How To Consume Spicy Foods
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How To Turn Down A Dare Graciously
Sometimes, when you find yourself being challenged to do things you're not comfortable with, a social situation can turn awkward.
How To Rise To The Challenge
Life doesn't always go the way you plan. Sometimes, an obstacle comes along—be it at work, in your home life, or elsewhere—that ...
Zip-Lining Day Trip To Somehow Save Marriage
CONCORD, NH—According to sources, the deteriorating 10-year-old marriage of Dale and Gina Byer will somehow be magically restored this weekend by a zip-lining excursion ...
Family Takes Rare Trip To The Good Mall
CORAL GABLES, FL—In a noteworthy departure from their usual shopping routine, the Dietrich family announced today that they would forego the regular mall near ...
Study: 74% Of Children Tenting Out In Yard Don't Make It Through The Night
WASHINGTON— Over two months the study documented nearly 18,345 ways in which children, who never suspected a thing until it was too late, met ...
Mom Has Some Wild New Ideas For Dressing Son This Year
TIGARD, OR—"Well, you know how boys are," said Karen Dougherty, as she carefully hemmed the cuffs on a pair of baby-blue corduroys. "If Michael ...
Man In Inner Tube Completes First Lazy Transatlantic Journey
LA ROCHELLE, FRANCE—"You just have to go with the flow," said the epic hero, who navigated and survived the 3,012 nautical mile journey ...
Local Girlfriend Always Wants To Do Stuff
SALEM, OR—Alicia Maas often asks to be taken to dinner, go grocery shopping, and embark on meandering walks without a fixed destination, purpose, or ...
Area Eccentric Reads Entire Book
GREENWOOD,IN—"Instead of spending hours on YouTube every night, Mr. Meyer, unlike most healthy males, looks to books for gratification," said one psychologist.
Cheap Airfare Sole Reason For Trip To Italy
FLORENCE, ITALY—Halfway through their one-week vacation to Florence, capital of Italy's celebrated Tuscany region and widely considered the...
Area Man Likes To Compare Circle Of Friends To Cast Of Lost
BEXLEY, OH— Friend Katie Peters is "the Kate of the group," not only because she shares the same name and is attractive, but also because ...
Richard Branson's Global-Warming Donation Nearly As Much As Cost Of Failed Balloon Trips
LONDON—Analysts are predicting that the $3 billion Sir Richard Branson has pledged for developing energy...
Maverick Hunter's 'Human Beings As Prey' Plan Not As Challenging As Expected
PERIL ISLAND—Hugo von Urwitz found his theory about the most cunning and challenging quarry to be flawed when, in the first night, eight humans ...
Pentagon Announces Plans To Close Camp Snoopy
BLOOMINGTON, MN—The Pentagon announced Monday that Camp Snoopy, the largest indoor family theme park in America, is one of 34 major bases scheduled for ...
180 Trillion Leisure Hours Lost To Work Last Year
BOSTON—According to a report released Monday by Boston University's School of Lifestyle Management, more than 180 trillion leisure hours were lost to work ...
