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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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  • newCaracas has a mysterious black highway goo that has killed 1,800 people
    In 1986, road crews repairing 30-year-old pavement on the route between Caracas and its airport spotted a 50-yard smudge of greasy black gunk. It looked like chewed bubble gum, made the road slick as ice, and swelled in hot, wet weather, then shrank…
    - 13 hours ago 13 May 26, 4:40pm -
  • new15 honey-drizzled bananas appear on a plate every month on a street corner
    Two men sat in a car on Abbey Road in Beeston, Nottinghamshire, on the night of February 1, 2025, waiting to catch a ghost. Luke Roberts and Jai Brewer call themselves the "banana hunters," and they had come to watch a particular street corner opposi…
    - 13 hours ago 13 May 26, 4:32pm -
  • newThe silence around alleged Israeli sexual violence against Palestinians is deafening
    Nicholas Kristof's latest column is a brutal reminder that "believe survivors" often becomes negotiable the moment the survivors belong to an inconvenient population. Palestinians describe sexual torture and abuse in Israeli custody, while the govern…
    - 13 hours ago 13 May 26, 4:10pm -
  • newHow 1925 press dismissed the Klan at peak power
    In September 1925, a month after some 30,000 hooded Klansmen paraded down Pennsylvania Avenue in the largest Klan rally in Washington's history, the satirical weekly Judge declared the Ku Klux Klan effectively dead. What remained, the editorial argue…
    - 14 hours ago 13 May 26, 4:09pm -
  • newPlease get rid of your old OS—Windows 11 Pro + a training course is just $20 through 5/31
    TL;DR: Get Microsoft Windows 11 Pro plus a 10-hour training course for $19.97 and upgrade both your PC and your actual understanding of how to use it.So many people upgrade their phones every few years but keep using the same old PC settings they…
    - 14 hours ago 13 May 26, 4:00pm -
  • newOne year with the 12th-generation Kindle Paperwhite SE
    Just over a year ago, I upgraded my 11-year-old Kindle Voyage to the latest Paperwhite SE. I had a lot of fears, but they were all unfounded.I've been a huge fan of e-readers ever since I received my first-edition Kindle. — Read the rest The post…
    - 16 hours ago 13 May 26, 1:54pm -
  • newDoughnut-dunking machines: 1956 inventor's gadgets
    "Life has gotten too darned complicated," declared Russell E. Oakes in the January 1956 issue of Celebrity magazine. "Our scientists and inventors are just great at investigating the sex life of the polyp or building bigger and better positronic re-d…
    - 16 hours ago 13 May 26, 1:20pm -
  • newPhotos capture surviving payphones still scattered across America
    This nostalgia-inducing collection of photos shows payphones that still exist in the United States. While hard to come by nowadays, there are still some beautiful payphone booths scattered around America. While many of them are out of service, they'r…
    - 17 hours ago 13 May 26, 12:36pm -
  • newValve's new Steam Controller screams when you drop it
    Valve's second-generation Steam Controller was released last week, and it sold out immediately at $99. The lucky gamers who got their hands on one have noticed an Easter Egg. If dropped from the right height, it screams. And not just any scream, but…
    - 17 hours ago 13 May 26, 12:33pm -
  • newThis inflatable tent is a camper's dream come true
    No matter how much you love camping, campfires, sleeping outdoors, or eating highly processed tubes of meat cooked over an open flame, there's an almost 100% chance you hate setting up a tent. Even under ideal conditions, it's a pain in the ass. —…
    - 17 hours ago 13 May 26, 12:23pm -

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