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Heres how to choose your group vacation without turning into an asshole. Group decisions are always hard Theres no shortage of hacks to improve your decision-making skills. Theresthe 37% rule to make decisions, as well as our guide tomake better decisionsin general. Unfortunately, group dynamics throw those classic hacks out the window. However, its possible to betoo low maintenance. Youre being a different kind of asshole by putting the burden of decision-making on everyone else....

How can I keep them away this year, once and for all? The short answer is: You cant. Unless you encase your property in mosquito netting, insectswillcome into your yard. Theyre small, they can fly, and you are not the boss of them. What are they looking for? What do theywant?Spoiler: They mainly want filth. Houseflies, fruit flies, flesh flies, and fungus gnats(!) are only some of the common kinds of filth flies that bedevil us....

They are cuneiform inscriptions made in the time of Darius I the Great and his son Xerxes I. The Ganj Nameh Inscriptions. They are flanked by holes, which probably served to secure some kind of protective cover. There is also a terrace carved into the rock above the inscriptions. Drawing by Eugene Flandin showing the inscriptions in 1839. Both are trilingual as was usual for Achaemenid inscriptions since Darius I....

If theres nothing good on Disney+ in July, it might be because their corporate parent, the Walt Disney Co., decided to put everything good on Hulu. Its an especially strong month for the streamer, which will premiere a handful of star-packed films and benefit from the return of cult favorite TV series, including new seasons ofWhat We Do in the Shadows(July 13) andAmerican Horror Stories(July 21). On the movie front, the service will pick up recent theatrical sleeper hitThe Bobs Burgers Movieon July 12, while thecritically adored Finnish horror film Hatching, a puberty allegory in which a young girl brings home a strange egg that hatches a bizarre create that will change her life, arrives on July 29....

In 1899, the Chicago & Alton Railway introduced a new intercity rail service between Chicago and St. Louis. The Alton Limited was billed The Handsomest Train In The World. The windows were of the same size, shape and style from the mail car to parlor car. All the cars were mounted on standard six-wheel trucks. Even the hood of the locomotive had the exact height of the roofs of the cars....

Warmer weather and boozy beverages go hand-in-hand. I say this as healthily as possible: I love drinking during the day. You never know when a chill outdoor hang might transition into a full-on darty (day + party). (Not to be confused with the far inferior portmanteau dage; or day + rage.) Like any endurance event, day drinking is all about strategy. Here are our tips to help you stay safe and make the most of your sunny, boozy day....

Reddit is an invaluable internet community, but when it comes to search, its far from perfect. But Reddits searchcanbe more accurate and useful, if you know how to unlock its potential. Reddit filters can help narrow down your searches Among your most powerful search tools are filters. For example, enteringauthor:PresidentObamalists content posted only by u/PresidentObama. self: This word filters posts made by an individual account, rather than posts linking to another site....

Im a huge fan of dinner parties. I like to go to them, and Iloveto host them. Properly fishing for compliments at your fancy dinner party (or someone elses) requires an equally fancy dessert. Panna cotta is inherently impressive. Just uttering its Italian namepanna cottawill elicit at least one, Ooh, whats that? Thats your cue to dazzle your audience. Panna cotta translates from Italian to cooked cream, but its so much more....

The gas produced by burning wood is fed via pipes directly to the vehicles internal combustion engine. This kind of modification became very popular during World War 2 due to severe gasoline shortage. There are no miniature gasification units that vehicles can carry along in trailers. Instead, coal gas vehicles carry the gas in enormous gas bags mounted on top of vehicles. Besides, fabric bags were much cheaper and easier to build than metal tanks....

The man in the iron mask has been a historical enigma since the 18th century. Born circa 1658, he became a prisoner that hopped across the tightest facilities of France his entire life. But in all this time, his identity remained hidden behind a face mask. The man was first imprisoned in Pignerol in 1681. His grave at St Paul cemetery held the name Marchioly and gave his age as about 45....

On 18 January 1803, George Foster was hanged by the neck. The jury had found him guilty of murdering his wife and child by drowning them in Londons Paddington Canal. Shortly before his execution at the Newgate prison, Foster made a full confession of his gruesome crime. Rising of a corpse galvanized by a primitive galvanic battery. Giovanni Aldini placed electrodes on Fosters face and connected them to a large battery....

Tone would just mean that youre flexing all the time. You are also not making your muscles longer. What are the real differences between Pilates and weight lifting? Pilates is a form of strength training that grew out of physical-therapy-like rehab programs for people with injuries. Mat Pilates is done on the floor, like yoga, with little to no equipment. There are a ton of free Pilates videos online, ranging widely in quality....

The sheer variety of cake that exists in the world is thrilling, if a little overwhelming. Luckily, there are cakes that keep things simple. This occasion calls for a sheet cake! …But wait, which kind of sheet cake? The kind that stands up, the kind in a dish, or the key in in a pan? To make a snacking sheet cake, first decide how many people you oughta serve. An eight-inch square works well for nine or 10 people....