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Espresso yourself

☕ From mugs to machines, these gifts will have your loved ones sipping in style.

Ever wished your Keurig could make a whiskey sour, too? With a cocktail maker machine (14% off), all you have to do is pop in a drink capsule, and voila!
This adorable coffee mug set works overtime as a cup and a cute decoration.
The best travel mug in their favorite color. No joke, it keeps drinks hot or cold for 8 hours!
Give coffee lovers who don’t have much counter space a portable espresso machine. Click the coupon box for $10 off!
No one deserves a cold cup of joe. Give the gift of warmth with an app-controlled smart coffee mug (20% off).

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Ditch Hulu’s algorithm and browse by channel: Click Browse > Networks, then filter from A-Z. What’ll it be? Renovations on HGTV? Recipes on Food Network? Rom-coms on Lifetime? Feels like old-school channel surfing!

National Cheeseburger Day 2024: Best apps for burger deals

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Whether you prefer your burgers stacked high, smashed flat, or dripping with cheese, today is all about celebrating the king of fast food with some great deals.

The bread broke up with margarine for a butter lover: Researchers have created a “lick-able” VR device that uses electric currents to simulate up to nine flavors. The tech is still in its early stages but will be available for gaming, TV shows, and even shopping. You know it’s just a matter of time before the porn industry taps into this tech. 🙄

Jeff Bezos has a unique rule about meetings at Amazon. Is it … A.) Hold meetings only on Mondays at 8 a.m., B.) Share the presentation with everyone 10 minutes before a meeting, C.) Serve lunch with two cheese pizzas or D.) Include a warehouse manager?

Find the answer here! →

$20,100.10 Cheeto puff

Sold on eBay. The single puff duct-taped to a wall was Frito-Lay’s cheeky response to a similar “art” piece of a banana that sold for $6.2 million. At least the winner of this auction got a supply of Cheetos worth their bid’s price — about 450 8.5-ounce bags. Orange fingers for life.

Stuff I use a lot and like

🤔 I’m not sure what this list says about me other than I like exercise, good food, nice smells, white teeth and no peach fuzz.

I wear this weighted vest when I walk to burn more calories and increase bone density. Order one that’s 10% of your body weight.
I love to make a pot of soup and freeze it in this silicone container. I have lunch for the whole week.
This large aromatherapy candle makes my house smell so good.
This tooth whitener and polisher kit is like going to the dentist to get your teeth cleaned.
I use these $2 blades to shape my eyebrows and get rid of the fuzz on my face, along with those hairs that pop up out of nowhere.

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30 pizzas

Delivered to a gate at a New Mexico airport. A United Airlines flight was diverted for a medical emergency, so the pilot decided to treat the waiting passengers. He bought 30 pizzas and served up the slices himself. Really, it was the yeast he could do. (Oh, that was so bad, it was good!)

☕ The bar has never been lower: Intel has a bright idea to improve employee morale after major layoffs and cutbacks: Free coffee. Previously, they’d dropped coffee, tea and fruit as part of a $10 billion budget cut. Even though they’ve reinstated coffee, there’s no word yet on the free tea or fruit.

4,000,000 pounds

How many berries the world’s first indoor vertical farm will produce each year. The Richmond farm will do it all with 90% less water and 97% less land than conventional farming. You have to see the pics. It’s a berry good idea.

$500M (and counting)

Sales this year alone for Nerds Gummy Clusters candy. The crunchy, chewy treats are huge hit for Nerds; previously, they averaged around $50 million a year in sales total for all their brands (paywall link). Try them out or get them for the kids to be the ultimate Nerd hero.

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🍖 I’m warning you again, just in case: BrucePac recalled 11.7 million pounds of ready-to-eat meat and poultry products infected with listeria. Many have been repackaged and resold through retailers like Amazon Fresh. Check your fridge and see if any of your food is on the updated contamination list.

400,000-plus signatures

On a petition delivered to the Kellogg’s HQ about its Froot Loops cereal. An ex-FDA food expert says those colorful rings are linked to organ damage, cancer, behavioral problems and worse. Need more proof? The Red 40 and Yellow 5 dyes in it are banned in other countries. Def not grape news.

1/2 teaspoon

Amount of cinnamon to consume each day to shrink your waist. The changes are small, but, hey, anything that lowers my BMI with basically no work is OK in my book. You can take cinnamon in capsule form, or sprinkle it on your morning oats or in your coffee.

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🍗 Costco’s rotisserie chicken is making people sick: The new plastic bag might be breeding bacteria. It’s more likely the chicken is being left at room temperature for too long. Pro tip: As soon as you get home, pop the chicken in an airtight container and refrigerate it.

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33 days

How long the average home cook spends planning Thanksgiving. That’s two weeks each on the guest list and menu planning, plus three days of food prep and cooking. Get going! You don’t want to make Thanksgiving a cluster-pluck.

3,601 chemicals

From food packaging have been found in the human body. Researchers found about 25% of the roughly 14,000 chemicals used in packaging in blood, hair or breast milk samples. This is your friendly reminder to stop microwaving plastic.

75% memory boost

For older folks who mixed up their mental exercises. Just like with food, a “diet” of only a couple of things is less effective than a diet with a variety of foods. This study used different exercises for working memory — aka our ability to remember information while performing other tasks.

🍔 I’m not lovin’ it: McDonald’s new self-serve kiosks accept cash and won’t complain if your order is annoying. They say no jobs will be cut and cashiers will move to roles like delivering food. For now, the kiosks are optional and in less than 2% of locations, but expect more soon.

I pita the fool: Amazon just launched its own food brand: Amazon Saver. They say it’s to fight high grocery prices, but it’s really meant to take on Target and Walmart brands. Most Amazon Saver items are under $5. For example, a pound of smoked ham is $3.79, but dang … there are a ton of preservatives in there. Be sure to check the ingredients. Prime members score an extra 10% off.

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