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I’m headed to Chicago this week to watch the Cubs play the San Diego Padres at Wrigley Field. My mom will cheer on her Pads, my aunt and uncle the Cubs, while I, a Minnesota Twins fan, will spend the day wondering what it feels like to have a winning record. At least there will be food. Ah, ballpark food. Is there anything better? I’m not sure if you can even get a basic hot dog anymore, but if you happen to want a giant bucket of nachos that weighs as much as a newborn baby, which is a real thing you can get at Chase Field, home of the Arizona Diamondbacks, this list of outrageous ballpark foods is for you. Ahead, I’ll give you a preview of six absolutely on-the-level new foods you can get right now at Major League Baseball stadiums across the country. And if you’re headed to the ballpark this summer, make sure to bring an extra set of hands … or maybe a forklift. Read on to find the weirdest, wildest baseball food around. Get  Reader’s Digest...

Most people know exactly what kind of shower person they are. For some, a morning shower is just as necessary as a cup of coffee to get going . Others refuse to get into bed until they’ve washed off the day’s sweat, sunscreen, pollen and general outside-world grossness. Still others shower whenever their hair, workout schedule or mood tells them it’s time—day or night. But could one of those times actually be right or wrong? It sounds like a debate that belongs in the same category as “ should you hang toilet paper over or under? ” and “is it acceptable to wear shoes in the house?” And yet, there is actually some science behind the morning-versus-night shower question. A shower can wake you up, help you unwind, support better sleep, rinse away allergens and protect your skin and scalp. But when you take that shower could make the difference between getting those benefits and missing out on them. Interestingly, Americans do seem to have a ...

Aries: Han Solo March 20–April 19 Because you were born under Aries, the cardinal fire sign, you move through life with a tough, reluctant, impulsive and daring personality like Han Solo, who’s equal parts charming and self-focused. A master of survival who doesn’t shy away from being in the heat of the most adrenaline-pumping action, Han Solo acts first and thinks later. His confidence and directness—like when he replies “I know” to Leia’s “I love you” in The Empire Strikes Back —as well as his sense of loyalty and protectiveness, exudes the energy of the first sign of the zodiac. His cool exterior also mirrors your tendency to want to be seen as ahead of the curve, even in moments when you might not be 100% sure of the path forward. (Also, for the record, Han shot first, no matter what George Lucas remastered later on.) Taurus: Chewbacca April 20–May 20 As a Taurus, you’re known for being steadfast, grounded, del...

Growing up near historic Morristown, New Jersey, I often felt very close to the early American era. I worked for a summer at the local Museum of Early Trades and Crafts, where I handled, categorized and labeled artifacts from the daily lives of Colonial Americans . My sister worked as a docent just up the road in Jockey Hollow, now a national historic park, where George Washington and his troops spent a bitter winter in 1789 and 1790. At Jockey Hollow’s Wick House, the home of the farmer on whose land Washington camped his troops, my sister would don an old-timey outfit and tell visitors about the Wicks while performing daily activities of Colonial life. Some of her responsibilities? “We used a Dutch oven to cook in the fireplace, and I made cornbread, soup, biscuits and cookies,” she says. “I would wash the dishes by pumping water into two basins: one with soap to scrub, one to rinse them off. We made candles by dipping string into melted wax. There was a kitche...