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Nine-Year-Old Spends Parents' Life Savings on Candy

Jeremy Taylor — Thu, 08 Nov 2012 18:03:14 +0000

What does a nine-year-old do with $4,000? Buy candy. A lot of candy.While a kid with four grand worth of sweets paints a humorous picture, there’s a couple in the Ukraine who aren’t laughing. That’s because it was their nine-year-old who found their life savings hidden in a couch and went for the ultimate sugar rush. The [...]

Elaine's Top 5 Valentine's Gifts

Elaine Etheridge — Sun, 12 Feb 2012 21:30:18 +0000

Many gifts are nice, but only a few say I love you. Get her a gift that conveys love without a doubt.

San Francisco, Boston Among Best Cities for Trick-or-Treating

Shauna Wright — Tue, 25 Oct 2011 16:41:19 +0000

Everyone thinks their neighborhood is the best for trick-or-treating. But the folks at real estate site Zillow have actually compiled a list of the best cities for scoring some ‘tricks or treats’ this Halloween.

In creating its third annual Trick-or-Treat Index, Zillow considered factors such as median home values, crime rates, population density and overall “walkability” when choosing the 20 best urban areas in which to gather candy on October 31.

So how does your city measure up?

Let Kids Eat Candy To Lose Weight? Sounds Crazy, But….

dennisboddie — Tue, 28 Jun 2011 17:40:16 +0000

Well, here’s a twist in the battle to curb childhood obesity.

A new study has found that kids who eat candy tend to weigh less than children who don’t.

According to the research, enjoying candy failed to cause additional cardi

Valentine's Day By The Numbers!

Elaine Etheridge — Fri, 11 Feb 2011 16:18:52 +0000

Valentine’s Day is traditionally a day in which people express their love to one another by presenting gifts, such as cards, candy, flowers and jewels.Here are some staggering statistics regarding Valentine’s Day: The number of marriages that took place in the United States in 2009 - 2.1 million, or nearly 5,800 a day. The number [...]