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Should You Wear Underwear When You Get a Massage?

If you're planning to get a massage you may be wondering if you should take it all off or leave some clothes on.

10 Things You Didn't Know Were Collectible

10 Things You Didn't Know Were Collectible - Author Richard Davies has worked for AbeBooks.com since 2005 as manager of content and PR.

Whose cheating is more likely to doom a marriage: husband or wife?

There are probably as many ideas about what makes for a good marriage as there are, well, marriages. But most of us can agree that on thing usually makes a marriage worse: adultery. But how common is infidelity, and does it matter who in the relationship cheats? These researchers dug through decades of survey results …

What a Baker from Ancient Pompeii Can Teach Us about Happiness

While they weren’t living through a pandemic, citizens of ancient Pompeii weren’t strangers to societal stress.

This 124-Year-Old Patent Reveals The Right Way To Use Toilet Paper

The eternal debate over bathroom conventions seems to have actually been answered more than a century ago.

How to make an Egyptian mummy: Scientists discover original embalming recipe

The ancient concoction shows people were making mummies in Egypt thousands of years earlier than previously thought.

Crazy? You Want Crazy? We Got Crazy.

The Playschool Tragedy for Twentysomethings

The tragedy’s that twentysomethings are living for next to nothing, and everyone else wants to be in their twenties.

Tragedy raises questions about identifying, treating depression

Alcohol and drug use, just for example, are much bigger risk factors for violent behavior. How does a mental illness like depression differ from a physical illness like diabetes? [...] it has similar features to other kinds of illnesses, like diabetes, hypertension, heart disease and cancer. [...] it can graduate to a long-term, low-grade depression that is mostly tolerable but keeps people from functioning at their…

What Was the Biggest Scandal of All Time?

LETTERS: "What a great, crazy idea at a great, crazy cost."

Public cut out when deals are doneSo, the new sales tax is already a done deal. The Frances and Brown & Brown are among the companies funding the

Childhood Gun Accidents Are Preventable Tragedies

From car accidents to terrorist attacks to spiders and sharks, everyone has their own fears. Ask around, though, and it’s unlikely that anyone will say a young child is their greatest fear. But af

How to disarm the crazies

One reform that seems to be getting traction is ranked-choice voting — also known as instant runoff elections.

How Tragedy Brought Us Together

We found the courage to rebuild after unimaginable heartbreak.

Why We Love Having "Crazy Friends"

Do you have a "crazy friend" who you love watching make questionable choices?

Fun With Crazy Slinky Tricks

If you tried all this stuff with the old metal Slinky, you'd have tons of scratches on your hands.

Corsets — Sexy or Crazy? [VIDEO/POLL]

Many women will wear a corset to appear sexy to men. The synch waist creates the ideal hour glass shape, but at what cost should the waist be distorted? One woman will show you wear corsets may change from sexy into a little bit crazy<br>Cathie Jung has been wearing a corset for decades. 50 years, a long and happy lifetime for some. These many years have been Jung's lifetime tightening her lacing.<br>Her waist began at 26 inches around. In a corset…

Does That Make Me Crazy?!

What do you do that makes you crazy? Jenna loves to drink pickle juice, Big Al likes to drink spam juice. And is it crazy if you like the yellow Starburst? What

Are your Hormones Making you Crazy?

It's not all in your head. Here's how to get back in balance.