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
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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
Are you a backseat driver?
When it comes to backseat driving, we’re all horrible hypocrites. We hate when people do it to us, but we have no problem doing it to everyone else. In a new survey, 75 percent of us admit we’re backseat drivers. Maybe it’s because we’re all over-confident about giving sweet driving advice — 81 percent of…… MORE
Engagement post doesn’t go as couple planned
This couple didn’t just tell the world that they got engaged — they accidentally told the world why they got engaged. A woman named Miranda Levy got engaged this week, and posted a photo on Facebook of her and her new fiancé sitting on the couch, showing off her ring. Apparently she was in such…… MORE
No more ‘dislike’ button for Facebook
Remember last month when Facebook announced they were finally adding a dislike button? People were thrilled. I mean, what could be MORE useful in an election year. But now it looks like that might NOT be the plan. Instead of a dislike button, Facebook has started testing “reaction emojis.” In other words, there’d be no…… MORE
Pumpkin mania could be coming to an end
Pumpkin mania is spreading like a virus and that could cause some problems this year. Apparently, the pumpkins can’t quite keep up. And that means we could have a shortage of pumpkin pie mix by Thanksgiving. About 90 percent of the pumpkins in America come from central Illinois, and the crop is down almost one…… MORE
Today’s stupid news
If you’re missing out on the whole fall thing, you can now order leaves through the mail. The website ShipFoliage.com will send three perfect leaves right to your door for the very reasonable price of $19.99. A patent for a new airplane is making the rounds online, because it crams more passengers in by stacking…… MORE
