Posts by Trisha Leigh Zeigenhorn

Using activated charcoal as a “detoxifier” has been gaining steam among health fanatics since 2016 – you can find it it everything from lattes to ice cream, and even some French pastries – but like other hot, Instagram-worthy trends, a recent study shows that it can do more harm than good. Though the demand for...

Knitting, crocheting, and other “old lady” hobbies seem to be coming back en vogue (or I’m just getting closer to the “old lady” stage of life), and if you’ve taken one or both up recently, you could use your new passion (and skills!) to help out some sweet, orphaned baby birds. The Carolina Waterfowl Rescue...

And nope, it’s not the caffeine! As any coffee drinker knows, there are many benefits to knocking back a cup (or four) of joe on a daily basis – you can keep up with your kids, it’s yummy, the smell of it gives you life. Also, it keeps your intestines awfully regular. https://www.instagram.com/p/Bx4DQjBIYgQ/ The reason...

You can go ahead and laugh and admit it because, in these 17 cases, we’re all in the stupidity pool together. #17. Who else will enjoy how perfect it was for a brief moment? #16. Just to see how heavy it is. https://twitter.com/KassKassy2/status/944316875529424898 #15. I’m thinking not. #14. I hate this about myself! #13. There’s...

If you’re searching for a way to challenge your thinking and logic skills today, these 6 riddles just might rev you up! #6. Jelly beans. #5. Mr. Flynn. #4. A stopped watch. #3. Fatherly love. #2. Fast and Slow. #1. Who is the liar? Continue reading to check your answers!

Antarctica is one of the most remote and least explored places on the planet, which is perhaps why people also find it so mysterious – and insist on coming up with their own theories about what, exactly, might be lurking among the ice, ice, more ice, and the occasional penguin. Here are 8 of the...

The Chicken Dance is, for some reason, a staple any time there are people dancing. If you’ve attended a wedding or bar mitzvah, a school party, an Oktoberfest, or any other gathering of people looking for a way to encourage people onto a dance floor, chances are you’ve participated. And don’t bother arguing, because I...

You know the move I’m talking about, right? You’re chatting it up with your puppers, and they’re earnestly listening, watching your every move, and tipping their head back and forth in an attempt to make what you’re saying make any sense at all. These 17 images will finally, finally, let you know what your dog...

The newest residents at the Tower of London are about 11 inches tall, loud, and they feast on rats for at least 3 meals a day: they’re four healthy raven chicks, the first born to breeding pair Huginn and Muninn. They’re also the first chicks born at the Tower since 1989. Fun fact: There has...

Snacking is the enemy of dieting and better eating habits…at least, it can be. But if you’re seriously about turning your eating around, you’re going to need something healthy and easy to grab in those moments when you just can’t make it to the next meal. Otherwise, you’re just going to end up in the...

You probably think of men like Bill Nye as mild-mannered, nerdy folk who would rather publish their thoughts on things like climate change, climate science, global warming, et al in dusty journals. It goes without saying, then, that you probably assume those articles are not laced with vulgarity. And articles definitely don’t light things on...

If you’re a fan of Veep, the HBO satirical comedy, you might have already heard this earnest campaign speech from presidential candidate and anti-vaxxer Jonah: “Math was created by Muslims. And we teach this Islamic math to children. Math teachers are terrorists! Algebra? More like Al Jazeera… I will ban this Sharia math from being...

It’s no secret that working in customer service is not for the thick-skinned. I answered the phone for 5 years in a federal collection center and let me just say…people are really, really special. These 13+ people have some killer stories, too. As do we all. #15. So he went upstairs. I had a customer...

Most of us hook up to Bluetooth, Wifi, or both multiple times every day. Chances are your devices do it automatically now, so maybe you don’t really even think about it anymore, but it’s nonetheless true. But have you ever stopped to consider how those terms came about? Why it’s “bluetooth” and not some other...

If there’s anything in the world that will convince you we’re all pretty much the same when it comes down to it, it will be these 15 book covers – because each one pretty accurately tells the story of my life (and I’m betting the same goes for you). And if you love these, make...