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A survey found the top things we lie about in social situations are our job, how much we've traveled, and how often we exercise.

The majority of people are pretty sure Thanksgiving is going to be TWICE as stressful as usual this year, according to a new survey. So they're coping by fantasizing about side dishes. The top ones are: Mashed potatoes . . . stuffing . . . and gravy.

If you're sleep deprived, check out the website SleepCalculator.com. We tend to sleep in 90-minute cycles, and you're supposed to get five or six of them a night. So you enter the time you need to wake up, and it spits out the four best possible times to get in bed.

The average person has four awkward or embarrassing situations a month because we misheard what someone said, according to a new survey. And two-thirds of us have had to PRETEND we understood someone when we didn't.

Here are a few things to look forward to in November: A special fall edition of The Masters starts next Thursday . . . the CMAs, AMAs, and People's Choice Awards are all this month . . . a lot of big shows come back, including "Grey's Anatomy" and "Law & Order: SVU" next week . . . and after...

Here are a few things parents are planning this year instead of trick-or-treating: Halloween scavenger hunts . . . movie nights and indoor picnics . . . breaking open a Halloween piñata . . . and costume parties on Zoom.

The pandemic has led to a whole new list of terms to describe unique dating situations. They include things like COVID-worthy, which is "a quality a potential match should have before you consider risking an in-person date."

People on Reddit are sharing the moment when something happened that made them say, "Wow, I'm old." Some of the best ones are "When my son could outrun me" and "When I fell down at work and no one laughed, instead three people came running over to make sure I was okay."

A list of the 10 scariest G-rated movies includes: "The Secret of Nimh", "The Brave Little Toaster", "Toy Story 3", and "The Andromeda Strain".

How long do you wait to unpack when you get home from a trip? A survey found half of us unpack the same day. Everyone else waits at least a day . . . including 6% who put it off for a week or more.