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Are You Cleaning Your Watch Band Enough?

If you wear a smartwatch or fitness tracker, you might not realize how many germs it collects. A new study found that most people don’t sanitize their watches regularly, leaving 95% of them contaminated with harmful bacteria that can cause infections. This is especially true for rubber and plastic bands, which had the highest levels of bacteria, while metallic gold…

Childhood Myths You Later Discovered Were Lies

Sometimes, as a parent, you have to slightly exaggerate warnings to get your kids to behave. People on Reddit are sharing some of the things they were told were dangerous that they later found out weren’t true. Some include swallowing gum, which they were told would stay in their digestive system for seven years; making a face, because it would…

16th Annual Shuckin’ on the Strand Oyster Roast Set for Feb. 8th

Learn more and purchase tickets at GrandStrandYoungProfessionals.com.

Tickets are now available for the much-anticipated 16th annual Shuckin’ on the Strand Oyster Roast to take place on Saturday, Feb. 8, 2025, from Noon to 4 p.m. at the Hot Fish Club at 4911 Highway 17 Business in Murrells Inlet, S.C. Hosted by Grand Strand Young Professionals (GSYP) and sponsored by Grand Strand Health, the roast is a charitable fundraiser…

Dancing Queens: The ABBA Celebration Coming to The Greg Rowles Legacy Theatre

Be sure to get tickets for the show tonight! (Friday, Jan 24, 2025 at 7:00pm)

Greg talks with Amy Whelchel and Kirbi Jo Long ahead of their Dancing Queens: The ABBA Celebration show at the Greg Rowles Legacy Theatre. The Dancing Queens: A Tribute to ABBA celebrates the music and spectacle that continues to take the world by storm more than 40 years later. Kirbi Jo Long and Amy Whelchel bring a modern twist while…

Can You Go 30 Days Without Complaining?

A "positivity campaign" was launched in the Netherlands to not complain for 30 days.

Yesterday was Blue Monday, which is supposedly the most depressing day of the year. In response, a “positivity campaign” was launched in the Netherlands to not complain for 30 days. The person who came up with the idea says it’s a way to shift your perspective from all the whining, moaning, and negativity. They’re calling it a campaign, but in…

Are Baby Names Getting More Aggressive?

According to the experts, various factors are driving this baby name trend.

A new report says aggressive baby names are trending. Some examples include: Blade, Cannon, Cutter, Dagger, Gunner, Danger, and Arson, which is extra popular because it sounds like “our son”. According to the experts, various factors are driving this baby name trend. Some parents believe weapons-inspired names have a renegade spirit. Also, many weapon-related names resemble, or in fact are…