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Pringles wants a spider named after it. The chip manufacturer, owned by Kellogg’s, is petitioning the International Society for Arachnology to recognize the little-known Kidney Garden spider as the “Pringles Spider”. Why? The snack food maker says the arachnid bears an uncanny resemblance to its mustachioed logo. A press released says: “”In 1968 the world was introduced to the iconic Pringles can and logo, but little did we know there was a creature… who was unknowingly spreading the Pringles love.” An online petition began last week and has over 6,000. If it’s “officially recognized” Pringles said it will give away free cans to the first 1,500 signatories to celebrate the spider’s new name. LINK: https://www.pringles.com/us/pringles-spider.html hat’s the first thing your kids do after school? New research says that children who play sports are happier and healthier than those who go straight to their screens. Scientists from the University of South Australia found that those who meet up with friends, practice sports, or take music lessons feel much better about themselves. They also found that kids who did other things, such as homework or reading, also experienced better well-being than those on screens. The team analyzed data from 62,000 students in 4th through 9th grade to see what they did between 3-6pm each day. They found that most students watched TV about 4 days a week and spent time on social media about 3 times a week. (What about the kids who, like I did, go straight to the cookie jar?) (Are they really trying to tell us that kids only use social media after school SOMETIMES?)

You know the old saying that goes “50 is the new 30.” Well, there might be some truth to that. A survey found that women over 50 are happier, more secure, and more content with their relationships than women in their 20s. That’s from the responses of 1,000 British women in a survey commissioned by Platinum Magazine. Over half of women over 50 said they are happy with their relationship status, and a quarter report being “happy” with their age. Interestingly, one sixth of older respondents even say they are more confident in their looks and attractiveness than at any other time in their life. Only 44% of 20–30-year-olds said they are comfortable with their current love life. The over-50 crowd also reported exercising and dating more often than those in their 20s.