Never fly with fireworks (or anything even close to fireworks). Fireworks are considered explosive devices that could ignite mid-flight, and the TSA will confiscate them from any carry-ons or checked luggage.
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Author: Josh Ocampo
Get Notified When Digital Movies and TV Shows Go on Sale
With the news that my favorite series for random bingeing is leaving Netflix, and knowing fully well that I’m not going to sign up for even more streaming services, I contemplated buying all of The Office last week. I didn’t pull the trigger, however, because I have no idea whether the prices I was seeing were killer…
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Author: David Murphy
Backpack, Duffel Bag, Suitcase—Carry This $36 AmazonBasics Carry-On However You’d Like
AmazonBasics Carry-On Travel Backpack | $36 | Amazon
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Author: Shep McAllister on Kinja Deals, shared by Chelsea Stone to Lifehacker
Help Your Kid Heading Off to College With a ‘Trunk Party’
So your kid is heading off to college, and you want to give them one last hurrah before they enter the great land of dorm room pranks, energy drinks and figuring out how the hell to be an adult. What to do? Throw them a trunk party.
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Author: Michelle Woo on Offspring, shared by Michelle Woo to Lifehacker
How to Prevent and Manage Calluses From Lifting
We’re probably all used to getting calluses on our feet, but tiny ones can develop on your hands and fingers if you lift weights often, or if you do a lot of work with gymnastics gear like rings and pull-up bars. The ways to manage them have a lot in common with our advice on calluses in general, but their small size…
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Author: Beth Skwarecki on Vitals, shared by Beth Skwarecki to Lifehacker
Drink About America With an Americano
Very few things, particularly at the moment, make me proud to be an American, but there certainly is a lot to drink about. The cocktail is an American invention, so I guess we can celebrate that, and we might as well do so with an Americano, an Italian drink named for its popularity with American expats (immigrants!)…
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Author: Claire Lower on Skillet, shared by Claire Lower to Lifehacker
Here Are All the Ways You Can (Legally) Dispose of a Dead Body
So much of death is a mystery, between how and when we’re going to go, if there’s anything beyond the grave—you know, all the pleasant stuff. But while a lot of this is out of our control, there is one aspect of our impending deaths that we usually can choose: what happens to our body.
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Author: Elizabeth Yuko
The Reader-Favorite Thermapen Is Down To One of the Best Prices Ever For Fourth of July
ThermoWorks Thermapen (Blue and Red colors only) | $59 | ThermoWorks
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Author: Shep McAllister on Kinja Deals, shared by Chelsea Stone to Lifehacker
How to Get Android Notifications on Your Windows PC
Jumping back and forth between your phone and your PC can be annoying. Some messaging apps have web clients, so you don’t have to open your device to carry on a conversation. But there’s an easier way to reply to messages, check notifications, and open your Android device’s screen without having to take your eyes off…
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Author: Brendan Hesse
How to Make Great Shadow Puppets
My dad was the first person to introduce me to shadow puppets. When my sister and I were tiny kids, he would tuck us into bed, turn off the lights and then cast an image of a dog against the wall. He’d curl in his index finger, lift his thumb and open and close his pinkie while barking. Sometimes, he’d do a bunny or…
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Author: Michelle Woo on Offspring, shared by Michelle Woo to Lifehacker