The weather is so chaotic that tourists are risking their lives to take selfies with a giant thermometer in Death Valley

Tech Insider
Death Valley thermometer
A tourist in Death Valley takes a selfie with the local thermometer.

Francine Orr / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images

A Montana couple spent $20,000 building a 2-bedroom house, and now they're debt-free. There's just one catch: The house is made of clay, sand, and straw.

Tech Insider
A house made from earth and dirt rises from the ground in the distance, behind a lush, green vegetable garden.
The exterior of the completed cob house and the garden.

Daniel Ray/Spiritwood Natural Building

Biden raised nearly as much money as all the Republican candidates combined, showing the power of the somebody-other-than-Trump vote

Tech Insider : Politics
Joe Biden
US President Joe Biden.

Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images

Bud Light lost its crown as America's 'King of Beers' — but it was going to happen even without the conservative boycott

Tech Insider : Politics
Bartender pours a Modelo beer.
A bartender pours a Modelo beer.

Cindy Ord/Getty Images for NYCWFF

My dog sensed all 4 of my pregnancies before I did. Vets say this is not uncommon.

Tech Insider
Dog smiling next to pregnant person's belly
null

Getty Images

Take a tour of MLB legend David Ortiz's swanky $12.5 million mansion in Miami that could set a record for the area's most expensive home

Tech Insider
David Ortiz house for sale in Miami

ONE Sotheby's International Realty; Billie Weiss/Boston Red Sox/Getty Images

The editor of an online erotica site shares 3 tips to make your romance writing immediately hotter

Tech Insider
Carly Pifer, founder of Aurore, on left; A couple kissing on right
Carly Pifer (left) founded Aurore as a place for women and LGTBQ+ writer to submit confessional sex stories.

Lindsay Wynn; Ryan McVay/Getty Images

A woman earns nearly $5,000 a month selling pictures and videos of her feet — dirty socks can fetch as much as $500

Tech Insider
Person on tip toes with tattoo on foot
Chrissy (not pictured) joined Fun with Feet during the pandemic when social distancing led to less work at her bartending and hairdressing jobs.

Nadtochiy/Getty Images

Subscribe to insider life