Chicken Rental?

The economics of supply and demand continue to ripple through egg prices.

The ongoing avian flu outbreak has forced farmers to euthanize millions of egg laying hens in an effort to stop the spread of the disease, leading to lower supply and higher prices.

Some consumers are turning to a novel solution: Rent the Chicken.

Yes, it’s true. NBC News has the full story and you can read it by clicking the link below!

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Is The Cemetery Closed?

We’re supposed to be buried there forever, right? Right?? Answers this week from writer David Sloane, who grew up in a cemetery and spent his adult life studying them. The surprising history of the place we go when we die and an answer to what happens when it runs out of money.

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Snack Stadium?

Did you really have a Super Bowl party if you didn’t eat guacamole out of the end zone of a miniature football field?

The basic idea is simple: Create an arena out of different little containers of Game Day’s primary food groups — Buffalo wings, fried things, sliders, chips, and dip —and then sit back and enjoy the show.

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102 Snakes!?

An Australian reptile wrangler was called to a home on a report of snake sightings and ended up leaving after three hours with 102 venomous serpents in tow.

Snake catcher Dylan Cooper found five adult snakes, four of which were carrying eggs, and soon discovered dozens of babies.

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The Smallest Bathroom!

New York City renters are used to giving an inch to get an inch.

Emily Bonani has lived in the city for seven years and has sacrificed space, natural light and storage for a place to call her own. In 2024, however, she made a trade off for a lower Manhattan apartment by compromising on one very important element: the bathroom.

“Every time I had guests over, I would hear them scream from the bathroom. I never warned them in advance.”

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Women vs. Men!

The stereotype that women are much more talkative than men is pervasive across many cultures, but a widely reported study by University of Arizona researchers in 2007 refuted the claim, finding that men and women speak roughly the same number of words per day—around 16,000.

A new, larger follow up to that study paints a more nuanced picture, suggesting that women may be the chattier gender, but only during a certain period of life.

See the results for yourself at the link below!

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Awesome Earth Photo!

A private spacecraft heading to the Moon has snapped an awesome photo of Earth — showing the planet as a “blue marble” glowing against the vast emptiness of space.

Blue Ghost, a lunar lander designed by Firefly Aerospace and hired by NASA to deliver scientific experiments to the Moon, snapped the photo as it gears up for its inaugural attempt at a lunar landing.

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Hello, Skinny Pants!

Who would have thought we’d see the return of skinny pants after years of wide leg jeans and baggy trouser trends? But it’s true: Many brands are betting on the return of a figure hugging silhouette for spring and summer 2025.

While skinny pants in general are celebrating their big comeback this year, there are three iterations of the once forgotten silhouette that have been making their mark on runways and street style in particular.

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Let’s Get Romantic!

Valentine’s Day planning just got easier. Explore the restaurants across the country where sparks are guaranteed to fly.

Each year, OpenTable looks at diner reviews and metrics to determine the top restaurants across the country. You can click the link below to find a list arranged in alphabetical order by state and by restaurant name. Did your favorite make the list?

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