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Get in the Christmas Spirit with Mariah Carey’s ‘Ultimate Holiday Experience’ Getaway in NYC
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office might not exclusively recognize Mariah Carey as the “Queen of Christmas,” but she’s still widely regarded as such, courtesy of her 1994 hit “All I Want for Christmas Is You,” which has become one of…
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Pepsi Pushes ‘Pilk:’ A Pepsi Cola and Milk ‘Dirty Soda’
Milk and cookies is so last Christmas — well, it is if you ask Pepsi, anyway. The soda company just launched its Pilk (Pepsi with milk) and Cookies campaign, asking Pepsi drinkers to try the festive “dirty soda” and share photos…
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Panda Express Will Give You a Free Meal To Try Vegan Orange Chicken
Panda Express wants you to try its new plant-based orange chicken so much that it’s giving you a free meal to do it. Some eaters might be hesitant to try a vegan “chicken” product, but the promise of a free…
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Elvis Presley’s Private Jet Is Going Up for Sale (Again)
The King lived a lavish, fast life — and so did his private jet. Elvis Presley’s 1962 Lockheed 1329 JetStar was the cream of the crop when he bought it for $840,000 in 1976. The aircraft reached maximum speeds of 565…
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What’s in Chipotle’s Mystery Boxes? Maybe $500, Maybe Stinky Soap
Chipotle is selling mystery boxes, and it’s a gamble whether you’ll end up with something worthwhile — or something that makes you cringe. Starting Dec. 1 at noon ET, you can buy a mystery box from the burrito chain’s online…
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Subway Debuts Mouthwatering Footlong Cookies – but There’s a Big Catch
Subway is baking up some over-the-top footlong cookies, but good luck getting one of them. Unlike its regular round cookies, the footlong versions are available in just one location for only four hours. It makes you wonder why Subway is…
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How To Turn Culinary Catastrophe Into a Free Pizza Hut Meal
Pizza Hut’s Triple Treat Box has resurfaced for the holidays and has been met with its usual fanfare. Patrons of the Hut go gaga over the deal, which includes two…
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Pass the Maple Syrup: HelloFresh Is Offering a Buddy the Elf-Inspired Spaghetti Kit
You can cover all of the main elf food groups with HelloFresh’s limited-edition Buddy the Elf-inspired spaghetti dinner kit. Just like in “Elf,” the kit includes everything you need for…
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So Long, Mall Santa: Kids Have Virtual Visits With Kris Kringle Now
The pandemic has changed a lot in our lives, and as Christmas approaches, one of them seems to have staying power: virtual visits with Santa Claus. Zoom or social media…
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McDonald’s Is Giving Away a Lifetime’s Worth of Free Food
Willy Wonka who? Ronald McDonald’s McGold Card is the modern-day, real-life golden ticket, only instead of a trip to a candy factory with a chocolate river and Oompa Loompas galore,…
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Velveeta Lawsuit Takes Aim at Kraft Heinz for Prep Time
If Kraft Heinz advertises that a cup of Velveeta microwavable shells and cheese is ready to eat in 3½ minutes then, darn it, it shouldn’t take longer. That’s the philosophy…
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This McDonald’s Cult Favorite is Back
Move over apple, there’s a new McDonald’s pie in town: holiday pie. If that name sounds vague, that’s because it is. But the portable treat still has quite the cult…
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TikTok’s Weird, Whimsical ‘Dabloon’ Economy Explained
As the crypto economy collapses, another digital currency is born: the whimsical dabloon. But this isn’t some new tongue-in-cheek meme coin like Doge or an elaborate pump-and-dump scheme. In fact,…
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You Can Nab A Year’s Worth of Free 7-Eleven Delivery on Black Friday
The king of convenience stores is offering up an enticing incentive for customers on Black Friday: Free delivery for a whole year. 7-Eleven’s 7Now Gold Pass subscription service, which normally…
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KFC Canada’s New Sandwich Has Built-In Gravy Boat, and We’re Jealous
Everyone has gravy on the brain with the U.S. Thanksgiving holiday this week, which is why we’re all drooling over the Gravy Lovers Sandwich, KFC Canada’s latest creation. It’s made…
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New Amazon Gadget Can Make Anything Taste Like Cheetos
If you love licking neon orange Cheetos dust off your fingers, there’s a new Amazon gadget made just for you: the Cheetos Duster. Despite the name, it’s not a cleaning…
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States Where Thanksgiving Turkeys Are Cheapest (and Most Expensive)
Inflation is hitting Thanksgiving dinner tables hard this year with turkey prices reaching record highs in many states. And if you’re the chef in charge of preparing the spread, the…
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Grand Canyon Destination Gets New Name to Honor Native Inhabitants
Going woke, righting tone-deaf wrongs, changing with the times — call it what you will, but Grand Canyon National Park is renaming a popular stop to rid it of its offensive…
