Posts by Trisha Leigh Zeigenhorn

There are some posts that you click on to learn something new. Others promise to let you in on a secret you’ve been curious about for a while, or say they’ll impart some breaking news. You might open a link to scroll through the best tweets of the week, or to read some parenting advice,...

Gluten, a protein found in most carbohydrates, has found itself in the limelight in recent years. Though most people have no problem digesting the little protein, some with celiac disease, certain autoimmune disorders, or other sensitivities find that they feel much better when they leave it alone. More and more restaurants and companies are getting...

Mmm, don’t you just love to hear the word “secretion” along with “flavoring?” No? Well, here’s your fair warning – if you’re someone who likes to blissfully enjoy their food without knowing exactly what’s in it or where it came from, you should stop reading now. If you’re the morbidly curious type, you’re my people....

First of all, let me just say that, as an American, I know plenty of people who were welcome to live at home into their twenties, as long as they were contributing and had a job and all of that. This stereotype could be the result of American movies, but I’m also sure there are...

Anytime we’re in a space with other human beings we don’t know, there’s the potential for an awkward interaction or confrontation. Maybe you’ve never had an awkward or embarrassing moment in the grocery store, but these 13 people definitely have – and after reading through them, you’ll be so, so happy you’ve escaped all of...

Awkward moments can happen literally anywhere, because human beings are inherently awkward. Grocery stores seem ripe for these kinds of interactions because every type of person has to visit them, we’re forced into social interaction, and kaboom – the awkward will follow. These 16 people have some terribly funny stories that definitely prove the point....

There are some, perhaps, who think stimulus money isn’t something to joke around about, and that might even be technically true. For many of us, though, laughing is the only thing that’s stopping us from crying, and nothing is off limits. If you’re both dubious and hopeful that another stimulus check might arrive, these 11...

We still don’t know whether or not we’re going to be receiving a second stimulus check here in the States, but if we do, it’s pretty clear it’s not going to be for enough money to do much rescuing. Why not laugh about it now, then, while we still can? If you’re into it, these 10...

If you’re a space geek – or if you’ve seen the movie The Martian (or read the book) – you realize that one of the bigger issues with colonizing a planet like Mars is how long it takes to get there and back. And, you know, how long it would take help to get there and back if...

Most of the time we just accept things the way they are without asking too many questions. Sometimes, though, our curiosity just pops up out of nowhere and we must know the answer to one query or another. That’s where we come in, and today, let us tell you about the word “Q-tip,” and specifically, what...

The world is never all bad, even when it feels that way. It can be hard to find the good news among the doom and gloom, though, which is where social media accounts like The Happy Broadcast come in – they gather and post the good stories for you. If you’re looking for a pick-me-up,...

You might be sitting there thinking this headline is some kind of a joke, because there can’t possibly be that many good things that happened in the year of the hellscape, but listen – you’re wrong! And I think that, right now, we should try looking back on the stuff that doesn’t make us want...

It sounds crazy, right? Maybe so, but that doesn’t mean it’s not true – there are already places in the world using iron as a renewable fuel source. In the Netherlands, a brewery called Royal Swinkels Family Brewers is making history by using a cycle of renewable iron as fuel for its furnace. They’re working...

Unless you’re one of those people who actively tries not to own Apple devices, chances are you’ve owned at least one in your lifetime – and that means you’ve probably had to deal with the Apple Store and their employees in some capacity. We see them at such a vulnerable time, too – our phone...

It can seem like the people who have the most to give in this world end up keeping most of it for themselves. Even big earners like Bill Gates and Jeff Bezos, who give billions away every year, keep way more for themselves than ever finds their way to others. One millionaire, though, took the...