Mariah (@theworldaroundme)
RN and multidisciplinary writer exploring health, nature, foraging, craft, and meaningful living.
Nearly 73% of All U.S. TV Viewing Remains Ad-Supported and Streaming Is Taking Over the Share
Referring to Nielsen’s latest Ad Supported Gauge, it is clear how powerful the effect of advertising is in American TV. In Q1 of 2026, nearly 73% of all U.S. TV viewing was ad-supported, meaning th...
What a lovely afternoon picking some elderberries!
Around this time of year, there seems to be an abundance of berries everywhere, yet so often people just walk past them and leave them unnoticed. These little berries will be turned into some beaut...
The Dryad’s Saddle I’d Always Wanted to Find!
I found a Dryad’s Saddle on my run the other day, the mushroom I had always wanted to find! 🍄 Apparently, they’re quite common, but somehow I had never come across one before. So when I spotted th...
Meet Amou Haji, the World's Dirtiest Man, He Went Over 60 Years Without Taking a Bath - Then Died Months After His First Wash
A man from Iran named Amou Haji became renowned as the “world’s dirtiest man,” reportedly having not washed himself in over 60 years. Haji secluded himself in the Fars region of Iran and lived a li...
4 in 5 Flats Are Still Unsold After Six Months. How Much Are They Really Worth?
> Source: Zoopla analysis, via The Guardian. Calculations and chart by author. According to analysis reported by The Guardian, statistics collected by Zoopla show that four in five leasehold flats ...
Morning Exercise & a Little Adventure with Coco 🐈🌿
I have recently been strict with my morning health routine, as I had been too relaxed for a little while and had fallen into a bad routine of sitting and computing too much. I can feel that it isn'...
Old English Bread on a Stick with Creamy Mushroom Filling 🍄🔥
This idea came to me after chatting with my old neighbour, who was telling me enthusiastically about the old days when they used to cook bread over a fire on a stick. He was so detailed and enthusi...
Growing Black Krim Heirloom Tomatoes from Saved Seeds 🍅🌱
I was quite excited to see the seeds from my previous tomato plant grow. The previous plant came from a deep-red Black Krim tomato and produced black tomatoes, so I was wondering what colour the ne...
April 12, 1961: Yuri Gagarin Becomes the First Human to Orbit Earth
> Yuri Gagarin, pilot of the Vostok 1, is on the bus on the way to the launch. Image Credit: © РИА Новости On the 12th of April 1961, an audacious 27-year-old Soviet aviator Yuri Gagarin sat inside...
Dark Chocolate Is More Than Just an Antioxidant: Cocoa Flavanols Modestly Improve Blood Pressure and Endothelial Function in Clinical Trials
Image Credit: Heart UK We have always praised dark chocolate for its antioxidant effects, but the new research reveals that it works for more than that. There are compounds in cocoa called flavan-3...
🐾 Watch How My Kitties Follow Me Through the Woods
https://play.3speak.tv/embed?v=theworldaroundme/zgd666ue Watch how my kitties follow me around the woods. They never let me out of their sight! I thought I would take a video of today’s little walk...
Growing Salad and Picking Berries from My Little Garden
I’ve never really been keen on growing my own salad. I usually pick a few wild ones and top them up with some from the shop. But this year I decided to give growing my own a go. As slugs and snails...
Builders Are Cutting Prices. How Long Can Homeowners Keep Pretending Their Houses Are Worth More?
>Source: NAHB The main argument against the U.S. housing correction had always been the lack of enough housing. That notion, however, is changing. Supply is starting to come into the market again a...
18-Year-Old Student Worker Finds €9 Million Gold Treasure During Sewer Work in Belgium, Then Reports It to Police
Image Credit: Photograph: Facebook/Dendermonde Local Police via Guardian Imagine going to work one day at a construction site and suddenly coming across millions of euros in gold. In Belgium, worke...
YouTube Now Accounts for 13.8% of All U.S. TV Viewing, More Than Netflix
> Source: Nielsen, May 2026 Media Distributor Gauge. For the last few years, the competition in streaming services has been between Netflix, Disney+, Max and Paramount+. But recent Nielsen stats sh...