The man who served as the voice of Walt Disney’s iconic Mickey mouse for over 30 years, Wayne Allwine, was married to the woman who voices Minnie Mouse, Russi Taylor. Who knew, right? The two were married for nearly two decades until Wayne Allwine passed away in 2009 due to complications from diabetes. He was only 62. It wasn’t until […]
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Think back to when you were a child visiting your grandparent’s home. Do you recall a distinct scent when you walked through the door? Many people do and it turns out, it’s not just in your head. Gerontologist and author of A New Wrinkle: What I Learned from Older People Who Never Acted Their Age, Dr. Eric Shapira, says it […]
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Janet Jackson and wardrobe malfunction. Peanut butter and jelly. Sonny and Cher. Some things just go together. Sort of how I feel about Canadian-American actor Rick Moranis and the movies Honey, I Shrunk the Kids or Ghostbusters. Whenever I hear his name, I have immediate flashbacks of oversized Cheerios and milk splashing out of a giant bowl. But what happened […]
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It is one of the first things we notice about someone upon being introduced: Hair. Even Donald Trump’s combover, or whatever you call that thing on his head, has its own Facebook page, but only 51 Likes. Here’s a look back over the years at the various ways we’ve styled our locks and the origin of the names of those […]
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Amy asks: Why is it that when you hear a British musician sing, their accent disappears? Mick Jagger, Elton John, Rod Stewart, Ed Sheeran, Phil Collins and George Michael all grew up in or near London and have very recognizably British accents. Once on stage, they sing like someone who grew up in New England rather than old. Yet another […]
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Travis asks: How did Judge Judy get her gig? Is she actually a real judge and are her rulings actually legally binding? Say what you want about Judge Judy, but the woman is successful and not by mistake. The no-nonsense woman with the signature white doily is indeed a real-life judge and now television icon making boatloads of money. She […]
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Scott asks: What are the best ways to get rid of the itch from mosquito bites? Mosquito bites. They itch and itch and itch until you just can’t take it anymore. Itching solves one problem, yet scratching releases more histamines in the body, which makes the bite itch more. Those histamines are released by the body to fight off the […]
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Nothing makes you feel older than finding your son watching the very show you watched as a child: Full House. Worse is telling him his mother pined away over John Stamos and plastered my walls with his posters as a teen. His response? ‘That’s creepy, Mom.’ Full House was an American hit TV show that aired on ABC for eight […]
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Dev asks: Why does XOXO mean hugs and kisses? You’ve seen XO as a sign-off representing love, affection, or friendship on letters, cards, emails, chat rooms and text messages. You may have even been torn on whether or not to include both the X and the O, considering one signifies hugs and the other means kisses. Use the incorrect symbol, […]
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Betty White is the grandmother we never had. Or wished we did. She is cooler than most people will ever be and at the age of 91, she seems poised to live forever. Betty’s professional entertainment career now spans an astonishing 74 years, having started in 1939. During that span, she has continually reinvented herself in Hollywood and despite being […]
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