Danny Gallagher
Still Looking for Tax Deductions? Try One of These Weird Write-Offs
The tax deadline is Tuesday and if that’s news to you, you’re probably either frantically running around your apartment trying to find every loose receipt you can or are Mitt Romney.
Chances are you’re also diving through your year’s worth of finances to see if there is anything left on your credit card statements or checking accounts that you can write off as a deduction. Some get a little crea
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10 Surprises in the Newly-Released 1940s Census Data
The census data released from the 1940s recently released by the National Archives and Records Administration had a lot of interesting information, according to people who didn’t immediately fall asleep while trying to read the darn thing.
Newest Mensa Inductee Has 159 IQ and Is… 4 Years Old?
What were you doing when you were 4? If you were anything like us, you spent your days trying to keep up with the complex plots of ‘Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.’
Four-year-old Heidi Hankins from Winchester, England, however, taught herself how to read at a rapid pace, complete basic arithmetic and even draw accurate pictures of people. Her latest IQ test gave her a score of 159.
Study Reveals Which Airline Has the Best Customer Service
Customer service feels like a precious commodity in the airline business these days. However, some are trying better than others.
A recent report of the nation’s largest airlines’ customer performance records ranked airlines in the area of customer service. So, which airline took top honors?
Could ‘The Office’ Reboot Include Booting Some of The Cast?
‘The Office’ might be undergoing some big changes as they move into their ninth season. Assuming they even get a chance to have a ninth season, which isn’t a done deal.
The changes, however, could be much deeper than just a change of scenery. They could come from some of the more famous faces in the show’s cast.
Could Gas Prices Have Reached Their High Point?
Gas prices have been a sour footnote in the public’s budget for awhile. However, there may actually be some hope in sight.
10 Things You Didn’t Know About the Titanic
The sinking of the infamous RMS Titanic in 1912 has gone down (no pun intended) as the most famous ocean liner disaster in history, thanks in part to popular culture’s take on the topic from the 1958 Roy Ward Baker film ‘A Night to Remember’ to James Cameron’s legendary blockbuster ‘Titanic.’ And yet the legend surrounding this infamous boat (and the 1,500-plus people it took down with it) has sur
California-Based Surf Air Offers ‘All You Can Fly’ Package for Passengers — But What’s the Cost?
One airline that flies to routes across the state of California has offered a new way of possibly saving some bucks for their more frequent fliers.
And it’s definitely pretty revolutionary.
Canada’s Money May Be on the Verge of Becoming Digital with the ‘MintChip’ — Dollars and Sense [VIDEO]
Canada has been making some interesting changes to its currency from ditching its penny to pushing pretty, plastic pesos. The latest may become one of the coolest forms of cash on the continent.
Police Help Blind Woman Get Her Handwritten Novel Back
Nothing irks us more as writers than thinking up a great idea and forgetting it because we didn’t commit it to paper. This very lucky writer ain’t got nothing on us.
Scientific Study Finds Some Toxin-Free Nail Polish Has (Surprise!) Toxins
A study of different “toxin-free” nail products shows they may not be living up to their labels.
The 12 Biggest Pet Peeves of Video Game Characters
There are all sorts of dangerous and tedious jobs in the world: oil firefighter, Navy SEAL, Donald Trump’s hair wrangler. One group of very hard and dedicated workers, though, who never get their due are video game characters.