A tightly packed bundle of toothpicks gets crushed flat by a hydraulic press.

Ian Towle receives funding from the Australian Research Council (ARC DP240101081). Luca Fiorenza receives funding from the Australian Research Council (ARC DP240101081). For decades, small grooves on ...

Aug. 11 (UPI) --Serial Guinness World Record-breaker David Rush teamed up with fellow YouTuber Josh Horton and his crew to eat baked beans with toothpicks. Rush, Horton and two members of Horton's ...

You need big-zip energy for this. The denim style that mall rats of the early 2000s know all too well has made its return by way of stars like Sydney Sweeney and Cindy Crawford. But if you want to ...

In the Y2K days of pagers and landlines, bootcut jeans were the de rigueur uniform of angsty teenage mall rats. Though the capacious denim style eventually went dormant, it has reawoken in 2025.

Florida Man, a.k.a Ardy Friedberg, is a retired author, newspaper reporter and editor living in Southeast Florida. During his newspaper career he covered local and national stories for the South ...

Superior High School student Ari Robillard, second from left, reacts as her teammates, Taylor Schultz, left, and Paige B. Johnson balance a weighted bucket on their toothpick bridge at the American ...

In Hastings, you’ll find a built-to-scale replica of the original Dakota County courthouse made from about 5,000 perfectly placed toothpicks. The artist? 85-year-old Jerry Hackett. The courthouse, ...

Getting back into exercise after illness can be challenging. Tips for returning to exercise after being sick include starting at home, keeping hydrated, and avoiding overexertion. People who want to ...

Testing for doneness when baking poses specific challenges, as any fan of "The Great British Baking Show" can attest. The outside of a cake or pie might be perfect, while the inside might come out ...

As we age, maintaining an active lifestyle becomes crucial for long-term health and wellness, but some forms of exercise begin to lose their appeal. Biking outdoors, for example, can be a fun and ...