This could literally be a dream job — making money by sleeping, including a night in a five-star resort.
Neanderthals could hear and make the same sounds as humans, new research suggests
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Forget those brutish caveman grunts. Neanderthals, our closest ancestors, could have produced the same sounds as humans today, according to a study modeling the hearing ability of the Stone Age hominins that went ex...
This Texas restaurant is offering free meals to those in need. Again
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Want more inspiring, positive news? Sign up for The Good Stuff, a newsletter for the good in life. It will brighten your inbox every Saturday morning. A restaurant owner in Texas is offering free meals to people...
‘Revenge bedtime procrastination’ could be robbing you of precious sleep time
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After a long day of working from home, Hadly Clark spends her evening hours mindlessly swiping through her phone. She powers through her usual scheduled 9:30 p.m. bedtime in favor of online shopping and social media...
Two Southern sheriff’s offices are offering Valentine’s Day deal for exes
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Two sheriff's offices in the South are offering up a Valentine's Day deal for those who have exes with colorful histories. North Carolina's Nash County and Florida's Nassau County are offering their services to arr...
Walmart promises to honor vaccine appointments after its website mistakenly allows those with comorbidities to register in Florida
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A mistake on Walmart's website allowed adults under the age of 65 with comorbidities to register for vaccination appointments in Florida. The error contravened Gov. Ron DeSantis' "Seniors First" vaccination plan, b...
Stonehenge may be a rebuilt stone circle from Wales, new research suggests
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Five thousand years after Stonehenge was built, archaeologists have finally pinpointed exactly where the bluestones that form part of the imposing UK monument came from and how they were unearthed. The researchers r...
At least 65% of Americans say Black Americans will gain influence under Biden, Pew Research survey finds
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A majority of Americans in a new survey believe Black people, women, as well as gay and lesbian people will gain influence during Joe Biden's presidency. The administration has already prioritized diversity and incl...
Yale is offering its highly popular ‘happiness’ course to high school students for free
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Want more inspiring, positive news? Sign up for The Good Stuff, a newsletter for the good in life. It will brighten your inbox every Saturday morning. In order to help young people combat the growing mental health c...
Sleep on the job? Company offers $3,000 for ‘Sleeping Beauty’ to test out mattresses
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What if you could get paid for sleeping? Well, guess what -- you can: $ 3,000 to be exact. Sleep Junkie, a mattress reviewing platform, is looking for a "Sleeping Beauty" who will get paid for snoozing. "Our Slee...
Anxiety robbing your sleep? A weighted blanket may help
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After my sister gave me a weighted blanket for Christmas, it became the gift that I didn't know I needed. It's one of the best things ever to happen to me. As someone with anxiety, I've struggled with restful sleep...
These entertainment industry workers are offering to help Biden with the Covid-19 vaccine rollout
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Out-of-work backstage crews in the entertainment industry are volunteering to help in the fight against Covid-19. In a letter addressed to President Joe Biden, the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employee...
Baby tyrannosaurs were about the same size as a dog, new research shows
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Tyrannosaurs were fearsome predators in the dinosaur kingdom, but new research shows their hatchlings were about as big as a medium-sized dog. Researchers studying the first-known fossils of tyrannosaur embryos sugg...