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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Was Rapper YNW Melly Stabbed to Death in Prison?
Rumors of the rapper's demise spread in December 2019 after posts on "prank" news websites.
Were Will and Jaden Smith Killed in a Car Crash?
Fake death notices are often spread for malicious purposes.
Did Sons of Top Democrats Do Business in Ukraine As Part of Clinton-Linked Conspiracy?
Conspiracy theorists outdid themselves in October 2019 in response to the Ukraine scandal that threatened Donald Trump's presidency with impeachment.
Is the Trump Admin Ending Food Assistance for Nearly 700,000 People?
A rule change that hardens work requirements for those receiving federal food assistance is expected to go into effect in 2020.
Are Criminals Using Plastic Bottles in Wheel Wells to Carjack People?
The alleged trick of distracting a driver by cramming a plastic bottle in a wheel well runs counter to how most carjackers operate.