insert_link Food & Drink Everything You Need to Know About National Jelly Bean Day If your favorite candy is the humble jelly bean, then April is your lucky month – and not just because of Easter. Did you know that jelly beans have their very own holiday in spring? Yep – National Jelly Bean Day happens every year about a week and a half after Easter, and this year that falls on April 22. So don’t worry if you have bags of leftover jelly […] todayApril 22, 2022
insert_link Food & Drink Skip the Straw The next time you hit the drive-through for lunch or a quick afternoon pick-me-up, you might want to think twice before using the plastic straw that inevitably came with your drink. February 26 is National Skip the Straw Day, an event held the fourth Friday of every February to raise awareness about how many straws end up as litter and how these straws ultimately affect our environment. Plastic straws have developed a […] todayFebruary 25, 2021
insert_link Tech Made Simple The Mandalorian Season 2 set to give Disney + a Boost If you haven’t opened your Disney Plus app since The Mandalorian ended in December 2019, you’re not alone. Data from third-party firms, including Reelgood and 7Park Data, shows that while The Mandalorian was a guaranteed hit, Disney Plus has dwindled in interest since January. The streamer has also failed to continuously crack Nielsen’s Top 10 weekly streaming rankings in the United States, which are mostly dominated by shows and films on Netflix. […] todayNovember 4, 2020
insert_link Tech Made Simple Robot ‘Duck’ Aims to be a Weed Zoomba for Rice Fields For centuries, rice farmers in Asia have used ducks as a natural alternative to pesticides. While paddling around in flooded rice paddy fields, ducks tear up weeds and snack on insects, with their manure even acting as additional fertilizer. In the 21st century, this practice is not widespread, but a new technological twist on the method could change that. An engineer working for Japanese carmaker Nissan has built a […] todayJune 27, 2019
insert_link Tech Made Simple Amazon’s Echo Dot for Kids is Not So Worry-Free Children’s data privacy advocates filed a complaint with the Federal Trade Commission on Thursday morning, calling for the federal agency to investigate the “Kids Edition” of Amazon’s Echo Dot smart speaker. The 96 page complaint was co-authored by the Campaign for a Commercial-Free Childhood (CCFC) and the Center for Digital Democracy (CDD), and co-signed by 17 other digital privacy and children’s rights organizations. “Amazon markets Echo Dot Kids as […] todayMay 13, 2019
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