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You Can Make A Loop of Yourself for Zoom Meetings

As the world’s workforce continues to become virtual, employees are finding creative ways to appear online. On the video conferencing website zoom, there’s a feature that can tell hosts if chat participants have navigated away from the active window for more than 30 seconds. Crafty teens figured out that they could cheat the system while attending online meetings and classes…

Now’s Your Chance to Name a Color

If you’ve ever thought you’d be good at naming colors…you’re in luck! There’s over 16 million colors in the red-green-blue color spectrum, which is what we use on the internet and there’s a new project that’s crowdsourcing names for all of them. If you go to colornames.org, you can pick which ones to name, or they’ll assign you random hues….

There’s An Increase in Power Tool Accidents

Warnings are being issued to those who want to tackle DIY jobs around the house during quarantine as there’s been a spike in the number of power tool related injuries. Doctors have reported treating patients who have used things like lawn-mowers and chain-saws. Now they’re suggesting that folks only only partake in risky activities if it’s truly essential, and they…

DoubleTree Revealed the Recipe for Famous Cookies

You can now bake the famous DoubleTree chocolate chip cookies for yourself at home. Since their hotels are closed, the Hilton chain wanted to offer Americans sheltering in place a little comfort. DoubleTree cookies have quite the long history and passionate fan following. More than 30 million are consumed every year and in the spirit of hospitality, Hilton has released…

Burger King Has an Offer for Students But There’s a Catch

Burger King is offering free whoppers for students but, not for nothing! The chain wants to reward students who are continuing their studies. Starting today through the 20th, the fast-food chain will post a question each day on its Facebook and Instagram pages. The questions will cover different subjects including math, biology, chemistry and literature. Students need to enter their…

Hair Dye is Disappearing Off Shelves

First it was hand sanitizer, toilet paper and baby chicks….. now after weeks of isolation, Walmart’s CEO says shoppers have turned their attention to hair dye! According to research, sales of hair clippers increased more than 160 percent and hair coloring products also saw an increase of 23 percent from the same period a year ago. The new panic buy…

‘Garage Door Challenge’ Aims to Raise Money

It’s also known as the ‘Covid Chugging Challenge’ and it all started with a couple now known as the “Garage Door Grandparents”. The two attached drinks to a garage door and tried to chug them as it opened. It’s all for a good cause, as the man and wife started a GoFundMe page which is raising money on behalf of…