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Your search results page is about to get a lot less cluttered.

Design firms turn acres of grain corn into pop culture art you can get lost in.

One chirping sensor near your stove isn’t going to cut it.

No more guessing games: These new avocado scanners can spot ripeness—no poking and prodding required.

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Think about it: have you ever heard someone say they had “extenuating errands”? These eight words are only used in a very specific context.

Think twice before responding if someone calls you one of these words.

Go with ‘goozlum’ instead of ‘gravy’ this Thanksgiving.

The history behind “no worries” and why the phrase became a favorite for millennials and Gen Z.

No, “gaudy” did not come from a famous architect with a similar-sounding name.

You might’ve heard it from your children or as Dictionary.com’s Word of the Year.

You wouldn’t think twice about these everyday habits and activities, but they weren’t always the norm.

Though widely shared on the internet and other places, these popular quotes weren’t actually spoken by who you might think they were.

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Discover the truth behind some of the biggest smartphone battery myths, like whether charging your phone fully—or overnight—is actually as bad as some tech experts suggest.

Researchers are studying whether technology use is connected to depression, anxiety, and other issues.

Wind Phones originated in Japan in the 2010, and have since spread around the world.

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Get the 411 on six-seven.

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