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How many of you remember the infamous Dawn commercials from the 1990s? It starred a bubbly housewife named Teri who was excited to use her new dishwashing liquid. She can also be seen putting it in a frying pan and spraying it as if it were hairspray. The commercials were extremely memorable, but they had no bearing on how many times people actually used Dawn to clean their dishes. In fact, almost everyone we know uses Dawn for its intended purpose: washing dishes. It’s one of the few dishwashing liquids that aren’t too harsh on your hands and doesn’t stain…
How does it feel when your leg aches from the knee down and you can’t even walk? Painful, right? It’s not just a temporary pain that you can ignore. You need to break your leg at home in order to avoid surgery. But how do you break your leg at home? Unintentionally breaking your leg is not as easy as it sounds. Even with all the precautions, accidents happen. In some cases, people end up breaking their legs intentionally. Perhaps they are trying to get out of work or school by faking an injury. If that’s what you have in…
Are you an introvert? If so, have you always been one? Do you hate it? Do you long to be the life of the party and feel as if that’s impossible? Are you afraid that you won’t be able to find love or have friends if you’re an introvert? Does it feel like a curse? Believe it or not, many people think the same things about being an introvert. That is because when most people hear the word “introvert,” they think of someone who is shy, awkward, and doesn’t like people. The truth is much different than what most people…
Gaslighting is a form of manipulation that stems from a desire to maintain control. It involves the intentional undermining of another individual’s trust in themselves and their ability to see truly what is going on. Gaslighting can be especially damaging in a relationship because it can lead to the gaslighter trusting the gaslighter even when they know things aren’t right. Either a partner or an employer may engage in this type of abuse; however, it’s much more common among individuals in positions of power such as employers, clients, and authority figures like teachers or coaches. Anyone with access to something…
Passion fruit is a tropical vine that produces yellowish-green, egg-shaped fruits with purple-spotted skin. Inside, the fruit has black seeds in white pulp and a concentrated, sweet juice. There are many ways to eat passion fruit. One of the most interesting is eating its seeds as part of a healthy diet. This fruit is full of nutrients and vitamins but does have some potential allergens such as latex and arachidic acid (and its derivatives). Before enjoying them as an occasional treat, here’s what you need to know about eating passion fruit seeds. Can You Eat Passion Fruit Seeds? Yes, you…
When you think of football, images of players with their hands on their knees, clasped in prayer, or even sitting on the field’s sidelines come to mind. However, very few people know that the sport isn’t played only on those artificial turf fields and football stadiums with perfectly-paved playing surfaces. In fact, most Americans have never heard of gridiron football. Even fewer people can name a professional football player by his name or nickname alone – let alone one who has thousands of dollars riding on his answer to a question posed by a fan during an autograph session. If…
You know the drill. To lose weight and see results in a healthy way, you need to make smarter decisions about what you eat and work out more frequently. But maintaining your commitment to hitting the gym regularly is hard — especially when you’re busy or just not feeling it one day. Fortunately, there are supplements that can help! A pre-workout supplement can boost your energy so that you’re ready to sweat, increase your endurance so you can last for longer workouts, and give you an extra jolt of energy so that you hit the gym harder than ever before.…
When you receive a gift card as a present, your first inclination may be to immediately spend it. After all, why keep an unspendable token as a memento of someone’s kind gesture? But what if the recipient doesn’t want to use the gift card right away? Perhaps you received it well before the upcoming holiday and can wait to exchange it for something else. Or maybe you received it as part of an incentivized rewards program that requires you to meet certain spending requirements before cashing in on your accumulated points. If either of these scenarios sounds like something you…
New traders often wonder about how much money they can expect to make as a forex trader. This is especially true since there are so many sinister stories about how different brokers rip people off. Forex trading can be a lucrative business, but it isn’t easy money. You don’t need to be in the 1% or trust fund baby rich to trade successfully; you just need the right tools and information. It is entirely possible to make a living from trading forex on a full-time basis. But it is not an easy profession, and you need to have a firm…
You are about to go for your final interview for a dream job when you realize that there is a warrant for your arrest. You panic for a moment, but then decide to go ahead and meet them. After all, the job is too good to let the warrant get in your way. Thankfully, this is not an uncommon situation, and many people have found success after dealing with a warrant. Many of those individuals were able to get jobs as professionals or managers with their new employer because they had trust, reliability, and honesty instilled in them from an…