Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Parents naturally want to be there for their children, to provide comfort, guidance and protection. But sometimes “being there” ...

Seatbelts are some of the simplest mechanisms found in a car, ultimately just strips of fabric with a buckle and clip at one end. So why do so many of them also have an extraneous fabric loop? Or what ...

The last thing you want to discover as you’re about to head out the door in the morning is that your coat’s Velcro closures are caked with lint and hair and no longer have any sticking power. Or the ...

I have a velcro kid. She constantly wants “tuddles” (cuddles); will come and find me whenever I’m on the toilet (and will stand there, not breaking eye contact, until I’ve finished); and even if I ...

In everyday conversation, people often say they will “xerox” a document, fasten something with “velcro,” or apply a “band-aid ...