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  • Remove a Cork Stuck Inside a Wine Bottle With a Ribbon
    You go to pop open a fresh bottle of wine—maybe you don’t have a proper wine-opening tool —and the cork, or part of it, plummets into the bottle. You’re left with two choices: finish the bottle, or use this handy trick.Read more...
    - 3 Jul 16, 6:00pm -
  • Flamyngo Simplifies Getting Travel Tips From Friends
    iPhone: If you’re heading out on vacation to somewhere your friends or family have already gone, it’s natural to ask for any suggestions they might have for places to go. This usually results in a mess of texts and emails from various people. Fla…
    - 3 Jul 16, 5:00pm -
  • Get Your Game of Thrones Fix With This Interactive, Spoiler-Proof Map
    Game of Thrones fans, you might not know what to do with yourself now that Season 6 is over. This interactive map will help you get your fix until the next season starts.Read more...
    - 3 Jul 16, 3:00pm -
  • When In Doubt, Mimic the Body Language of Others to Be More Persuasive
    Body language varies from one person to another. Trying to follow a set of specific actions to effectively communicate with everyone is bound to fail. If you’re talking with someone one-on-one, mimic their body language instead to be more persuasiv…
    - 3 Jul 16, 2:00pm -
  • This DIY Wood Beer Carrier Even Has a Bottle Opener on the Side
    Instructables user Herbsco built this reusable, good-looking beer carrier out of solid walnut, which probably explains why it looks so good, but even if you don’t have that available, he has everything you need to make your own—and attach a bottl…
    - 3 Jul 16, 1:00pm -
  • Ambient Noise Showdown: Noisli vs. White Noise vs. Rain Rain
    Ambient noise apps drown out distractions so you can focus on your work, or generate serene, peaceful environments that encourage you to fall asleep. But with dozens you can download, it’s hard to know which is the best. Noisli, White Noise, and Ra…
    - 3 Jul 16, 10:00am -
  • A Video and Graphic Guide to 12 of America's Most Beautiful Natural Parks
    There are dozens of beautiful National Parks in the United States, but if you could only see one, this video and graphic guide from Expedia helps you narrow your choices down to 12 great parks you can explore, all of which are known for specific land…
    - 3 Jul 16, 9:00am -
  • Sunday's Best Deals: Fire HD 6, GreenWorks Tools, Weather Radios
    Weather radios, GreenWorks tools, and Amazon’s Fire HD 6 lead off Sunday’s best deals.Read more...
    - 3 Jul 16, 8:30am -
  • This Week's Top Downloads
    Every week, we share a number of downloads for all platforms to help you get things done. Here were the top downloads from this week.Read more...
    - 2 Jul 16, 6:00pm -
  • Clean Rusty Grill Grates With Some Oil, Salt, and a Potato
    If you don’t grill very often that probably means you don’t clean your grill regularly either. If your grill grates are covered in burnt food and rust, you can get it ready for a cookout with a few household staples.Read more...
    - 2 Jul 16, 5:00pm -

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  • newPDFs have bullied us long enough — the AcePDF Converter & Editor is a one-time $24 for life
    TL;DR: AcePDF Converter & Editor is on sale for $23.99 with code PDF20 through June 14 and includes lifetime access for Windows and Mac.PDFs are one of those file types everyone uses and almost nobody enjoys dealing with.That's why AcePDF Convert…
    - 2 hours ago 11 Jun 26, 10:00am -
  • newKim Jong-il had a South Korean actress kidnapped to make him movies
    Choi Eun-hee was one of South Korea's biggest film stars of the 1960s and 1970s. In 1978 she traveled to Hong Kong to meet a supposed businessman about a new film company. "In Hong Kong, Choi was abducted and taken to North Korea by the order of Kim…
    - 18 hours ago 10 Jun 26, 6:04pm -
  • newIn 1803 a woman in a strange round vessel washed ashore in Japan
    The Utsuro-bune ("hollow boat") was an object that "allegedly washed ashore in 1803 in Hitachi province on the eastern coast of Japan." According to the legend, "a young woman aged between 18 and 20 arrived aboard the 'hollow boat' on February 22, 18…
    - 18 hours ago 10 Jun 26, 6:01pm -
  • newThe spy who ate live animals, documents, and possibly a toddler
    Tarrare was an 18th-century French showman and soldier who could eat almost without limit and was "constantly hungry." As a performer, he "swallowed corks, stones, live animals, and a whole basketful of apples." In the French Revolutionary Army, "eve…
    - 18 hours ago 10 Jun 26, 5:58pm -
  • newIn 1896 a railroad crashed two trains head-on for fun and killed two spectators
    On September 15, 1896, the Missouri–Kansas–Texas Railroad crashed two unmanned locomotives into each other at speed as a public spectacle. The Crash at Crush was the idea of passenger agent William Crush, who built a temporary town for the event…
    - 18 hours ago 10 Jun 26, 5:51pm -
  • newLal Bihari was legally dead for 18 years and fought to undo it
    In parts of Uttar Pradesh, India, one way to seize a relative's land is to bribe an official to declare them dead. The Uttar Pradesh Association of Dead People exists to reverse those declarations. According to Wikipedia, in the region, "many have re…
    - 18 hours ago 10 Jun 26, 5:48pm -
  • newA whole book about That One Matt Bors Comic
    That One Matt Bors Comic is a book entirely about how a single-panel drawing "conquered the discourse" in the mid 2010s. You know the one! Bors' strip perfectly captured the moment, and the online smart guys who gotcha others' earnest discussions of…
    - 20 hours ago 10 Jun 26, 4:09pm -
  • newBefore you replace that computer, try Windows 11 Pro for $13
    TL;DR: A lifetime license for Windows 11 Pro is on sale for $12.97 (reg. $199), bringing updated security, AI-powered Copilot tools, improved multitasking features, and gaming enhancements to compatible PCs.One of the stranger aspects of modern te…
    - 20 hours ago 10 Jun 26, 4:00pm -
  • newTomatoes do not need to die on the vine for flavor
    Reading r/tomatoes taught me that "first blush" started life as a gardening term, and now my tomato yield is up because the local birds and mammals have been shut out of the buffet. This article by the Dallas Garden explains the science and how to us…
    - 21 hours ago 10 Jun 26, 3:22pm -
  • newMAGA Mike is sneaking around your Social Security
    MAGA Mike Johnson is doing that thing Republicans do when they stand near Social Security with a wrench and insist they are only here to help.The 2026 Social Security trustees report says the retirement trust fund is now projected to run short in la…
    - 21 hours ago 10 Jun 26, 2:49pm -

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