The original brand of the blue stuff in airplane toilets is called SkyKem.
McKenzie’s Pastry Shoppes in New Orleans popularized the tradition of baking a small plastic baby into their king cakes. It was originally porcelain.
If you start throwing around psychological terms to family, it might make things worse because they may not be familiar with them. For example, instead of saying, “You’re gaslighting me,” try “When my feelings are dismissed, I feel unseen. Can I explain what I meant?”
Female guppies think the more orange a male, the more virile it is.
Some musicians have begun releasing music on cassette tapes in recent years. In the UK, 2022 sales reached their highest level since 2003, and they’re going up in the U.S., too.
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This article appears in December 12 • 2025.