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The Best Return On Investment
This handy infographic from Northshore Fireplace lists the top five highest return on investment renovation projects, as well as additional helpful information for each type of project.
Home is where the heart is, but sometimes it’s also where a homeowner’s savings plan comes into account. Homeowners may have a long wish list of home renovations and projects, and sometimes the work is never done. While return on investment (ROI) may not be the biggest consideration in a homeowner’s mind when deciding which projects make it to the top of the list, knowing which projects see the highest returns may be helpful in the decision-making process.
10 Leading Causes Of Death By Age Group
This chart shows how you’ll probably die.
Wondering how you’re most likely to die? Skip the online quizzes and morbid daydreaming, and sate your curiosity with this grim government chart.
The data comes from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention(CDC), which tracks injuries (fatal and otherwise) because, just like disease, they can kill you. The white squares above are diseases and health conditions; the colored squares are injury related.
For older folks, the leading causes of death are heart disease, cancer (“malignant neoplasms”), and lung disease. Influenza and pneumonia make the top ten for every age group except the tiniest babies, who have worse things to worry about. (What have we said about not pooh-poohing the flu shot?) For young adults, those health-related causes are still important, but unintentional injuries top them.
The Perfect Temperatures For Beverages
The perfect temperatures for beer, wine and beverages.
For many people, an ice-cold beer or glass of wine is the perfect accompaniment to a hot summer’s day. But while extremely chilled beverages might provide refreshment, they often don’t really provide much taste. This is because very low temperatures can actually stop your tongue working properly, diminishing the drink’s flavour. In fact, many people suspect that the very biggest brewers encourage you to drink their beers at extremely low temperatures because they don’t want you to taste it properly.
If you’d rather enjoy your beer or wine as the brewer or winemaker intended, our guide to the perfect temperatures for beers and beverages is just what you need. Teetotal? Not to worry, our guide also covers tea and coffee!




