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Bananas require a little finessing.

Should you buy bananas when they’re green or when they're visibly yellow and ripe? Discover the right time and color stage to purchase bananas, plus how to best store them at home.

Jake Rossen
Release the kraken!

From the Bermuda Triangle to the ‘Mary Celeste,’ here are some of the most puzzling enigmas of the deep.

Claire Cock-Starkey
See if you can decipher this twisted tune.

It’s time to play Tune Twist, where we translate the lyrics of popular songs into multiple languages and then back into English. Can you figure out what the song is, or who performed it?

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These tips will make cleaning the ceiling fan easier.

Tired of fan dust falling everywhere? These ceiling fan cleaning hacks—including natural solutions and smart safety tips—will make the problem easier to deal with.

CaLea Johnson


From the fastest and biggest animals to the creatures with the strongest schnoz and the longest leap.

Michele Debczak






Not something that the Property Brothers would want to see.

When it comes to removing water stains from your ceiling, there are a few important things to identify, like what’s causing water to seep through in the first place.

Jake Rossen