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You only need a slice of bread and some vinegar to get rid of maggots in your trash can — here's how it works

Finding maggots in your trash can is probably one of the worst discoveries around your home. I, for one, have been unfortunate enough to suffer with a maggot infestation and let me tell you, I had an ...
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43 of the worst things patients had to go through, as per hospital workers who have seen it all

It takes a special kind of person to work in a healthcare institution. One needs immense emotional resilience and fortitude to work in places where some people experience the worst days of their lives ...

California Dog Abandoned in Compactor Trash Can Finds Home on Christmas Eve with a Familiar Friend

A small dog was found inside a compactor trash can, days before Christmas. The pup was "sitting on top of the trash, just ...
New Atlas

Neanderthals weren’t picky meat eaters – they munched on maggots, too

Using chemical clues from Neanderthal bones, researchers have placed the species at the top of the food chain, alongside apex ...
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What's in the trash? Annual Clay County waste sort breaks down contents of Moorhead garbage cans

MOORHEAD — Trash left on the curb contains a treasure trove of information about the garbage habits of Moorhead residents. For example, around 14% of the material in Moorhead trash bins is recyclable, ...
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Deep Cut Friday: ‘Hammering In My Head’ by Garbage

Each week, SPIN digs into the catalogs of great artists and highlights songs you might not know for our Deep Cut Friday series. Few bands have married the harsh clang of industrial rock to sugary pop ...
The Grio

Somali immigrant who voted for Trump lashes out at president: ‘My children are not garbage!’

The Somali immigrant community in Minnesota is reacting to President Donald Trump‘s recent remarks referring to them as “garbage” during a recent Cabinet meeting at the White House. One of those ...
The State

Following thousands of complaints, Lexington dropped curbside trash provider

After receiving nearly 3,000 complaints over the past year from residents about trash pickup by private companies, Lexington County ditched one of its providers for a new one. The thousands of ...
Modesto Bee

Need to toss old batteries in Modesto? Here’s how to schedule a free pickup

The holiday season often means new gifts that need batteries — or replacing the old ones around your home. In Modesto, improper battery disposal isn’t just bad for the environment. It’s illegal and ...
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Flesh-Eating Screwworms Are Creeping Closer to a Comeback in the United States

Roughly 60 years ago, the United States eradicated the New World screwworm, an insect that feeds on living tissue. But now, ...
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What Are Those Bugs In Your Flour—And How Can You Prevent Them?

When you open up your bag of flour and you discover something alive, don't panic. It happens to everyone, even the cleanest ...
Delaware County Daily Times

Son of woman who rotted away in bed pleads to felony neglect: ‘Disturbing and alarming’

An Upper Chichester man has entered an open guilty plea to a felony count of neglect of a care-dependent person for failing to look after his bedridden mother, who died days after being rescued from ...