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  • Pupils at Wallgrave Colliery School having lunch in the school canteen

    How School Lunches Have Changed Over the Decades

    School lunches haven’t always been around, but they’ve pretty much always been linked with students’ mental and physical health. Over the years the standards have shifted, but the fact remains: School lunches are a huge business, and a constant sign…

  • Sick girl on a school bus

    11 Ways to Beat Back Back-to-School Germs

    When kids start a new school year, they also start sharing bacteria and viruses, which the pandemic made painfully clear. But there are ways to stop at least some germs from making your family miserable and complicating its schedule with…

  • TV Gangsters Played By Real Criminals

    When Real Criminals Played Gangsters on Screen

    Getting real-life gangsters to play pretend ones on TV and in movies adds a layer of authenticity you can’t get any other way. It draws in audiences eager to see the real thing, and often, these “button pushers” already have…

  • Foods That Cause Body Odor

    14 Foods That Cause Body Odor

    Noticing a foul odor on yourself isn’t the best feeling. But hey, you are human, you have sweat glands, it happens. Your body’s got two main sweat glands: eccrine and apocrine. Eccrine glands are the all-over, keep-you-cool type, while apocrine glands…

  • 15 Plants That Will Destroy Your Garden

    There are pretty plants that bring color and beauty to your garden — and there are plants that will, given the chance, destroy it. While most of them are ones you’ve added to your garden voluntarily or a previous owner…

  • Weirdest Food Commercials of the '90s

    The Top 10 Weirdest Food Commercials of the ’90s

    While there’s lots to love about the ‘90s (we low-key miss light-up Skechers and flared jeans), the era was also known for having some of the most bizarre and unforgettable food commercials. As brands experimented with outlandish concepts to stand…