Condensed Soup

Don't throw away those banana peels! They're treasure, not trash.

8 things you didn't know about bananas (Andrew Mach and Carey Reed, PBS, Jan 24, 2016)

Benefits of bananas also include those peels! (Chiquita (dot) com, Nov 22, 2020)

20 Clever Uses for Bananas (Besides Eating Them) (Reader's Digest Editors, Sep 21, 2024)

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You think you're a high-maintenance guest? Wait until you hear about these riders.

Cynthia Erivo had a 'witchy' way to get in character for 'Wicked: For Good' (Patrick Ryan, USA Today, Nov 14, 2025)

From Bey to Biebs: here's what 7 stars have in their backstage riders (BBC Radio 1, accessed Nov 14, 2025)

The 30 Most Absurd Celebrity Riders of All Time (Alex Warner, Esquire, Dec 5, 2022)

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It's cuddling weather, and if you're lucky enough to have a bonfire or fireplace, here are some tips to keep you safe. Sorry, you can't recycle everything by burning...

7 Items You Should Never Burn in Your Fireplace (Emily Hayes, Martha Stewart, Nov 13, 2025)

Ekstedt (official, accessed Nov 13, 2025)

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Food storage can be the key to getting the most out of your groceries, both in reducing waste and maximizing nutrition. Here are some tips to keep your produce and other food as delicious as possible!

Fruitful advice for getting the most from a refrigerator and making groceries last longer (Cheyanne Mumphrey, AP, Nov 9, 2025)

Are You Storing Food Safely? (FDA (dot) gov, accessed Nov 12, 2025)

The Biggest Food Safety Mistake You're Making With Produce (Rachel Baron, Good Housekeeping, Jun 9, 2025)

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The art of doing nothing is now competitive. Think you've got what it takes to truly zone out?

'Space-Out Competition Rewards Day-Dreaming (Luis Prada, Vice, Oct 14, 2024)

Could you do nothing for 90 minutes? In South Korea, it's a sport (Seung-ku Lee, National Geographic, Aug 18, 2025)

Doing Something is Better Than Doing Nothing For Most People, Study Shows (Fariss Samarrai, UVA Today, Jul 3, 2014)

Space Out Competition (official, accessed Nov 11, 2025)

Entering the Space-out competition: I tried to be the best at doing nothing — but my opponent had a secret weapon (Giselle Au-Nhien Nguyen, The Guardian, Jun 10, 2025)

South Koreans compete to see who's best at doing absolutely nothing (Sophie Jeong, CNN, May 16, 2024)

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Same-sex marriage in the U.S. is safe (for now). But it's a good reminder that our rights, while hard-won and God-given, are still fragile, and we have to be loud in our support and advocacy.

Supreme Court rejects call to overturn its decision legalizing same-sex marriage nationwide (Mark Sherman, AP, Nov 10, 2025)

'It is a kind of marriage': When Denmark held the first ever same-sex civil unions (Greg McKevitt, BBC, Sep 30, 2024)

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Meet the Trackchair, a cross-country mobility device that is letting disabled nature lovers hike and explore new terrain.

'Everyone said it was impossible': disabled hikers find freedom through off-road wheelchairs (David Wallis, The Guardian, Nov 8, 2025)

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This is your sign to clean your water bottle. The truth behind it AND some great tips on how to do it!

Yes, you do need to clean your water bottle. Here's why and how (Adithi Ramakrishnan, AP, Nov 8, 2025)

Are you cleaning your water bottle enough? (Jessica Brown, BBC, Mar 17, 2025)

Your Water Bottle is Filthy. Here's How to Clean It. (Alma Avalle, Bon Appetit, Jan 12, 2022)

Water We Doing? Gen Z needs to reevaluate their water bottle obsession (Sadie Roraback-Meagher, The Tufts Daily, May 12, 2025)

Reusable water bottles have become a must-have accessory for Gen Z, with capacities getting bigger… (Amelia Tait, The Telegraph, Feb 15, 2024)

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Libraries are more than just havens for readers -- they have so much more to offer, bibliophile or not!

Musical Instrument Lending Library (Brooklyn Art Museum, accessed Nov 7, 2025)

Ten Unexpected Things to Check Out at Public Libraries (Juhi Bhatia, Mellon Foundation, Oct 10, 2024)

The Brooklyn Public Library now lets you borrow works of art for a three-week period (Laura Ratliff, Time Out, Oct 30, 2025)

75 surprising things you can find at the library (Libby Life, accessed Nov 7, 2025)

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If you live in Paris, you could secure an exclusive address for eternity (if you've got the cash). Plus, an ancient pet cemetery may prove we've always had special relationships with our pets.

Paris residents can enter lottery to share cemetery space with Jim Morrison and Oscar Wilde (Jack Guy, CNN travel, Nov 5, 2025)

Graves of nearly 600 cats and dogs in ancient Egypt may be world's oldest pet cemetery (David Grimm, Science, Feb 26, 2021)

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