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08/02/2023

Figuring out how much time to devote to your desk and how much time to spend enjoying the other parts of your life is never easy. That said, 40-somethings seem to have a more steady handle on work-life balance than younger professionals. Accordin

08/02/2023

While you may have struggled with breakouts throughout your teens and 20s, your 40s may finally provide you with the respite you've been seeking. According to research out of the University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Medicine in 2008, only about 3 percent of men and 5 percent of women in their 40s suffer from clinical acn

08/02/2023

Not only do 40-somethings tend to use fewer social media platforms in total than their younger counterparts, according to 2018 data from Pew Research Center, but 56 percent of users aged 30 to 49 also said that it wouldn't be hard to give up social media for good. And considering all the negative effects screen time has on your heal

08/02/2023

Nights of eating ramen and drinking cheap beer are things of the past by the time 40 rolls around. In fact, 2016 data from the Federal Reserve found that the median net worth of adults between the ages of 45 and 54 is nearly $130,000. And that figure continues to increa

08/02/2023

Though you might have some big financial commitments if you have a mortgage, pets, or a family, your earnings during your 40s will be far greater than your expenditures. According to 2013 data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, people between the ages of 35 and 54 have the greatest difference between their income and expenditures (the former outpacing the latter), meaning the average i

19/01/2023

The deepest levels of our oceans are some of the least explored areas of the planet. Because of the extreme pressure, cold, and dark at these depths, only the very strangest of creatures can survive there. These include giant tube worms, vampire squids, goblin sharks, and viperfish with

19/01/2023

The next time you see a can of Pringles, take a closer look—you won't see the word "chip" anywhere on the packaging. That's because Pringles aren't made of thinly-sliced potatoes, but instead dehydrated potato flakes pressed into their signature parabolic shape. That's what makes them less greasy. But when other potato chip manufacture

19/01/2023

If you were under the impression that the human body had finished evolving, think again. It turns out that some people have a bone in their knee called a fabella. And while this particular little bone with

19/01/2023

The pharaohs of ancient Egypt were believed to be literally divine. The word pharaoh itself means "great house," as in the house of God. In fact, King Pepi II, who supposedly ruled for 90 years, thought so highly of himself that when he was bothered by insects, he would command that one

19/01/2023

A small valley near Volcán in Panama has garnered the distinction of being the world's healthiest place to live, according to a 2018 report by International Living. Called Shangri-La Valley, the area is home to beautiful scenery, a low cost of living, and a significantly longer life

19/01/2023

But were you aware of the fact that multiple skeletons were found in the basement of Benjamin Franklin's London home? The bones were discovered during a 1998 renovation of the house and were identified as being from nearly a dozen people, including six children. "The most plausible explan

19/01/2023

Try writing out a few sentences—anything at all. Now take a minute to look at how frequently each letter in the alphabet appears. Chances are you'll see a lot of the letter "e." That's because the commonly used vowel appears in around 11 percent of all words in the English language, according to Oxford Dictionaries. The next mo

19/01/2023

A 2013 U.K. study from online retailer Littlewoods.com observed young children and recorded the questions they asked the adults around them. The children tended to turn to their mothers for answers, and these moms could end up answering an average of n

19/01/2023

Bees are notorious for their stings, but humans aren't the only ones who experience this pain in the neck (or the arm, or the leg…). In protecting their hives from outsiders, some "guard bees" will stay by the entrance and