Erik Barnes

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Heroes

Virginian 12-year-old wins honor after saving his family from a fiery blaze

“The bottom line, he saved his family’s life.”

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Family

Child experts reveal the 5 phrases that never work on your kids and the 5 phrases that do

Did “because I said so” ever work on you?

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Culture

Blue Clues host’s new project hopes to reconnect adults with the popular show they loved as kids

“There’ll be less talking furniture.”

Humor

4 pieces of funny parenting wisdom from comedian Jim Gaffigan that's backed up by experts

Gaffigan knows a lot about parenting and Hot Pockets.

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Erik Barnes

Science says you’re wrong about a person’s personality based on their tattoos

What you think about a person’s ink is likely mistaken.

6 regularly used inventions that remained unchanged over the last 100 years

Some day-to-day items reached their final form a century ago.

Virginian 12-year-old wins honor after saving his family from a fiery blaze

“The bottom line, he saved his family’s life.”

Dietitians and health experts say this is the best time to eat your dinner

What time do you usually have your last meal of the day?

Child experts reveal the 5 phrases that never work on your kids and the 5 phrases that do

Did “because I said so” ever work on you?

Blue Clues host’s new project hopes to reconnect adults with the popular show they loved as kids

“There’ll be less talking furniture.”

The best ways to beat the heat on the cheap in your house during the summer

Save energy, save money, win-win.

The 5 surprising advantages of left-handed people range from sports to emotional control

Maybe left-handed people really are in their right mind.

3 limited edition Oreo flavors that should be permanent and 3 that we never want to see again

Some Oreos deserve to be available forever.

4 pieces of funny parenting wisdom from comedian Jim Gaffigan that's backed up by experts

Gaffigan knows a lot about parenting and Hot Pockets.

This morning chore increases your chance of becoming a millionaire by 206 percent

Your mom told you to do it every day.

At what age are people usually happiest? Well, it depends on where you live.

Happiness is determined by location more than other factors.

Psychologists believe this is the favorite color of the most intelligent people

If your favorite color is red, I’m sorry.

College professors share the secret of how to detect ChatGPT in term papers

Writing experts can tell which essay was written by a human versus a robot.

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Erik Barnes

What you think about a person’s ink is likely mistaken.

Some day-to-day items reached their final form a century ago.

“The bottom line, he saved his family’s life.”

What time do you usually have your last meal of the day?

Face down is the most courteous move, hands down.

Did “because I said so” ever work on you?

“There’ll be less talking furniture.”

Save energy, save money, win-win.

Maybe left-handed people really are in their right mind.

Some Oreos deserve to be available forever.

Gaffigan knows a lot about parenting and Hot Pockets.

Your mom told you to do it every day.

Happiness is determined by location more than other factors.

If your favorite color is red, I’m sorry.

Boring on the outside, enjoyable and beneficial inside.

Home is where the good work begins.

Writing experts can tell which essay was written by a human versus a robot.