human interest
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How to Keep Your Swim From Damaging Your Hair
Swimming is a fantastic form of exercise: It’s a low-impact, full-body workout that builds cardiovascular endurance. Not only that, it’s a classic summertime activity for kids and adults alike, making it great for your health and your mood. However, swimming isn’t so great for the hair. Saltwater and chlorine will both dry out your hair, leading…
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How to Grow a Wildflower Garden From Seed (and Why You Should)
Wildflowers bring a beautiful array of colour to your garden, and they come in more varieties than you might realise. And in addition to being beautiful, wildflowers attract pollinators like bees, butterflies, and hummingbirds, so they’re great for the rest of your garden as well as the local wildlife.
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14 of the Worst Human Parasites That Exist (and How to Avoid Them)
Ready to read something genuinely horrific, based on real life true stories of people who experienced unimaginable pain and suffering? No, I’m not going to recommend a spooky novel or true crime exposé. I’m going to tell you about parasites. And they’re all real.
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10 Flowers That Deer Won’t Immediately Gobble Up
Deer: elegant, beautiful, a sign of nature right outside your door, and the bane of many a gardener’s existence. No tulip is safe from their chomping maws…but there are some flowering plants that are more deer-resistant than others, so before you dive into gardening season, let’s look at some of the prettiest flowers on the…