Here’s something to ruin your summer. The sand at the beach might be filled with fecal matter Scientists have found the sand at a beach can have 100 times more fecal bacteria than the water. They’ve known about it for a decade, but apparently no one thought to alert the public until now. It’s a…… MORE
20-somethings don’t drink as much because…
This has to be one of the better, unexpected side effects of our social media obsession: Apparently young people don’t drink as much alcohol now, because they want to look healthy online. That’s right: The cure to teenage drinking is unbridled vanity. A new survey found 66 percent of people between 16 and 24 say…… MORE
Emojis the new English language?
If you’ve texted with anyone in the past year, you’ve probably used emojis. But, were you accidentally killing English in the process? A new survey asked people if emojis could eventually REPLACE the English language and become the dominant form of communication;and one in six people said yes. That includes about a third of 18…… MORE
Side effects of how you sleep
Do you sleep on your back, your side, or your stomach? Whichever one it is, there are specific consequences you might not know about. Here are four side effects that have to do with the way you sleep: 1. Sleeping on your stomach can cause back pain, because your spine isn’t supported. It makes you…… MORE
Lay’s is trying those weird flavors again
For the past couple years, Lay’s has been holding a contest where people send in weird ideas for potato chip flavors, then they pick a few and actually make them. They just announced the four flavors they’ll be making this year and they’re actually pretty tame. This year’s picks are: Southern Biscuits and Gravy; Greektown…… MORE
Amazon’s ‘Prime Day’ was a mega failure
Yesterday was Amazon’s first “Prime Day”, which they pitched as a day with so many sales that it would be bigger than Black Friday. The verdict is: not a chance. The consensus online is that Prime Day was a huge flop for two big reasons. One, the deals weren’t particularly good. Two, the products they…… MORE
An officer pays for a woman’s shoplifting
A woman got busted trying to shoplift $300 worth of stuff from a Walmart in Kansas City, Kansas last Monday. A cop named Mark Engravalle responded to the call. But when he got there, there were a few unexpected wrinkles. The woman’s name was Sarah Robinson, and she’s been homeless since her husband died in…… MORE
Vacation with Mom and Dad
So your parents want you to go on a vacation with them this summer to their timeshare in Fort Myers, Florida. You obviously don’t want to go. But what if they pay for your plane ticket, all your food, and maybe even some new clothes? A new survey found about two-thirds of parents spend $1,800…… MORE
A Satanic cake? This mom thinks so
If you’ve ever been in a Costco on a weekend — or even a Costco parking lot — you know the store HAS to be a twisted creation of Satan. But, this is the first time we’ve had definitive proof. Jessica Eckerdt of Queen Creek, Arizona needed a cake for her son’s sixth birthday recently,…… MORE
Check your phone, save a life
It apparently saves lives to check your phone. Twenty six-year-old Courtney Best works at a pizza place in Corpus Christi, Texas, and was on a smoke break last Thursday when she saw an Amber Alert on her phone about a kidnapping. She says she normally doesn’t pay attention to Amber Alerts, but this time she…… MORE
