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How to Buy Electronic Drums for a Child or Beginner
A quick and authoritative guide to buying an electronic drum set for a child or beginner. Common mistakes, prices, and reviews from years of first-hand experience.
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How to Buy an Electric Guitar for a Child or Beginner
A quick and authoritative guide to buying an electric guitar for a child or beginner. This article includes common mistakes, prices, and reviews from years of first-hand experience.
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How to Buy a Drum Set for a Child or Beginner
A quick and authoritative guide to buying a drum set for a child or beginner. This article includes common mistakes, prices, and reviews from years of first-hand experience.
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Black Caterpillar Identification and Guide
If you found a black or dark-colored caterpillar, this quick and easy guide can help you identify it.
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How to Buy a Music Keyboard for a Child or Beginner
A quick and authoritative guide to buying a music keyboard for a child or beginner. Common mistakes, prices, and reviews from years of first-hand experience.
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Green Caterpillar Identification and Guide
If you found a green caterpillar, this quick and easy guide can help you identify it.
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20 New Amazon Echo Alexa Skills for Diet, Health, and Fitness
Twenty Amazon Echo Skills to help you stay lean, strong, and centered
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Portable Carbon Monoxide and Toxic Gas Detectors
Every year, Americans die from toxic gas leaks in hotels. One way to avoid becoming a statistic is to use a portable toxic gas detector.
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10 Great Sneakers for Men
Ten great pairs of sneakers, ranked and detailed.
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Great High-Protein Breakfast Ideas
Start your morning with the perfect protein breakfast. Here are quick, easy, and affordable ideas to get you started.
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How to Count Your Calories
What is a calorie? Why count calories? How do you get started? Here are the tricks and shortcuts that I have learned over the past five years of working to get fit and lean.
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How to Make Turkey Meatloaf Burgers
High protein, low calorie, and seriously delicious. You will love this turkey burger that's made with the flavors of Mom's meatloaf.
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Count Calories Easily With a Food Journal
Keeping track of the food you eat is the first step to real weight loss and fitness. Here are some great food journals to get you started.
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The Top 10 Easy Protein Pancake Mixes
Here are your best options for a protein-filled pancake breakfast. This is an easy, affordable way to get the protein you need for muscle maintenance while you lose fat.
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The Top 10 Real-Food Alternatives to Protein Bars
Tired of highly processed, strange-tasting protein bars? Here are 10 great real-food alternatives to think of when you're reaching for that energy bar.
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Top 5 Stylish Men's Dress Shoes for Plantar Fasciitis and Diabetic Nerve Pain
Cole Haan, Dr. Comfort and Apex all make excellent, good-looking shoes that help fight foot and heel pain.
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5 Great Luggage Tags
Protect your bag from thieves, and make it easier to pick out on the carousel with these five excellent and unique luggage tag options.
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The Best TSA-Approved Luggage Locks
A TSA-approved luggage lock protects your checked bags from thieves. Here are five of the best.
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The Top 5 Folding Knives for Everyday Carry
The 5 best folding knives -- affordable, reliable knives for everyday use.
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Best Bean Chips for Healthy Snacking
Bean chips are high in fiber, protein, and nutrients. Here are my favorite bean chips for healthy snacking.
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The Best-Tasting Plant Protein Bars
Get your recommended daily amount of protein, even on a vegetarian or vegan diet.
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Coconut Oil Uses and Best Brands
Personal experience with coconut oil for cooking and skin care.
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The Best Body Fat Calipers
How much fat are you actually losing? Body fat calipers are one way to track your personal fitness goals and achievements.
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The Best Tactical Flashlights
Up to 10,000 lumen -- high-tech tools for security professionals and serious outdoorsmen. Own one of the best tactical flashlights available.
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The Best Wingtip Oxford Shoes for Men
This guide to the best-looking wingtip Oxfords is a good place to start when you're looking for a new pair of sharp, classic dress shoes.
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The Best Essential Oil Sets
Essential oils sets including sweet orange, peppermint, and clove are available in a variety of affordable collections. Here are some of the very best.
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The Best Bluetooth Smart Scales
Bluetooth smart scales reviews and features in one convenient place. Weight Gurus, Yunmai, WiTscale, and many other brands ranked and rated.
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The Best Essential Oil Diffusers
Create your own zero-stress environment with a combination of music, dim light, and scent with the rejuvenating benefits of an essential oil diffuser.
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Kitchen Smart Scales for Weight Loss
A kitchen smart scale is a powerful tool for fitness and weight loss. You can connect your shopping lists, recipes, and nutrition with an affordable, easy-to-use smart scale in your kitchen.
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Top 5 Affordable Running Shoes for Men
Quality men's running shoes don't have to be expensive. Here's a quick and easy guide to the top five pairs of affordable running shoes for men, scored on design, features, and durability.
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The Best Wood-Frame Sunglasses
Wood-frame sunglasses have many advantages over traditional plastic or steel. Here are some of the best ones available, based on style, material, and affordability.
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Top 10 Affordable Work Shoes for Men
The top ten affordable men's shoes, based on a combination of personal experience, on-line reviews, style, and price. Sharp, stylish men's shoes can also be affordable.
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The Top Ten Casual Shoes for Men, 2018 Edition
The top ten men's casual shoes, based on a combination of personal experience, online reviews, style, and comfort. This guide reviews the best casual men's shoes available.
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The Top 10 Kitchen Knife Sets
A quality kitchen knife set is essential for any cook. This guide presents reviews, features, and ratings of ten of the best kitchen knife sets.
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Top 5 Insomnia Solutions
The best solutions for insomnia range from common sense practices to specific gadgets. Here are 5 of the best insomnia solutions.
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Best Hiking Boots for Foot and Heel Pain
Hiking boots that help foot and heel pain can set you free to explore nature without pain. Here are 5 of the best pairs of hiking boots for sensitive feet.
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Knee Bursitis Symptoms and Best Treatment Options
Bursitis of the knee is a painful condition that can limit your mobility. Here are some non-invasive treatment options.
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Best Hiking and Weather Proof Boots for Heel Pain and Plantar Fasciitis
The heel pain from plantar fasciitis can make it hard to find comfortable hiking and all-weather boots. This article features the best-ranked options for heel-friendly hiking boots
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The Best Protein Supplements for Fat Loss
Recent data shows that part of losing fat is getting enough protein. Here are some of the protein powders and bars that helped me lose fat.
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Top 5 Sleep Supplements to Beat Insomnia
Which sleep supplements actually work? From chamomile tea to melatonin, here are 5 of the most effective sleep supplements.
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Most Comfortable Dress Shoes for Men
Cole Haan, Rockport, and and Florsheim are among the most comfortable dress shoes for men. Here are 5 of the top high quality, comfortable men's dress shoes.
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Fat-Burning Supplements: CLA Conjugated Linoleic Acid
CLA (conjugated linoleic acid) has been shown to reduce fat in people who make it a part of their natural diet. Here's the latest about CLA and fat loss.
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Air Conditioners That You Can Move
Portable air conditioners provides you the same room-cooling power as a window unit, but lets you move it wherever you want. Here are the best portable air conditioners for 2017.
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Sleep and Stress Relief With a Diffuser Humidifier
A diffuser humidifier has many benefits for you. It sweetens the air with essential oils, giving you stress relief and better sleep. Here are some of the best diffuser humidifiers.
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Best Fidget Toys and Spinners for Stress Relief and Focus
Spinners and fidget toys can help ADHD students focus. Here are some of their findings, as well as my own personal experience as a teacher for almost 20 years.
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Dehumidifiers for Basements
How an affordable dehumidifier can make your basement safer and more welcoming.
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Better Sleep With a Body Pillow
A body pillow is a long, firm pillow that supports your body while you sleep on your side. From snoring to acid reflux to brain health, a body pillow aids your health by helping you sleep better.
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Travel Pillows for Neck Pain
A travel pillow supports your neck and lets you sleep. Here is the top-rated travel pillow for neck pain.
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Migraine Pain Relief Devices and Ideas
Migraine headache pain relief is possible with right combination of medication, devices, and physical practice.
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How to Take Your Blood Pressure at Home
After my diagnosis with hypertension, I finally learned how to take my own blood pressure at home.
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Top 3 Self Massage Options for Back and Neck Pain
The best self-massage tools and techniques
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Home Sauna Tips and Advice
Home sauna options, tips and advice. Read now about what to look for and what to avoid.
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Baby Sleep Gadgets -- the Top 5
Baby sleep gadgets can make a difference in the amount of quiet time you have! Here are 5 of the best baby sleep devices available.
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Control Insomnia With the Right Light
Wake up lights mimic the light and timing of the risin sun. Here are the best wake up lights for better sleep.
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How to Fall Asleep: 5 Insomnia Solutions
Wondering how to fall asleep more easily? Here are 5 great ideas to help you beat insomnia
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Fight Insomnia with a Sleep Light
A sleep light is a special bulb that has no blue light and automatically dims like a sunset. A sleep light helps you get to sleep!
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The 10 Best Running Shoes for Knee Pain
The top ten running shoes for sore knees and knee pain, ranked by features and popularity.
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The Best White Noise Machine User Review
What causes the sound in a white noise machine? What are white noise machines used for? This article explains how this simple machine can help you sleep.
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Adopting Sibling Cats
Adopting brother and sister cats was the best thing we could have done. Here's why it's a good idea for you, too.
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Moths in the House
Controlling house moths is difficult, and they can damage fabric and stored grain. This guide will help you identify and fight back against moths in your house.
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Do Centipedes Bite?
Do centipedes bite? Yes, some do. Here's what you need to know about centipede bites, "Spooky Toxin," and when to worry.
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White Butterflies in My Garden
Cabbage white butterflies in your garden come from little green caterpillars that eat cruciferous plants like cabbage and broccoli. Here's what you need to know about the cabbage white butterfly.
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How to Catch a Spider Without Getting Bitten
Catching spiders doesn't have to be a life-or-death struggle!
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How to Find Caterpillars
You can find caterpillars if you know where, and how to look. Here's a quick and easy guide to finding caterpillars.
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Furry Caterpillar Types and Identification Guide
Identify that furry or fuzzy caterpillar you found with the help of this quick, easy, and authoritative guide.
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4 Great Electronic Drum Sets for Kids and Beginners
Electronic drum sets let the drummer practice in near silence. Here are four high quality, affordable, electronic drum options for beginning drummers.
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How to Grow Milkweed Plants to Help Monarch Butterflies
Monarch butterflies are becoming endangered, and you can help! Just let a few milkweed plants grow on your property, and this majestic insect will have a chance of surviving industrial agriculture.
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Fashion and Style for Men Over 50
Clean, classic style advice for men with a few miles under their wheels.
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Top 5 Grooming Mistakes for Men
Nose hair, eyebrows, teeth -- here's a light look at our worst mistakes and how to fix them.
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Ralph Lauren for Older Men
Ralph Lauren is synonymous with lean, classic style for men of any age. Here are some of Ralph Lauren's best looks for older men who want to look their best.
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Grooming and Style for Older Men
Grooming products and tips for older men from a style writer who knows.
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Style for Older Men -- 2018 Edition
Style for older men should be simple, elegant, and thoughtful. This is a guide to the best style for dressing your age and looking your best
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Free Lesson Plan -- Caterpillar Lesson Plan
A FREE Caterpillar Lesson Plan for teachers and teaching parents.
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Lonomia Obliqua: a Stinging Caterpillar That Can Kill You
Lonomia obliqua is a moth caterpillar with a powerful sting. It has killed people through contact with the caterpillar's stinging spines. Read more about Lonomia obliqua!
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How to Raise a Caterpillar to a Butterfly or Moth
Here's how to raise your caterpillar to a butterfly or moth. This article gives advice on feeding and caring for your caterpillar.
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Is Ghost Photography Real?
Are ghosts real? Photographic evidence is hard to find -- but here are some of the greatest moments in ghost history on film.
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The Best Way to Remove a Tick
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have very specific instructions for removing a tick. Follow the CDC's suggestions, and you have the best chance of removing an embedded tick without breaking off the head or piercing mouthparts, which...
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The Ten Best-Rated Body Fat Scales for 2018
The best and most accurate body fat smart scales, based on popularity and user reviews.
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Is This a Bed Bug?
So you found a bug that looks like a bed bug, and you're worried it could be the start of a serious infestation in your home. Bed bugs are small, reddish-brown insects about the size of a grain of rice. You may have bed bugs and not even know it,...
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Moth Identification Guide
Moth identification is easy with the help of this guide.
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RIFA and Other Fire Ants
Fire ants and RIFA, the red imported fire ant, are becoming serious pests of southern areas of the United States. Here's what you need to know about RIFA and other fire ants.
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Stinging Caterpillars Identification and Guide
An easy, photo-rich guide to identifying stinging caterpillars
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Great Drum Sets for Kids and Beginners
Drums sets for kids and beginners don't have to cost a lot. Here are some high-quality, affordable drum sets perfect for beginners.
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Worst. Christmas Gifts. Ever.
Enough of the "Best Christmas Gifts" lists. Here are the all-time WORST Christmas gifts you'll find anywhere. Enjoy!
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Schnoodles, Whoodles, and Jack-a-Poos
These mixed-breed puppies are some of the finest pets for you and your family. Here's your quick and easy guide to the cute and cool world of poodle mixes.
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Old-Fashioned Candy Gift Boxes
If you're looking for old-fashioned candy, check out Candy Crate, aka "Your Nostalgic Candy and Gift Store." I don't wave the flag for just any business -- trust me when I say that these guys...
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Garden Insect Identification
This quick and easy guide to garden insects will help you identify and respond to the insects that are living in your garden.
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Natural and Organic Cat Food and Other Products
Is organic cat food worth the expense? This article discusses the pros and cons of all-natural and organic cat food and other products.
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Tick Identification and Lyme Disease
Ticks can carry Lyme Disease, a serious condition for some people. Here's quick and easy guide that tells you what you need to know about all kinds of ticks.
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Spider Types and Identification Guide
Spider Identification: A Quick and Easy Photo Guide to Spiders in Your House and Garden
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Caterpillar Types and Identification Guide
This caterpillar identification guide is easy to use and accurate. Find out if your caterpillar is rare, or if it stings.
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Butterfly Identification And Guide
An easy, photo-rich guide to some of the most interesting North American butterflies.
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The Claddagh Ring: An Irish Tradition for St. Patrick's Day
The Claddagh ring is a great Irish tradition that also makes a great, thoughtful gift for the person you care about.
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Bed Bug Identification
Get the facts about bed bug identification and control. Identifying bed bugs is not that difficult once you get some basic facts. Bed bugs hide in the crevices of your mattress and bed frame until bed-time. When nights falls and they sense your...
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Black Widow Identification: Where Do Black Widows Live?
Black widow spiders, scientific name Latrodectus mactans, are among the most venomous of all arachnids. I have been working with insects and spiders for almost 20 years, and I get a lot of questions about black widow spiders. What do black widows...
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How to Identify Brown Recluse Spiders
Brown recluse spiders are poisonous, and often live in basements and other parts of your home. This quick and easy guide will help you know if you have brown recluse spiders in your house.
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Aphids on Plants
Aphids on garden plants can be a warning sign that a major infestation is at hand. Here's how to identify aphids, fascinating information about these insects, and how to start taking action.
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Squash Bugs -- Identification and Control
Squash bugs are garden pests that can destroy your entire squash crop. Here's how to identify and control squash bug garden pests.
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The Best Nike Shoes for Plantar Fasciitis: 2018
Nike shoes helped cure my plantar fasciitis. Here are the best Nike shoes for the heel pain of this uncomfortable condition.
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The World's Hottest Hot Sauces
The hottest hot sauces, ranked and descrbed.
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Candy from Around the World
The world's best and most popular candy bars and chocolate candies are all right here.
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Shamrock Symbolism Explained
The shamrock is full of symbolism. Here's the fascinating history behind one of the world's most beloved symbols.
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The Most Sour Candy in the World
What is the sourest candy ever made, and where can I find it? Check out this list of the most mouth-puckering sourest candy ever made.
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The World's Hottest Peppers
Ranking the world's hottest pepprs, from barely warm to can't-stand-it hot.
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Top Ten Halloween Candy Favorites
Once a year, without fail, you'll be visited by hordes of nasty little monsters in various costumes, all begging for a free candy handout. Why not give them the very best? This year's favorite Halloween candy is a mixed bag of chocolate, sweet-sour,...
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1960's Candy and Candy That Came Out In the 60s
Candy from the 1960's includes some classic sweets -- and some forgotten oddities as well.
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What Is the Hottest Candy in the World?
The hottest candy in the world is right here. See all the insanely hot candy and watch people trying to eat it!
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1970s Candy
Pop Rocks, Wacky Packs, Now and Laters -- all the great candy of the 1970's is right here. Share some great memories of a time when candy went over the edge!
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Gross and Weird Candy: See It Here
Collon, Asse, and Plopp! It's all gross and weird candy, and it's all right here.
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Adopting Sibling Cats
Adopting sibling cats guarantees your new kitten will always have a companion -- someone to groom, wrestle, and sleep with. Cats are social animals and they love the company!
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Let Spiders Live!
Spiders in your house may seem like a problem, but spiders are your friends, in ways you may not even know! Read this to find out why spiders in your basement, garage, or house are really no big deal.
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Electric Guitar Duel: The Gibson Les Paul Versus the Fender Stratocaster
There are two classic breeds of electric guitar: The heavy, powerful Gibson versus the stinging, sharp-toned Fender -- which kind of player are you?
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Caterpillars Eating Your Tomatoes
Here's how to identify and deal with the caterpillars eating your tomato plants.
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Cool, Creative and Funny High-Fives
The best funny high-fives (and how to do them).
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