It's vacation season around here... but we'll be back next week with an all-new episode!
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It’s not uncommon to have something lost in the mail, but typically it’s not something irreplaceable … like human remains.

Is it hard to make new friends as an adult, or is it just you?

Traveling internationally soon? We have your back with our guide to proper etiquette across borders and cultures.

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Sources:
https://www.vice.com/en/article/wxjxkm/the-usps-has-452-wayward-cremated-bodies
https://www.americansurveycenter.org/research/the-state-of-american-friendship-change-challenges-and-loss/
https://www.mentalfloss.com/posts/peculiar-etiquette-practices-world-map

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Jaywalking- crossing the road wherever you please instead of at a crosswalk or stoplight - is a crime. But it wasn’t the police department’s idea.


Ah, summer. Vacations and outdoor fun … and mosquitoes. Are they more particular choosing victims than we think? And what’s up with the itch?


Recently, a vintage toy set an incredible record sale price at a collectibles auction. What are people thinking??

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Sources:
https://www.vox.com/2015/1/15/7551873/jaywalking-history

https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2023/12/19/old-toys-worth-money/71976097007/
https://www.cnn.com/2024/06/10/business/vintage-collectible-toys-market-sale/index.html

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Who decided that the Earth would be called the Earth?


It’s been a century since a physician's own weight loss journey introduced the concept of counting calories. We still do that, but is it the best approach?


Famed physicist Stephen Hawking once held a dinner party where every guest shared the same peculiarity - they were from the future. Who showed up?

Sources:
https://www.livescience.com/32274-how-did-earth-get-its-name.html
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/doctor-pioneered-counting-calories-century-ago-were-still-dealing-with-consequences-180984282/#:~:text=The%20cover%20of%20Lulu%20Hunt,diet%20best%20seller%20in%20history
https://mashable.com/article/stephen-hawking-time-travel-party

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