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International No Diet Day… everyone’s favorite day of the year! Well maybe not everyone’s. It is the day we set aside our diet for the day and order whatever we want… Surely nothing could go wrong on a great day like this right?!

In the past the only options for food delivery were pizza and...

Couponing… great for consumers and great for retailers, right? You save money, they gain loyal customers, what could go wrong? Extreme couponing made a debut on TLC in 2010 where it depicts individuals that go above and beyond to find deals and save money. They dedicate time and effort into finding the best coupons and...

Fraud happens everywhere, but did we expect it to happen in the well-loved wizarding world? In the book series Gilderoy Lockhart, the Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher in Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry during Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, book two of the Harry Potter series by J.K. Rowling, became especially...

The world’s heaviest strawberry (recorded by Guinness World Records) was a whopping 10.19 ounces (289 grams) grown and picked on a family farm near the city of Netanya in central Israel. With summer comes festivals, concerts, and picking fresh fruit from your local farm. Which also means National Strawberry Month. A month we celebrate everything...

According to Embroker, 75% of employees admit to stealing from their employer at least once. Inventory theft, data theft, payroll theft, theft of cash and theft of service are the most common ways for an employer to steal from a company. Here are some over-the-top examples of in-house theft and employee fraud:

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National Garlic Day is a day to celebrate a versatile bulb that can be used for everything from a delicious spread on toast to medical purposes. Garlic is said to have antibiotic properties and can also allegedly wards off vampires. No wonder so many people want to get their hands on it. While some choose...

National Look-Alike Day is a day to celebrate how much you may look like another person. Some look-alikes impersonate celebrities, some just happen to look a lot like other people, and others choose to steal your identity on purpose. In the popular Brad Paisley Song “Online” he sings “I’m so much cooler online” well… people...

An up-rise in pet adoptions came during the pandemic. Unfortunately, pet theft has also risen due to criminals capitalizing on the demand for pandemic pups. In 2021 two French bulldogs (Koji and Gustav) belonging to famous singer Lady Gaga, were stolen while on a walk in Los Angeles. The dog walker was injured and hospitalized...

Sites like GoFundMe and Kickstarter are fund-raising sites that became popular in the last decade. They were created to give individuals a platform to raise money for practically anything (events, bills, expenses to create a new product, to buy a new TV). The platforms give a space to request funding and to gift funds to...

National Hairball Awareness Day is every year on the last Friday in April. It promotes awareness of our cats’ health and happiness....