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Is Your Partner “Testing” You With These TikTok Trends?

BY LOGAN MAHAN

Beyond the blatant money-grabs, TikTok creators are trying to convince us of arbitrary measurements of love. You may have heard of a couple of relationship “tests” circulating the internet within the last year. They have names like the “Orange Peel Theory” and “Bird Test.” Without further context, they don’t sound like they have any relevance to relationships.

But both the Orange Peel Theory and Bird Test have to do with a partner proving their love through simple actions.

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A Foodie Guide to 11 Lesser-Known US Cities

New York, San Francisco, Los Angeles and Chicago are well-established food meccas that attract top chefs and experienced diners from around the world. All four cities tend to be on every “Top 10 Food Cities in the Country” list and are likely to stay there. That said, while they might still exist under the radar as foodie destinations go, these 11 smaller cities also have a lot to offer. Some have more famous neighbors (Newark, Queens and Wilmington), while others are just not as easy to get to via direct flight, but each is worth a trip in its own right.

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Eight Habits That Can Increase Your Lifespan by 24 Years

We got into the weeds when we compiled our ultimate longevity guide: 100 Ways to Live to 100. There’s a lot of great stuff in there, and some of it’s pretty niche — learn to relax your jaw, pick up forest bathing, stop eating hot dogs. As we wrote at the time: “Before diving in, understand that you can’t do all of them; some of them are likely even incompatible. But the idea is to cherrypick those that work for your life.”

Sometimes, though, it’s worth taking a bird’s eye view of tenets that’ll increase lifespan — the generalist approaches that we all can and should shoot for. The American Society of Nutrition recently identified eight such habits in a sweeping study of 700,000 U.S. veterans. Here are the best general guidelines to keep in mind.