Your gut’s new best friend might already be hiding in the back of your fridge. New research from the University of California, Davis, suggests that sauerkraut may help protect and strengthen your intestinal barrier — a vital line of defense for maintaining overall gut health and keeping bowel diseases at bay. “A little bit of … Read more
Imagine stepping into a gas station bathroom, shutting the door behind you — then realizing you might not be able to open it again. A quick roadside pit stop turned into a potential nightmare for a Texas woman named Shelby after she noticed a chilling detail involving the women’s room. In a series of viral … Read more
You’ve heard of a Christmas tree, Christmas gifts and Christmas carols, but what about Christmas gas? That’s what holiday jokesters are telling their loved ones that they pumped into their cars as part of a viral TikTok prank. “Hey, it’s Hannah,” one prankster says to her husband over the phone. “We have a problem. I stopped … Read more
Your holiday candles that smell of pomegranate, peppermint and pine may spark joy in your home, but they can also fuel your risk of heart disease and certain cancers, a new study finds. “Our research shows that some home fragrance products may be detrimental to indoor air quality,” Asit Kumar Mishra and Marie Coggins, researchers from Ireland, wrote last … Read more
The season of feasting is upon us, and with all that caloric abandon comes the consequence of some serious bubble guts. Gas is caused by swallowing air and the breakdown of food in your digestive tract, which usually leads to burping, bloating, and/or flatulence. On average, we pass gas between five and 15 times a day, but … Read more
A cry for help? After a TikTok user complained that she weeps “a lot a lot” when chopping onions, an emergency medicine physician shared a tissue-free slicing strategy that he swears is a cut above the rest. “I’m gonna teach you how to never cry again cutting onions,” Dr. Joe Whittington declared on TikTok this month. Dicing an … Read more
Food on the fly? None for this guy. The friendly skies are, apparently, not so gut-friendly to foodies who like traveling on full stomachs, so says a fitness coach who “never” noshes in first-class or coach. “It’s terrible to eat when you’re flying,” Las Vegas personal trainer Michael Sheedy explained on the Wealthy Way podcast. Sheedy … Read more
This gas station bathroom flushed the competition away. Maverik service station, a gas purveyor near Utah’s Salt Lake City International Airport, was voted “America’s Best Restroom” of 2024. Cintas, a corporate uniform and products company, has hosted the online contest for 23 years to highlight some of America’s favorite bathrooms, with the public voting on … Read more
This gas station faux pas will leave you fuming. An automotive enthusiast in Texas was recently filling up when he noticed another customer committing a highly common mistake — an amateur move that could have your check engine light blinking like the Griswold house at Christmas. Sharing the incident on TikTok, user @sweet_tea saw that the … Read more
Teens are on cloud high. Get a whiff of this. A company that sells flavored whippets for culinary use has found a fanbase among the Gen Z clout chasers of TikTok — and they’re not baking cakes. Galaxy Gas sells food-grade nitrous oxide, aka laughing gas, to the general public, dispensed from stainless steel canisters … Read more
They can afjord it. A new report has found drivers in oil-rich Norway — the country produces roughly 2 million barrels per day — now own more electric cars than gas guzzlers, The Guardian reported. The Norwegian Road Federation (OVF) stated that out of 2.8 million private vehicles registered in the wealthy Scandinavian nation, 754,303 are … Read more
Armie Hammer has moved back to Los Angeles, but he has to sell his beloved truck because gas prices are just too damn high. In a video posted to Instagram on Tuesday, August 27, the disgraced actor, 37, revealed he has gotten a new apartment in LA and taken the truck he has loved “intensely” … Read more
Charles Scaggs, known for performing as a professional wrestler with the name 2 Cold Scorpio, is claiming self-defense after he was arrested in Missouri for stabbing another man in a gas station fight. Scaggs, a security guard at the Love’s Travel Stop in Kansas City, told police he observed a man lighting up a cigarette … Read more
Don’t skim over this information. A safety savvy content creator has revealed how to check for credit card skimmers at gas stations — reminding viewers to remain vigilant. The common scam costs both customers and banking institutions more than $1 billion per year, according to FBI estimates. The TikTok tipmeister, who goes by FLM Flight, … Read more
New vehicles sold in the US will have to average about 38 miles per gallon of gasoline in 2031 in real-world driving, up from about 29 mpg this year, under new federal rules unveiled Friday by the Biden administration. The final rule will increase fuel economy by 2% per year for model years 2027 to … Read more
This weight loss hack is all smoke and mirrors. People looking to shed pounds fast have turned to a cheap new craze that doctors are sounding the alarm against. Called ‘gas station Ozempic,’ influencers are now using ZYN nicotine pouches to help suppress their appetites and lose weight, saying the inexpensive buy — which runs … Read more
No need to shell out over $1000 a month for Ozempic — there’s a gas station dupe that’ll cost you just $5. Zyn nicotine pouches are the trendy new weight loss hack favored by Gen Z users, who tout the doses of flavored powder as a poor man’s semiglutide shot — with some content creators claiming … Read more
It will really fill you up. The tiny hamburger joint Smacking Burger has opened inside of a working gas station — which happens to be the last one in Manhattan below 14th Street. On a recent Saturday, the owners said they served some 800 customers. Elizabeth Torres and Tommy Hondros are the burger-lovers behind Smacking … Read more
Being a parent these days has never been harder or easier. With access to Google, you can search any question day and night, from ‘How long can a toddler go without pooping?’ or ‘When will my child ever sleep through the night?’ in your pj’s watching reruns of ‘Sex and the City.’ However, with this freedom of information at … Read more
Cooking on a gas stove can produce up to 100 times more dangerous particles than a car exhaust pipe, a terrifying new study has revealed. Researchers from Purdue University found that gas stoves released nano-sized particles that leave people with an increased risk of asthma and other respiratory illnesses. “These super tiny nano-particles are so … Read more