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Facebook Personality Types According to Women
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5 Types of Annoying Facebook Users, According to Women

Facts state that women in their 30s make up over half of social media use, and it's safe to say that a big portion of that is spent on Facebook.
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Facebook Personality Types According to Women

Facts state that women in their 30s make up over half of social media use, and it's safe to say that a big portion of that is spent on Facebook. And while women's personal Facebook habits may not always be healthy (leave your ex in the past, already!), they could also spur on feelings of discontent amongst friends.


According to a new study, 85 percent of participants reported feeling annoyed by their online friends who use the platform to constantly complain, overshare about mundane life details, or brag about their seemingly perfect lives. To top it off, women tend to group their online friends together in categories defined by a few objectionable personality types. Are you one of them? Find out in this slideshow.

The Complainer The Crazy Baby Lady The Documentarian The Drama Queen The Poser
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Surprising Facts About Starbucks 2011-03-29 13:00:29
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5 Surprising Things About Starbucks

From tips to saving in your local Starbucks to different ways of dressing up their instant coffee, we've definitely wrote our share of Starbucks stories.
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From tips to saving in your local Starbucks to different ways of dressing up their instant coffee, we've definitely wrote our share of Starbucks stories. I was reading a list of little known facts about our favorite coffee chain from Business Insider, and I must admit that I was surprised by some of the things listed on there. Here are the top five most surprising facts:

  • "At $300 million Starbucks spends more on healthcare insurance for its employees than on coffee beans."
  • "The owners almost went with the name Pequod, the name of the boat in Moby Dick, instead of the character Starbucks' name." I'm so glad they decided to go with Starbucks. Pequod does not roll off the tongue as easily as the name Starbucks.
  • "A Starbucks grande coffee has 320 milligrams of caffeine, over four times the amount of caffeine in a Red Bull."
  • "There are over 87,000 possible drink combinations at Starbucks."
  • "The Trenta is slightly bigger than your stomach with the capacity to hold 916 milliliters. The stomach on average has a capacity of 900 ml."

I was pleasantly surprised to see the health insurance fact, although the actual figure is $250 million. It's nice to see a company treat their workers well, and to give them good coverage — it provides health insurance for employees who work at least 20 hours a week, which was previously unheard of.

This act definitely shows the public that Starbucks is a company that cares . . .  yet another reason to love it!

Facts About Pekingese
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What Do You Know About Pekingese?

Known for its flat face and big eyes, the Pekingese breed dates back more than 2,000 years.
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Known for its flat face and big eyes, the Pekingese breed dates back more than 2,000 years. What do you know about this once-exalted member of ancient royal courts? Take this quiz to find out!

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5 Things About: Your Nails
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5 Things About: Your Nails

Watching my little one bite her fingernails prompted me to do some research, and I started with just the basics.
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Watching my little one bite her fingernails prompted me to do some research, and I started with just the basics. I just wanted some fingernail facts so I would know something about the different elements of her new habit. So here are 5 things about your nails, fingers and toes, that I thought you just might like to know.

  1. Fingernails and toenails are made of keratin - a protein made of dead cells, which is also the main protein found in hair. In fact, structurally nails are modified hair. Cutting your hair and fingernails doesn't hurt because they are dead - makes sense right. Horse hooves and bird feathers are also made of keratin.
  2. Contrary to popular belief your nails do not grow after you are dead because your nails are already dead (see above). Nails appear to be growing after death since the skin around them shrinks. Urban myth dispelled.
  3. Fingernails grow more quickly than toenails and men's nails tend to grow more quickly than women's. Women's nails DO grow faster during pregnancy, it is not the pre-natal vitamins it is the hormones.
  4. Light trauma, like typing on a computer, stimulates nail growth. Or you could think of typing more like a massage for the nails - it sounds less traumatic.
  5. Fingernails have no feeling. But the fingernail extends deep beneath and behind the skin of the cuticle, and nerves on the back of the finger around the cuticle sense forces transmitted from the tip of the fingernail. The brain integrates the sensations from the nerves of both the fingertip pad and cuticle to give a complex enhanced perception of pressure and shear at the fingertips.

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Know Your Chocolates
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Know Your Chocolates

You're working on your latest baking project and you've headed to the baking aisle to pick up all of your ingredients.
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You're working on your latest baking project and you've headed to the baking aisle to pick up all of your ingredients. You look at the chocolates and see semisweet, bittersweet, milk, white, unsweetened. The choices can be overwhelming, but what's the difference? Is bittersweet sweeter than semisweet? Is white chocolate even chocolate? How can chocolate be unsweetened? If any of these questions have ever crossed your mind, you're not alone. To check out my mini-chocolate primer, read more