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Seven Things Not To Do on Valentine’s Day

By Lyndsay Rush, DivineCaroline Ahhh, Feburary 14. The day of love. The day that Cupid works for all year. The day Hallmark cashes in on our emotions. For some people, February 14 is just anothe…

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9 Myths About Soul Mate Relationships

By Kelly Wallace, DivineCaroline Myth 1: Soul mate relationships should be easy. Relationships are not always easy. Why is it that we can spend so much time at work each and every day to bring…

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Ten of the World’s Strangest Fruits (slideshow)

By Eva Valenti, DivineCaroline Bored of bananas? Apples giving you apathy? Over oranges? If you're trying to expand your fruit horizons, traveling the world, or just searching for a cool-looking ed…

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15 Incredibly Beautiful Birds

After living in a concrete jungle for a while, I find myself forgetting that any birds exist, other than the ones that want to drop a “hello” on my head or steal my lunch. However, the beautiful winge…

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10 Funniest Church Signs

By Dahlia Rideout, DivineCaroline Ten hilarious church signs. With attendance waning, the clergy are getting more direct with their messages... …

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15 Brilliant Uses for Toothpaste

By Zana Faulkner, DivineCaroline Toothpaste: it whitens, brightens, deodorizes, removes stains, and restores and protects enamel. But toothpaste's cleaning capabilities work wonders on many things …

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Four Tiny Body Parts That Matter

By Allison Ford, DivineCaroline It's sometimes hard to know which parts of the human body serve a purpose and which parts don't. Sometimes it's obvious--feet and fingers are important, while evolut…

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8 Myths From Mom: True or False?

By Danielle Samaniego, Divine Caroline As a kid, my mom warned me about things like sitting too close to the TV, going outside with a wet head, and not letting my food digest before swimming. She e…

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14 Surprising Things That Inspire Trust

By Kathryn Williams, DivineCaroline Trust is an interesting concept. By the time you get to work in the morning, you may have chosen to trust or not trust a dozen people. When you turn on the weath…

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10 Breakfast Cereals to Avoid

By MainStreet, via DivineCaroline A bowl of cereal alone shouldn’t give you or your kids the shakes first thing in the morning. But considering the amount of sugar in these breakfast favorites, d…

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Megan Zehnder

Megan is an editor and producer for Care2's Healthy Living. Her main priorities are to live simply and build meaningful relationships with the people... more