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Wolterk/istockphoto Walmart Wants to Deliver Groceries Inside More Homes Starting This Year
Imagine this: Having food not only delivered to your home, but stuffed inside your fridge when you’re not there. Creepy, or convenient? Walmart is betting that convenience — and the chance to prevent package thefts — will outweigh any reservations…
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franz12/istockphoto McDonald’s Banned From Building Next to Roman Ruins
Courts in Italy have made a big decision, and we’re guessing McDonald’s isn’t lovin’ it: Â The fast-food chain has been barred from building a restaurant next to important Roman ruins. Related:Â 23 Surprising Things You Didn’t Know About McDonald’s The recent…
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ArtEvent ET/istockphoto Spectacular Fast Food Restaurant Designs Around the World
Fast-food joints are palaces of guilty pleasure, although their cookie-cutter buildings are usually anything but palatial. If you look far and wide, however, you’ll discover a handful of fast-food restaurants around the world that are one of a kind —…
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Mercedes-Benz Mercedes Unveils EV Concept With a 620-Mile Range
Mercedes’ latest all-electric concept car has a staggering 620-mile range on a single charge, but that may not even be the most unique thing about it: It’s also made up of mushrooms, cacti, and bamboo. Related:Â The Most Popular Used Electric…
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Dirck Halstead/Getty How Presidents Changed the Look of the White House
Every family changes the way a home looks after they move in, and presidents are no different. While some first families have been content to rearrange the White House furniture and change the drapes (so to speak), other presidents have overseen…
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boschettophotography/istockphoto Secrets and Hacks for Shopping at Ikea
If you’ve seen one big-box store you’ve seen them all, right? Not when it comes to Ikea. As any seasoned Ikea shopper will tell you, a trip to the Swedish furniture retailer’s massive blue stores demands some planning, especially for…
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Tatiana Dvoretskaya/istockphoto Draft Dodgers: Cheap and Easy Ways to Keep Winter’s Chill Out of Your Home
We all know that once you catch a chill, it can be hard to shake it. Your home can also suffer seasonal chills. There are, though, countless products designed to…
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golero/istockphoto Spectacular Winter Destinations Across America for Avoiding Crowds
A winter trip may sound both appealing and risky. Here are more than 30 destinations with loads of activities and plenty of room for social distancing.
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KogarahBedRace by J Bar (CC BY-SA) 20 Weirdest Contests You Can Enter
You don’t have to be a top athlete to compete for national titles, championships, and prizes. Thanks to these weird contests, everyday and unusual skills like throwing fish and toe…
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Vrbo 24 Amazing Treehouse Vacation Getaways
Treehouses are an alternative way to get away for those who love the great outdoors. Some offer all the amenities of a standard hotel or rental home, but guests get…
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evgenyatamanenko/istockphoto The Highest-Grossing Movie the Year You Were Born
“Spider-Man: No Way Home” recently became the first pandemic-era movie to rake in $1 billion worldwide, which is no small feat after COVID-19 brought many theaters to the brink of…
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Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., Inc. 27 Cars We Lost in 2021
Building cars is a tough game. There’s no consolation prize for models that don’t carry their weight in sales. Consequently, production for dozens of vehicles ends each year — and…
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Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/Getty Images Celebrity Scars and the Stories Behind Them
From childhood accidents to wild bar fights, these celebrity scars come with stories that are surprising, funny, and sometimes shocking.
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Daniel Zuchnik/Getty Images How Many Billionaires Are in Your State?
If the pandemic has been less than kind to your finances, you might want to skip this. That’s because America’s billionaires have added more than $1 trillion to their collective…
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Ziga Plahutar/istockphoto The Best, Worst, and Weirdest Fast Food of the Year
Fast food companies used 2021 as a bit of a reboot. While they were adjusting future business models to match new pandemic normals, they were also developing and releasing new…
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Prostock-Studio/istockphoto 100 Top Money-Saving Tips
There are a lot of ways to waste money, and the pandemic hasn’t made anything any easier. But fortunately, there are also a lot of ways to save. From lowering…
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digi_guru/istockphoto The Real War on Christmas and Other Weird Holiday Laws
If you buy into the annual “War on Christmas” argument, a 65% supermajority of the population is being persecuted by secular culture warriors who want to destroy the best holiday…
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Vrbo Tennessee Cabin Rentals for a Cozy Winter Getaway
Whether you’re heading to the Volunteer State to ski, shop, or sip near the Smokies or otherwise enjoy the winter in one of Tennessee’s picturesque mountain towns, staying in a…
