Back in the ’60s, corporal punishment was common practice for a shocking 94 percent of parents in the US. While a lot of us may find this number unsettling, just as many don’t. In fact, half of all parents today admitted to punishing children by “spanking on the bottom with a bare hand” to a telephone poll conducted by the National Institutes for Mental Health.
When you were little you may have been like millions of other kids who dreamed of becoming an astronaut.
Here’s a missing dog story that trumps all others. An adorable dog named Petunia was finally returned to its family in Virginia after she went missing eight long years ago.
In a recent article, Mens’ Fitness says that some of the sugariest and carb-laden treats may be more than just a nutritional break for workout addicts. They might actually help with your workout.
San Francisco, 1849. Alaska, 1897. New York City, 2011? Is there a new gold rush in the Big Apple?
There is for Queens native Raffi Stepanian, who literally struck gold after discovering he could make up to $300 a day by ‘mining’ the sidewalks in Manhattan’s Diamond District for the tiny bits of gold, platinum and rare gems that fall from the clothes of workers when they leave their shops.
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If you’re after some winter action and heaps of adrenaline, and don’t mind a little risk, you may want to consider the snowmobile as the answer to this need. Check out the
Chevrolet hedged all of its bets on the Volt, the first electric car in their fleet, on becoming a hot commodity. Now it looks like they might have gotten their wish.
According to a survey of 2,227 adults by the Pew Research Center, the average text message user sends or receives an average of 41.5 messages a day.
How much someone texts is not surprisingly tied to how old they are. Those in the 18-to-29 age group send or receive an average of 87.7 texts a day, whereas that total is only 4.7 for those in the 65-and-over group.
It will one day be acceptable to admit to the world that you enjoy your own farts. No longer will you have to hide the fact that you secretly smell, classify and rank the “air from under there.” The only thing you haven’t done is name them.
The American Red Cross is kicking off its 2011 Holiday Mail for Heroes program. This is the fifth year Red Cross and Pitney Bowes have partnered to reach out to members of the military, veterans and their families trying to ensure all have a happy holiday. F
October 26, 2011 There are tons of things we can all relate with when it comes to doing something. Most of us have flown in a plane, most of us have been on the Space Needle, but you run into people who haven't from time to time. Sur
October 21, 2011 I think everyone who has a child, at some point, displays their kid's creativity in the family art gallery - which also doubles as the refrigerator - for all to see. My six year-old son, Drew, is a regular freakin' Pablo Picasso, as you'll soon find out.
