RELATED: This One Thing Is Disappearing From 300 Walmart Stores. In an effort to curb waste, Walmart stores in the state of Maine will be going bagless starting next month. “The initiative is going into place in Maine as of July 1,” Charles Crowson, Walmart’s director of communications for northern U.S. confirmed to Best Life. For the latest shopping news delivered straight to your inbox, sign up for our daily newsletter!...
READ THIS NEXT: If You Feel This in Your Throat, Get Checked for Cancer. Brothers91/iStock Various conditions can cause a sore throat (also called pharyngitis). Simon Best, MD, told Johns Hopkins Medicine is an inflammation of the throat and actually a symptom of something else, not an illness itself. “It is usually caused by viral and/or bacterial infections, such as the common cold and flu (both viral infections) or by infection with the Streptococcus bacterium (strep throat),” says Best....
1 Meghan’s Latest Archetypes Episode Discusses How the Term “Crazy” Can Negatively Impact Women In the latest episode of Archetypes titled The Decoding of Crazy, she has an “in-depth and vulnerable conversation” with Indian actress Deepika Padukone, American comedian Jenny Slate, and American actress Constance Wu about how calling women crazy can negatively impact their mental health. 2 She Says Most Women Have Been Called the Term “Raise your hand if you’ve ever been called crazy or hysterical, or what about nuts?...
The word “no” is probably present on more dating profiles than you’ve realized. It usually appears in the context of phrases like “no players,” “no drama,” or “no hook-ups.” But including “no” on your profile gives it a pessimistic undertone—even though that’s likely not your intention. “This is referred to as negative, defensive language,” says online dating consultant Eddie Hernandez. “It suggests the user might be hesitant to give people the benefit of the doubt or at least give people a clean slate to start off a match....
1 Sneak Attack The unnamed woman was on the phone in the front yard of her house when the fox made a beeline for her and suddenly bit her leg. The woman tried to fight the animal off but it wouldn’t let go, viciously biting at her hands and legs again and again. The woman tried to throw the fox off, but it kept coming back to attack her. Keep reading to see the video....
1 “Overweight Bag” Leads to Public Display The video has racked up 3.3 million views on TikTok. It was posted to the account of prankster Taylor Watson, whose handle is @taylormakesvideos. In the apparently staged scene, a woman is seen at a Southwest Airlines check-in counter at an unidentified airport. When Watson is told by a clerk that her bag is overweight and she’ll have to pay an additional fee to check it, she proceeds to pull various costumes out of the suitcase and don them to lighten the load....
“I’m going to start making recipes from gravestones,” she captioned the first TikTok video in the series. “There’s no instructions so I’m guessing a lot / if a sugar cookie and a shortbread cookie had a baby / they’re to die for.” Here’s how Grant went viral. 1 Eternal Recipes Before she passed away and was buried next to her husband, Kathryn Andrews made sure her headstone in the Logan City Cemetery in Utah would feature her famous fudge recipe so that it could be handed down from generation to generation....
1 Jail Sentence and Restitution Ordered CNN reports that Papini, 40, was sentenced to a year and a half in prison, followed by 36 months of supervised release. Last April, she confessed to the hoax and pleaded guilty to mail fraud and making false statements. In addition to the prison time, the court ordered Papini to pay nearly $310,000 in restitution to the state of California and law enforcement agencies....
READ THIS NEXT: The 8 Best U.S. National Parks for People Over 65, Experts Say. Wildfires are one of the biggest threats to national parks, and two fires this summer—the Washburn fire and the Oak fire—have forced portions of Yosemite National Park to close and nearby residents to be evacuated. The Washburn fire also spread to the famed Mariposa Grove, where many of the giant sequoias loom, but thankfully that fire is currently 91 percent contained, according to an incident report....
In an interview with CNN’s New Day on Dec. 16, White House coronavirus testing czar Admiral Brett Giroir said that the country is “still at a dangerous and critical part of this pandemic,” despite the start of the vaccine rollout. “Although we’re very positive about the vaccine, it is absolutely imperative that we continue our work to wear masks, to avoid crowded spaces, to physically distance, to avoid travel if you can,” he said....
The survey results showed that, on average, Americans believe they peaked or will peak once they hit 37. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the average life expectancy in the U.S. is 78.7 years. If you were to divide that in half to find the “peak” of your life, that’d mean the average American climbs over the hill at 39.35 years old, which is too far off from the survey’s results....
Many Americans could certainly benefit from getting a fourth stimulus check, but as CNET explains, this may depend on exactly how Congress defines “stimulus check.” You could receive more money in 2021, but it may not be delivered in the same way that the last three stimulus checks were. The American Rescue Plan, which President Joe Biden got passed in March, authorized three different payments designed to help those struggling....
RELATED: Never Eat Microwaved Food Before Doing This, FDA Warns. Your leftovers should be left in a refrigerator that is 40 degrees Fahrenheit or lower for them to be safe enough for you to reheat and eat. “The key to safely reheating food is to ensure it was cooled and stored properly prior to reheating,” explains Alexis Martinez, a nutrition coach and founder of the nutrition and wellness website Healthy Brown Girl....
After the vice presidential debate on Wednesday, Rossum tweeted about her excitement to buy an “I’m speaking” t-shirt, inspired by a quote from Sen. Kamala Harris. A Twitter user responded to the Golden Globe nominee with disparaging remarks about her exposed TV scenes. Rossum was quick to clap back, saying, “I get paid to tell stories and life sometimes involves this awesome thing called sex. Maybe you’ve just never had any so you don’t know....
The New York Times keeps a regularly updated list of every U.S. state broken down into different categories. One of the most significant might be states “where new cases are lower but going up.” These are states that had a daily average of fewer than 15 new coronavirus cases per 100,000 people over the past week, but where the numbers are rising. If you are wondering where COVID will spike next, these are the states to pay attention to—while some of the increases are small, this is where the data shows movement in the wrong direction....
Read the original article on Best Life. While it seems like the most awkward and embarrassing thing to do, it is a courteous way of greeting someone in the canine world, much like shaking hands for humans. The canine nose has over 150 million olfactory receptors compared to a mere 5 million in the human schnoz, according to vets Ryan Llera, BSc, DVM, and Lynn Buzhardt, DVM, of VCA Animal Hospitals....
What’s there to do after you save the world? Grab a bite to eat, of course. Our heroes go out for shawarma after winning the Battle of New York in The Avengers, but Steve Rogers, a.k.a. Captain America, doesn’t seem to be partaking. This is because Chris Evans had grown a beard for his next movie, Snowpiercer, and couldn’t shave it for the last-minute scene. To keep him looking like our fresh-faced Cap (who wouldn’t grow a beard of his own until Infinity War), the actor wore a prosthetic jaw....
The 15 actors here tried out singing to varying levels of success. Some of them were singers before they became famous Academy Award-winning actors or big screen superheroes — or, in one case, both. Some of them quietly fronted indie bands for fun while their acting careers flourished. And some of them ended up with the type of musical fame an artist may either love or hate: that of the one-hit wonder....
So, we consulted Brian Earl, host of the Christmas Past podcast, blog, and YouTube channel, to find out more about the strangest Christmas traditions of yonder yuletides, from telling supernatural stories to hiding coins in cake. Keep reading for some long-gone practices that you may want to revive for you festivities, and for more holiday trivia, check out 55 Fun Christmas Facts to Get You in the Holiday Spirit. You’ve no doubt read Clement Clarke Moore’s iconic 1823 poem “‘Twas the Night Before Christmas,” which includes the line, “The children were nestled all snug in their beds / While visions of sugar plums dance in their heads....
And more power to them! Societal standards might mean that dating someone younger—especially a woman dating a younger man—is something that is still judged, but why? If the people in the relationship are happy, that’s all that matters. These couple are helping change the narrative and showing that age doesn’t have to be a big factor when it comes to love. Read on to find out more about these 17 celeb couples....
