Awesome, cool and nice never go out of style …A YouGov poll found that whether it’s Millennials, Gen X-ers or Baby Boomers, when asked which “slang” words they would use to describe something positive or favorable, three words come up most often: awesome, cool, and nice. 18- to 24-year-olds use “awesome,” “cool,” and “nice,” most often too, but they’ll also go with “lit,” (23%) “sick” (16%) or “fire” (12%.)
Divorce over wedding debt?A new survey has found that 45% of newlyweds between the ages of 18 and 53 went into debt to pay for their wedding. And that debt may doom the marriage. According to the Lending Tree survey, once married, 47% of the couples who had wedding debt said money issues had caused them to consider divorce. On the other hand, only 9% of couples without wedding-related debt had considered divorce. 36% of couples with wedding debt say they argue with their partner about money often, versus 11% of couples without wedding debt.
Get ready for plant-based “fish” …Impossible Foods, the company behind the popular plant-based Impossible Burger, is developing a fishless fish, and according to theNY Times, they have already made it as far as “an anchovy-flavored broth made from plants.” (The Takeout)
This is peak Instagram versus reality…Instagram influencers are flocking to a picturesque turquoise lake in Siberia to make us lowly folk feel seriously bad about our lack of wanderlust. Well, it turns out the lake is actually a toxic waste dump. Yep, that’s why the water looks so abnormally blue! Due to the site’s recent popularity, a nearby coal-plant operator has issued the following public warning: “You cannot swim in the ash dump. We ask that in the pursuit of the selfie not to fall into the ash dump!”Yep, sounds about right.(Cosmo)