One keen Costco shopper revealed her easy secret to keep lettuce fresh after two months of sitting in the fridge. In a video with more than 135,000 views on TikTok, personal finance creator @budget.audit.save described her strategy to preserve romaine lettuce for long periods.

“I put a little napkin or paper towel just on the end,” she said in the video. @budget.audit.save then removed the outer layer of lettuce, which was slightly limp, to reveal a perfectly crisp layer of preserved food. “That’s a perfect head of lettuce after two months,” she added.

With the rise of online retailers like Temu and DHgate, product dupes are fast and easy to come by. No more shelling out your hard-earned money for the real thing (whether it’s the same quality is a debate, however.) Do those dupes extend to beauty products, though? One woman on TikTok claims she came across a “fake” Dove beauty bar. Viewers aren’t so sure. 

In a viral video, TikToker @king_jasso3 demands answers after comparing two Dove beauty products. She opens the clip with two Dove beauty soaps side-by-side, their packaging on display.

An Amazon driver issued a PSA to customers everywhere that can make both shoppers’ and delivery drivers’ lives easier. In a viral TikTok, Jessie (@lillee777) revealed the one thing that can make the world of a difference for your driver. 

The clip begins with Jessie filming a tall package box beside a customer’s gate. “Why can’t every house that has these long driveways about a mile long get one of these right here?” the TikToker asks. 

When it comes to washing machines, you want to invest in one that will last you a while. Or at the very least, not require a bunch of repairs shortly down the road. Several swear by the popular brand Speed Queen, but what if you don’t want to shell out over a thousand dollars just to keep your clothes clean? An expert reveals the perfect pick as Whirlpool.

Bang for your buck 

In a viral TikTok, a plumbing expert shared the best budget-friendly washing machine when shopping at Home Depot. He strolls through the home improvement store, panning his camera across the various washing machines. 

Most of us probably don’t think too much about what a brand’s name means. We just make purchases based on our personal preferences.

One man recently got a surprise when he learned what he says popular sports shoe and apparel company Nike “REALLY stands for.”

Earlier this month, a mother of four bought a second vehicle. She was looking for something smaller and better on gas than the Chevy Suburban she primarily drives. A Volkswagen Atlas seemed to suit her family’s needs.

Within days, Roberts (@therobertscasa) says she seriously regretted the purchase. So much so that she decided to return the vehicle.

A woman demanded answers from Kraft after she found something extra in her gluten-free mac and cheese. Dani (@danicleans) shares her discovery in a viral TikTok, warning those with celiac disease to always check their food–even if it appears to be fine. 

‘Double-check your boxes’

Dani films some recently cooked macaroni in a pot. She zooms in closer to reveal a single pale pasta shell among the macaroni. Dani picks it out and shows it to the camera before discarding it. Then the Kraft box comes into view, clearly labeled “gluten free brown rice and corn pasta.”

The gym is supposed to be one of your safe spaces; somewhere you go to work toward your health goals, blow off some steam, or perhaps to relax while getting your tan on. For one Planet Fitness customer, however, her most recent experience felt anything but safe. 

TikToker Kaitlyn Schultz (@kaitlyn.a.schultz) says she was yelled at by a Planet Fitness employee on her latest visit. She shared her storytime, which earned 1 million views as of Saturday, with her 350,000 followers.

One Costco shopper was unsatisfied with the Kirkland Medium Cheddar Cheese Slices she got from the store. 

In a viral TikTok, Siera Bearchell (@sierabearchell) says it is her first and last time buying the cheese. Then she demonstrates why. 

Italian American physicist Enrico Fermi once asked, “if we live in an infinite universe with infinite capacity for life, why haven’t we seen any aliens?” This question is known as the Fermi Paradox – left unanswered until now. Where are all the aliens? Why, they’re in these 10 sci-fi books! While we’ve yet to see extraterrestrial life in the observable universe, we’ve created it countless times in the literary universes that we’ve dreamed up in our heads! Here are the 10 best sci-fi books about aliens, and you didn’t even have to get abducted and probed to find them – lucky you!

The Left Hand of Darkness

Ursula K. Le Guin’s The Left Hand of Darkness tells the story of a universe where humanity has colonized the stars. The human genome has spread throughout the void, seeding worlds and causing humanity to mutate little by little along the way. On the ice planet of Gethen, a species of post-humans has evolved to form a complex society where gender roles are entirely eliminated. The Gethenians are ambisexual, meaning that they only develop male or female sexual characteristics while in “kemmer” – a brief, monthly period of fertility. An ambassador from a human federation of planets comes to visit the Gethen in hopes of convincing its nations to join up with their human siblings beyond the stars. It doesn’t go so well, his cultural misunderstandings cause him to become a political undesirable, and he’s forced to flee across a cold wasteland with a Gethenian companion by his side. Part political drama, part sci-fi, part almost slow burn romance, all aliens.

There’s a reason “Take Me Out to the Ball Game” is one of the most iconic American songs. Attending a professional sporting event is a one-of-a-kind experience.

As thrilling as it can be, the stadium experience does have its drawbacks: long lines, high prices, rude people, and of course, the possibility of losing.

One woman says she made a simple request at Whole Foods and another worker stepped in to tell her no. In a TikTok with over 2,600 views, Bella (@thelil_bill) says she doesn’t typically go to Whole Foods when she needs groceries, but she decided to go that day. She went to the bread counter where there were many “lovely looking” loaves and selected an olive one. 

This is where things go downhill. 

Credit card fraud affects millions of Americans every year.

One creator may have nearly been one of those statistics. She suspects a fast-food worker of taking a picture of her credit card.

Over the past several years, electric vehicles have become more ubiquitous on the highway. It feels like every other driver owns an EV, sparking a debate about whether they are better than gas-powered cars. For many EV owners, the biggest concern is charging. Some folks say they take several hours to charge their cars, while others have no way to charge them at all. Installing a power station at home can be expensive, or at the very least really inconvenient.

However, EV owners aren’t the only ones struggling with their vehicles–other drivers and bystanders have publicly voiced their annoyance. In a viral video, TikToker @presidente_parra shared how she almost tripped on a Kia’s EV charging cord while at a restaurant.