Pre-Rinsing Your Dishes Is Hurting Your Dishwasher's Performance
Pre-rinsing dishes before loading your dishwasher may actually make it clean worse. Here's how the turbidity sensor works and why dirty dishes get cleaner results.
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A Viral 2006 Walmart Receipt Has People Reeling Over Grocery Prices in 2026
A Walmart grocery receipt from 2006 showing 79 items for $161.87 has gone viral online, sparking fresh frustration over inflation and rising food costs in 2026.
A 1,600-Year-Old Mummy Was Buried With a Fragment of Homer's Iliad
A University of Barcelona team excavating the ancient necropolis of Oxyrhynchus in Egypt discovered a 1,600-year-old Roman-era mummy buried with a fragment of Homer's Iliad on the abdomen.
Southwest Will Now Offer Plus-Size Passengers a Free Extra Seat
Southwest Airlines updated its plus-size seating policy, saying passengers no longer need to purchase an extra seat in advance. Gate agents can offer one free when available.
A Man Was Awarded $808,000 After His Cat Died From Bird Flu in Pet Food
An Oregon jury awarded Tim Hanson $808,000 after his cat Kira died from bird flu linked to Wild Coast Pet Foods raw chicken. The verdict sends a warning to the raw pet food industry.
A Data Center Construction Site Flooded a West Virginia Neighborhood
A construction site breach at the Monarch Compute Campus data center in West Virginia flooded homes in Meadowlands Estates subdivision after heavy rainfall on May 23.
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May 29, 2026 5 min readFlorida Chef Saves Regular Customer's Life After He Missed His Daily Bowl of Gumbo
Shrimp Basket chef Donell Stallworth saved 78-year-old regular Charlie Hicks after he missed his daily gumbo in Pensacola, Florida. The restaurant later found Hicks a new home next door.
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May 28, 2026 4 min readSouth Carolina Woman Killed by Patio Umbrella While Dining at a Restaurant
Dana Weinger, 56, died May 23 after a windblown patio umbrella struck her in the neck at Driftwood Grill on Lake Marion in Summerton, South Carolina, severing her carotid artery.
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May 28, 2026 4 min readCan You Fly With Medical Marijuana? The New TSA Policy Explained
The TSA updated its policy in April to allow doctor-prescribed marijuana on commercial flights after marijuana was reclassified as a Schedule III drug by the federal government.