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Nearly two decades ago, a woman tossed a message in a bottle off the coast of Massachusetts. She was shocked to get a call saying it was found so many years later by a boy in Nova Scotia. According to The Gloucester Daily Times, Rita Ganim went to Wheelers Point in Massachusetts in August of 2000 to visit her daughter and son-in-law. While there, she and her family took a sunset cruise up the Annisquam River. That’s when she decided to throw a message in a bottle overboard. “We don’t get around to the ocean that much,” Ganim, 80, said. “I decided I’m not going to be boring. I just said I’d love to throw a bottle with a message inside into the water, but I didn’t want to hurt the environment.” Her family encouraged her to pen the message and throw it in a plastic bottle. On a piec...

Fear of the dentist is the reason why some people don't go to the dentist, even if they really need to. But in Arizona, if the visit is your fear you may have access to a dental therapist. In the United States, 74% of people have some form of periodontal disease. If you’re one of the 74%, not getting that taken care of because of fear could lead to serious issues. A new law in Arizona makes it the seventh state to allow the use of dental therapy for help with that specific issue. According to The Arizona Capitol Times, dental therapists are similar to nurse practitioners. They give routine care like placing crowns or filling cavities, but help people conquer their fears. According to Tucson, the dental therapists would only be allowed to practice in certain settings including feder...

According to a 2011 report, 86% of consumers will pay more for a better experience, and television personality and chef Rachael Ray did exactly that...by spending over $80,000 on a private jet. Plot twist: it wasn't entirely for her. The private jet purchase, Ray revealed in a recent profile with the New York Times, was made so that her pit bull, Isaboo, can accompany Ray and her husband, John Cusimano, to Italy. By 2011, 11,261 private jets were registered in the United States, but this purchase, which was perpetuated by pure puppy love, could be the first of its kind. Those who have been following Rachael Ray should know that she's absolutely obsessed with her dog. In fact, according to People Magazine, Isaboo was "front and center" when the couple renewed their wedding vows for their...