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Got ‘Hangxiety’? Why Alcohol Turns Your Brain Against You the Next Day

Anyone who’s woken up after a night of heavy drinking and immediately regretted their entire personality is already familiar with hangxiety. The...

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5 Supplements You Shouldn’t Take With Coffee, Unless You Want to Waste Them

For a lot of people, coffee is the opening act of the day. Supplements come right after, usually swallowed together in one efficient, optimistic gulp....

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7 Strange Things That Actually Exist in the Universe, According to NASA

Space is really good at making everyday life feel extremely small and insignificant. The farther out you look, the stranger the rules get. None of...

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The Surprising (and Slightly Ironic) Reason Smart People Keep Finding Themselves Single

There’s a familiar story about love floating around. You know…the one where timing, luck, and emotional availability do most of the work. Science...

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Daily Horoscope: January 16, 2026

Patterns repeat until addressed, revealing which commitments hold and which ones rely on wishful thinking. The post Daily Horoscope: January 16, 2026...

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Sprouts Begins Carrying THC Drinks Despite Looming Federal Ban 

Sprouts Farmers Markets in Texas and Florida are now carrying THC drinks–despite an upcoming federal ban set to wipe them out soon. The move to...

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Daily Horoscope: January 15, 2026

Growth gets uncomfortable when choices stop being theoretical and start shaping real outcomes in your life. The post Daily Horoscope: January 15, 2026...

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This Is What Déjà Vu Actually Is, According to Scientists

Anyone who’s had déjà vu knows the exact flavor of it. You’re mid-conversation, mid-errand, mid-whatever, and your brain is hit with a weird...

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7 Truly Bizarre UFO Sightings the Government Can’t (or Won’t) Explain

The problem with UFO sightings isn’t a lack of explanations. It’s that some explanations feel designed to end the conversation rather than answer...

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Daily Horoscope: January 14, 2026

Big reactions and bigger assumptions collide, forcing honesty, restraint, and a second look at what you almost said. The post Daily Horoscope: January...

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How Cannabis Makes THC, CBD, and CBC, Explained

For a plant that humans have been cultivating, smoking, weaving, eating, and arguing about for thousands of years, cannabis still keeps a surprising...

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Daily Horoscope: January 13, 2026

The Moon makes allies, then causes tension, revealing what actually stabilizes you versus what just looks good. The post Daily Horoscope: January 13,...

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Visible G-Strings Are Back—The Whale Tail Got a 2026 Upgrade

The whale tail is back, baby. You thought it died with Y2K hysteria and low-rise jeans that required a prayer and a belt, but no. It’s risen from...

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Daily Horoscope: January 12, 2026

Bold energy, honest choices, and just enough friction make today’s horoscopes a confidence boost you didn’t know you needed. The post Daily...

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8 Unhinged Things Your Brain Does to ‘Protect’ You

Your brain has one main job. Keep you alive. Sometimes it nails that job. Sometimes it gets a little…creative. A lot of the weirdest mental stuff...

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Just Turned 30? Time Is About to Speed Up, Here’s Why.

When you hit the age of 30, time starts to feel like it’s absolutely flying by. How is it 5 p.m. already, and why does it feel like 2019 was last...

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Ancient Siberian Mummy Was an Inbred Shaman, DNA Reveals

The freezing cold in northeastern Siberia does something strange to time. It preserves it in nearly perfect form.  That’s how archaeologists ended...

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Is the 1/11 Portal Better Than Traditional New Year’s Resolutions?

January 1 asks a lot of people. You’re supposed to wake up clearheaded, decisive, and ready to overhaul your life. It’s an appealing idea. It also...

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Weekly Horoscope: January 11-January 17

This week doesn’t come in swinging. It comes in assessing. With Mars grinding through Capricorn, momentum gets practical and accountability replaces...

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Why Everyone Is on a ‘Healing Journey’ But No One Feels Better

Everyone is “healing” right now. It’s in bios, captions, podcast intros, and coffee shop chat. People “hold space,” “process,”...

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Why Do So Many Women Think They’re ‘Inflamed’ Right Now?

Open TikTok for five minutes and you’ll get diagnosed with “inflammation” before you take your first sip of coffee. Your face looks puffy?...

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Could 2026 Be the Year Coral Reefs Collapse?

Coral reefs are one of those features of Earth most of us take for granted. They’ve always been there, so they’ll keep being there. Vacation...

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Are Aliens Communicating in Space Like Fireflies?

For as long as we’ve been exploring space, the search for alien intelligence has followed a familiar script. We point antennas at the sky. We listen...

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The Friendship Hangover: Why Some Hangouts Leave You Physically Wrecked

If you’ve ever had a perfectly nice night with friends and still woken up feeling like you got hit by a small bus, congrats. You’ve met the...

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The PMS Personality Shift: Why You Become a Different Person for a Week

Every month, there’s a stretch of days where I seriously just want to shank a b—ch. I have zero patience. I hate my reflection in the mirror. My...

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Do Tattoos Damage Your Immune System?

I have tattoos. Most people I know do too. At this point, it’s almost more surprising to meet someone without one, like discovering a person who’s...

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9 Ways Space Can Kill You

Space is a vacuum that does not do refunds. Humans remain, unfortunately, wet bags of organs who prefer air and steady pressure. Bones staying inside...

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Jupiter Will Shine Brighter Than Any Star This Weekend: Here’s How to See It

This weekend, the night sky is giving us a rare and generous gift. It hands you a spectacle that doesn’t require an app, a subscription, or a...

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The 8 Weirdest Wellness Cleanses in History (Including One That Used a Live Parasite)

Every January comes with the same offer. Clean yourself out. Start over. Undo whatever December did to you. The language changes, the packaging gets...

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The 9 Craziest Items TSA Confiscated in 2025, Including 14 Rocket Grenades

Airports are built for routine. Shoes off. Bags open. Laptops out. It’s all for safety. TSA agents are on the lookout for anything dangerous or...

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Daily Horoscope: January 9, 2026

Bold energy, honest choices, and just enough friction make today’s horoscopes a confidence boost you didn’t know you needed. The post Daily...

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‘Exploding Head Syndrome’ Might Sound Fake, But It’s Totally a Real Thing

You’re half-asleep, sliding toward that blissful blackout, and then it happens. A bang. A crash. A gunshot-level noise that feels like it came from...

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9 Super Awful Things Going to Space Does to the Human Body

If you’ve ever watched astronauts float around the ISS and thought, sign me up, you might want to reconsider. You see, space doesn’t just “feel...

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Daily Horoscope: January 8, 2026

A grounded but revealing day where honesty beats presentation and follow-through matters more than intention alone. The post Daily Horoscope: January...

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One Woman’s Solo Hitchhike From China to Cape Town, Is It Safe? 

In the latest episode of VICE’s Culture Club, host Jackson Garrett sits down with Courtney Allan, a hitchhiker who drew a large online following in...

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Why Gen Z and Millennial Men Aren’t Making the First Move Anymore

For a generation raised on dating apps, social awareness, and endless discourse about consent, a strange thing has happened. A lot of young men have...

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Daily Horoscope: January 7, 2026

Steady energy, sharper instincts, and fewer second guesses define January 7. The sky rewards intention over impulse today. The post Daily Horoscope:...

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Botox Kills Your Third Eye. According to Internet New Age Spiritualists, at Least.

Botox has become one of the most common beauty procedures in the world. It’s so normalized now that it’s offered at dentist offices, med spas, and...

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Being ‘Low Maintenance’ Is the Newest Status Symbol—and It’s Exhausting

I can spot a “low maintenance” flex from three scrolls away. It sounds like, “I don’t really do much, I just drink water and use SPF,” said...

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Daily Horoscope: January 6, 2026

Venus, Mars, and the Sun demand proof over promises, exposing who shows up when desire needs follow-through. The post Daily Horoscope: January 6, 2026...

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A Beginner’s Guide to Actual Self-Care (and It’s Not Bubble Baths)

Self-care has a branding problem. Somewhere along the way, it became a candle, a face mask, a bath bomb, and a glass of wine that costs more than your...

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7 Fool-Proof Tips for Building a Balanced Lifestyle

A balanced lifestyle sounds great in theory. In practice, it feels like yet another standard you’re supposed to meet while already juggling work,...

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Daily Horoscope: January 5, 2026

Early January dials down theatrics and favors practical choices, honest habits, and discipline that pays off longer than impulse ever could. The post...

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This Is the Real Reason So Many Women Are Emotionally Done With Dating

Dating hasn’t exactly inspired confidence lately. If it feels harder to care, harder to invest, and easier to stay detached, new data suggests that...

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Weekly Horoscope: January 4-January 10

The first full workweek of the year doesn’t ease anyone in gently. Planets pile up in Capricorn, asking for receipts, follow-through, and emotional...

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How Fear of ‘Humanized’ Pigs Stalled One of Medicine’s Boldest Ideas

Growing human organs inside pigs moved forward in labs, but not in Washington. That divide explains why gene-edited pig kidneys are now transplanted...

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Scientists Finally Know What’s Actually Happening When Your Mind Goes Blank

You know the feeling. Someone asks a question, your eyes are open, you’re technically awake, but there’s just nothing there. No thoughts. No...

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Archaeologists Have Identified the Earliest Confirmed Adult Cremation

The destructive nature of fire has shaped how archaeologists understand early funerary practices. A discovery in Malawi now calls some of those...

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6 Fast Food Items You Love That Are Loaded With Plastic Chemicals

Fast food has always come with trade-offs. Speed over care. Convenience over control. Now there’s another one to factor in. New data shows that some...

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A Mouse Just Had Babies After Going to Space. Here’s Why That Matters More Than You Think.

Four mice went to space. One came back a mom. That sounds small, almost novelty-sized, until you think about what had to go right for that to happen....

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