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Zillow data shows man caves losing ground to pickleball courts
Home listings mentioning pickleball courts and golf simulators have each jumped 25% over the past year, while mentions of traditional man caves…
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A single steel die stamps out a 1,000 piece jigsaw puzzle in one press stroke, and researchers say puzzle-solving skill tracks closely with several measures of adult brainpower
A finished puzzle sits flat and ordinary on the table, four straight edges and a picture nobody questions.But before it ever reached…
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A disc golf course goes up every eight hours across America, and the sport’s 11,165 courses have passed Dunkin’s 10,014 US locations nationwide
A metal basket with hanging chains sits at the edge of a public park, scuffed from thousands of plastic discs clattering into…
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Pew data shows a growing AI gap between parents and teens
A widening generational divide over artificial intelligence is reshaping how American families talk about technology at home. New Pew Research Center data…
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A single dinner, a rideshare and a haircut add up to $189 for one date in America, and singles spend $2,323 a year chasing romance
A couple splits a bottle of wine, calls a rideshare home, and never once mentions the number quietly stacking up behind the…
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Concern about finding jobs climbs to 48% in new Pew survey
Nearly half of US adults now say they are very concerned about people who want to work being unable to find jobs,…
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A pair of earbuds promises two-way translation in 52 languages, but offline mode covers just 13 pairs and a separate AI translation trial found voice tone remains the technology’s weak point
A traveler slips a small earbud into each ear, taps an app, and waits for a stranger's words to turn into English…
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AARP study finds nearly 9 in 10 adults open to new friends
Nearly nine in ten American adults say they are open to making new friends, according to a new AARP study, even as…
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A shopper adds 4 sweaters to an online cart and closes the tab without buying any of them, and psychologists say that habit still lifts her mood
A cursor hovers over a glowing checkout button at midnight, then pulls away without clicking it.The cart stays full: four sweaters, a…
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Google Maps data reveals froyo and matcha as 2026 dining trends
Google Maps has released its first-ever Fan-Favorite Dining List, using billions of reviews, ratings and direction searches to identify the food trends…
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A single domestic flight can carry dozens of separate prices for the identical seat between its first day on sale and takeoff, and airlines run it on autopilot
Two people sit three rows apart on the same evening flight to Chicago, same cabin, same recline, same tiny bag of pretzels.One…
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Silent book clubs grow to 2,000 chapters across 62 countries
A reading format built on a simple rule, show up, open a book and say nothing for an hour, has grown into…