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thecooldown.com > outdoors > multi-use-paths-pedestrian-etiquette-frustrations

On multi-use paths, people on phones don't pay attention and seem stunned by other trail users

10+ hour, 23+ min ago   (380+ words) "It's amazing how many people walk directly in the middle of a multi-use path, face down in their phone." A recent Reddit post about people not following trail etiquette clearly struck a chord for many commenters. In an r/cycling…...

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thecooldown.com > outdoors > 11-year-old-rescue-odisha-python-crevice

Rescuers free 11-year-old wedged in rock crevice next to python after 6 hours

1+ day, 10+ hour ago   (464+ words) "It was a technically challenging task but the rescue team remained composed and pulled it off." In India's Odisha state, an 11-year-old survived nearly six hours trapped in a tight rock crevice on a forested hill, with a python close…...

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thecooldown.com > green-home > temu-shein-shopping-habits-minimalist-home

Parent's Temu and Shein habit leaves family members overwhelmed by house flooded with items

1+ day, 10+ hour ago   (471+ words) "She has an addiction to the scrolling, purchasing, and receiving process of shopping." An online discussion about one parent's Temu and Shein shopping habit struck a nerve this week with people angry about homes full of low-quality goods that keep…...

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thecooldown.com > green-tech > wrongful-death-lawsuit-ai-companionship-openai-chatgpt

29-year-old mom dies after after walking into oncoming traffic; family sues OpenAI

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (540+ words) The suit says Madison initially used ChatGPT in December 2024 for practical help, but the exchanges gradually took on a much more personal tone. A family in California is issuing a wrongful death lawsuit against OpenAI and is alleging that ChatGPT…...

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thecooldown.com > sustainable-food > eat-me-first-fridge-rule-reduce-food-waste

The 'eat me first' fridge rule cut one consumer's food waste, and unexpectedly made their meals better

2+ week, 3+ day ago   (360+ words) Before you make lunch, reach for a snack, or start dinner, you look there first. A simple refrigerator hack is going viral for doing two things at once, cutting down on wasted groceries and making weeknight meals easier to pull…...

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thecooldown.com > outdoors > utah-van-dweller-homeless-count-public-land

Utah van dweller parked legally on public land wakes to a survey of the homeless

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (497+ words) It shows how quickly the romantic image can break down. Outside St. George, Utah, a person living full-time in a van was asleep on permitted public land when an early knock at the door sparked the kind of anxiety many…...

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thecooldown.com > outdoors > 3m-pfas-settlement-projects-minnesota-park-river-habitat

Minnesota sends $20 million from 3M PFAS settlement to 26 park, river, and habitat projects

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (468+ words) Contamination has led to fish consumption advisories in heavily used waters. 26 projects in the Twin Cities east metro and downstream parts of the Mississippi and St. Croix are set to share $20 million from Minnesota's 3M settlement over "forever chemicals," according to…...

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thecooldown.com > green-tech > bees-mouthpart-movements-study-china

Scientists say bumblebees may 'smack their lips' to reveal how they feel about a meal

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (492+ words) "The bee's responses gave us a read on her subjective inner physiological state." A bumblebee that seems to smack its lips after a sip of sugar water may signal something meaningful. According to The Conversation, the insect's mouthpart movements differ…...

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thecooldown.com > green-tech > young-gamers-conspiracy-beliefs-uk-study

UK's most avid young gamers are 2x as likely to buy conspiracies, yet sure they spot lies, per study

1+ mon, 1+ day ago   (476+ words) The study also suggests that gaming itself can still be a positive force. In Britain, researchers found an unusual combination among some young men. Those who spent the most time playing video games were more likely to embrace conspiracy-style beliefs…...

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thecooldown.com > green-tech > new-study-aging-improvement-older-americans

Yale study challenges aging myth as nearly half of older Americans get sharper, stronger, or both

1+ mon, 6+ day ago   (480+ words) Some of the changes were large enough to be clinically significant. Rather than depicting later life as a one-way slide, a new Yale study suggests many older Americans do better over time in areas people often expect them to worsen....