Best Hot Dogs of 2024

According to the National Hot Dog & Sausage Council, a trade association founded by the larger American Meat Institute, hot dogs—interchangeable with the terms “frankfurters” and “wieners”—are usually made with either all beef or a combination of beef and pork. Ice is sometimes added to encourage emulsification or to help break down curing ingredients, like…

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How to Fold (and Store!) Your Sheets

You’re done! This fold isn’t always super neat, but it’s fast and easy, and is a good enough fold to easily see and store your sheets. Especially for sheets I’m storing in a storage bag—more on those below—and with the sheer volume of sheets in my home, I’m happy with good enough. Ultimately, if you’re…

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No, Dubai’s Floods Weren’t Caused by Cloud Seeding

Dubai is underwater. Heavy storms have caused flash flooding across the United Arab Emirates, leading to shocking scenes circulating on social media: Cars abandoned by the roadside, planes sloshing through flooded runways. Hundreds of flights have been canceled at Dubai’s busy international airport, and at least 18 people have died in neighboring Oman. News reports…

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You Could Be Cutting Your Toenails the Wrong Way

What Can Cause an Ingrown Toenail?It can be a result of wearing socks and shoes that are too tight and short or it can come from trauma, such as stubbing your toe or having an object fall on your foot, says the ACFAS. For some people, the tendency for ingrown nails is an inherited trait….

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How to Clean Vinyl Records (2025): Vacuums, Solution, Wipes

Unless you’re buying them brand-new—and often even then—your vinyl records are probably filthy. New records are staticky and attract dust; old records have been sitting in boxes in other peoples’ basements. Take it from someone who has bought, sold, found, cleaned, and restored some dusty, oily gems: Your records probably need a good bath. Below…

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Most Fuel-Efficient Used Three-Row SUVs

These SUVs are also recent enough that their performance in our tests—such as those for acceleration, braking, and fuel economy—is on a par with brand-new models. Plus, many were available with active safety features such as forward collision warning (FCW), automatic emergency braking (AEB), and blind spot warning (BSW) as either standard or optional equipment….

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