Redbox recently polled 800 customers to see how many people watch scary movies. Fifty-seven percent of people said they like watching scary movies, and 55 percent plan to watch at least one around Halloween this year. But they also asked people HOW they watch scary movies. Here are the five things they found: 1. 92…… MORE
Soda: The worst of the worst and the best of the worst
The website ‘Eat This Not That’ looked at 32 different types of soda, and ranked them according to how healthy they are. They factored in how many calories and grams of sugar each one had, and didn’t include any diet sodas. And the healthiest is: Sierra Mist. One can has 120 calories and 29 grams…… MORE
The champions of stupidity: Stupid news extras
A guy crashed a wedding in California on Saturday night, but the guests caught him, kicked him out and called 911. When the cops got there, the guy bit one officer and the police dog. He’s been charged with disturbing the peace and assault. A woman in Michigan got drunk on Sunday night, broke into…… MORE
The ‘most-Googled’ Halloween costumes — per state
I like this study because it’s not about the most popular Halloween costume in each state — it’s about each state’s most unusual costume. The real estate blog Estately.com analyzed Google searches for the past 11 years to figure out what Halloween costume each state looks up more than anyone else. Here are five highlights:…… MORE
Pumpkin spice hair? Yep, it’s definitely a thing
Now that we’ve run out of food to put pumpkin spice in, it’s spreading its tentacles elsewhere. According to some hairstylists, the new trend women are asking for this fall is: pumpkin spice hair. Meaning the color, not the smell. Although I’m sure if people could have pumpkin spice smell or flavor infused into their…… MORE
The three things you need to be happy
It seems like a million different things affect how happy you are on a daily basis. But according to a new study, it’s actually just three. Researchers in Australia have been doing happiness surveys for the past 15 years, and found the three main things you need in order to be happy are: Good personal…… MORE
Happy ‘Back to the Future’ Day
Today is October 21st, 2015. That’s the date in the “future” that Marty McFly and Doc Brown travel to in “Back to the Future 2”. So obviously, everybody wants to know if that future matches up to the real deal. The things the movie got right include: Big screen TVs and video conferencing, news drones,…… MORE
Be healthy and have your cake too, kind of
I’m pretty sure you can’t lose weight gorging on cake and cookies all day long. But, it sure would be cool if this was true: Fourty-year-old Deborah Schipper of Sydney, Australia just published a book about a new diet she invented called the ‘Cake Cleanse.’ The big hook is that you get to eat three…… MORE
If you want to be a creep, do these things
No one out there wants people to think they’re creepy. There’s pretty much no upside to having that label. So if you do any of these things — stop it ASAP. A new study out of Knox College in Illinois asked 1,300 people to name the creepiest things people do in social situations. Here are…… MORE
The lowdown on the best Halloween candy
The website LifeHacker looked at prices at different stores, and came up with a short list of the best spots to buy Halloween candy this year. They basically found Costco and Target are the best places to go, but here’s how it breaks down: 1. For mini and “snack-size” candy bars, go to Target. You…… MORE
