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a VHS tape covered in dirt

Georgia man brings abandoned VHS tapes back to life

By Mack DeGeurin

Houston city bus listed on Facebook Marketplace

By Popular Science Team

Over the shoulder view of child (8-9) using a pencil to practice handwriting the letters of the alphabet in cursive script

The 25 states still requiring kids to learn cursive

Bright tropical monstera leaves basking in sunlight

How much light houseplants actually need

By Debbie Wolfe

Young adult woman sitting on mat, performing a forward fold stretch, touching toes, engaged in pre-workout warm-up or post-workout cool-down routine at the fitness center

7 hamstring stretches recommended by a physical therapist

By Jordan Burchette

Teenage high school student studying alone in the school library

This new RSS reader is the smartest way to keep up online

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5 clever iPhone tricks you might not know

kindle on table

7 Kindle settings you should change

Men's hands open a can of carbonated drink in a jar and mouth-watering splashes come out of it in all directions.Photo on the background of the sky.

How to stop your soda from exploding, according to science

By Popular Science Team

Car cleaning kit essentials

How to clean your car like a professional detailer

By Stan Horaczek

A Ruby-throated Hummingbird (Archilochus colubris) hovers delicately at a feeder in a backyard, its iridescent feathers glinting in the sunlight. These tiny birds are famous for their incredible long-distance migration, with some traveling up to 2,000 miles between North America and Central America each year. Providing sugar-water feeders in backyards is a common way for bird lovers to help fuel the hummingbirds' energy-intensive journey. During migration, their diet consists of nectar from flowers and feeders, supplemented with small insects for protein. Backyard feeders like this one offer a critical source of food, especially as natural nectar sources become scarce in colder months.

How to attract hummingbirds to your yard

By Debbie Wolfe

older man uses iphone

How to make any smartphone easier to use for a senior citizen

Essential items for a car emergency kit

How to build the best emergency roadside kit

By Stan Horaczek

a dog on a phone

How the Ring Search Party feature works (and how to turn it off, if it’s too creepy)

How to switch from iPhone to Android (or vice versa)

cartoon version of map

3 pro tips for using Google Maps before you even start your trip

Old coins from Spain, United Kingdom, France, Italy, Federal Republic of Germany and Austria. These coins are dating from the 1950s, 1960s, 1970s and 1980s.

How to start a coin collection

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How to connect Apple Music to ChatGPT

How to clear space in your Google for free

man standing under drone umbrella in the rain

We may not have flying cars, but we have flying umbrellas