Animal Instincts & Pearls of Wisdom

We have always been told not to play with our food, but Mr. Potato Head broke that rule when the strange toy was invented and developed by George Lerner in 1949, and first manufactured and distributed by Hasbro on April 30,1952. Mr. Potato Head made history as the first toy advertised on television.... Sign in to see full entry.

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When I was in my early twenties, I remember my mommom telling me that she had died while in the hospital after suffering from a heart attack. She was descriptive about her life changing voyage that took her down a brightly lit path of warmth and comfort while being transported somewhere between life... Sign in to see full entry.

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There is nothing uglier or more irritaing than seeing piles of used tires littering hillsides, woods, and roadsides that have resulted from illegal dumping. One reason for this is that old, warn out tires are a challenging source of waste. According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency,... Sign in to see full entry.

Writer's have a tendency to stick to comfort zones that include staying with subjects and words that they know or are familiar with, and that can include overusing certain words. I am guilty of this, and because of my overusage with a few words, I went on an extensive search to help me locate words... Sign in to see full entry.

Pennsylvania is home to the largest Big Mac on the planet. Standing at 14-feet tall and 12' in diameter, the ginormous burger is housed in the "Playroom" at the Big Mac Museum, located in Irwin, Pennsylvania. This is the place where children are allowed to go wild and climb on the "monster mac" to... Sign in to see full entry.

A man identified himself as Dan Cooper and boarded Northwest Airlines Flight 305 to Seattle on November 24, 1971. He sat in the last row of the plane, lit a cigarette, ordered a bourbon and soda, and passed one of the flight attendants a note. The note stated that he had a bomb and he wanted her to... Sign in to see full entry.

A lot of the things people did during the Great Depression still make a lot of sense today. People were willing to try any job. They didn’t ask “Do you have any work for a specific job title, instead they asked, “Do you have any work?” They were flexible because they had to be. People didn't ask for... Sign in to see full entry.

The Smartphone Compulsion Test, developed by David Greenfield, PhD, of the Center for Internet and Technology Addiction at the University of Connecticut School of Medicine. According to Greenfield, a "yes" answer to more than 5 out of the 15 questions indicates that a person likely has a problematic... Sign in to see full entry.