored by Ruth Bader Ginsburg about sex bias in U.S. law has been grossly misinterpreted.
Did Kamala Harris Support Abortion Until the Time of Giving Birth?
The Democratic vice-presidential candidate's pro-abortion-rights record has come under scrutiny from conservatives.
Does Texting ‘RBG’ to 50409 Send a Letter to Your Senators?
The automated political advocacy service Resistbot ran another campaign following the death of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg in September 2020.
Did Hitler Invent the Inflatable Sex Doll?
Nothing attracts curiosity like a lurid combination of Nazis and sex.
Does Texting ‘USPS’ to 50409 Send a Letter to Your Political Representatives?
A political crisis surrounding the Postal Service inspired some novel campaigning techniques in August 2020.