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Now we know why “Big Bang Theory” star Mayim Bialik told HuffPost that fans should “grab a tissue” for the show’s season 10 finale on Thursday. Sheldon (Jim Parsons) finally proposed to Amy (Bialik) in a giant step for their turtle-paced relationship. But Amy’s answer will have to wait for next season. That’s where the episode ended. Damn you, cliffhanger! As proposals go, it was an impulsive one. While Amy was across the country at Princeton for a fellowship, a Sheldon admirer, Dr. Ramona Nowitzki (Riki Lindhome), reappeared at Caltech and made a play for him. She turned up the heat with a sudden kiss on his mouth, prompting Sheldon to head straight to Princeton to pop the question to Amy. Even the comedy’s showrunner, Steven Molaro, said he doesn’t know what Amy will say when the top-rated CBS sitcom returns in the fall. “On paper, it makes sense that she would say yes, but it’s a little complicated,” he told USA Today. “I have versions...

GETTY Toxic people defy logic. Some are blissfully unaware of the negativity they spread, while others seem to derive satisfaction from creating chaos. Dr. Travis Bradberry shows you who to avoid and how to keep your distance. Toxic people defy logic. Some are blissfully unaware of the negative impact that they have on those around them, and others seem to derive satisfaction from creating chaos and pushing other people’s buttons. As important as it is to learn how to deal with different kinds of people, truly toxic people will never be worth your time and energy—and they take a lot of each. Toxic people create unnecessary complexity, strife, and, worst of all, stress. “People inspire you, or they drain you—pick them wisely.” – Hans F. Hansen Recent research from Friedrich Schiller University in Germany shows just how serious toxic people are. They found that exposure to stimuli that cause strong negative emotions—the same kind of exposure you ...

Images posted online of an enormous carcass that washed up on the shore of an Indonesian island are captivating people across the world. The Jakarta Globe calls the massive, rotting body a giant squid, and reports that a resident of Seram Island discovered the 49-foot dead creature on Tuesday. But three marine experts told HuffPost that the animal actually appears to be some sort of baleen whale. YOUTUBE/PATASIWA KUMBANG AMALATU Some shots show what appears to be a spine. YOUTUBE/PATASIWA KUMBANG AMALATU The material seen to the left resembles the baleen seen in whales that filter-feed. “Giant squid are invertebrates and there are clearly bones visible (jaw, skull, vertebrate) so I am very comfortable saying it’s some type of rorqual whale,” said Regina Asmutis-Silvia, executive director of Whale and Dolphin Conservation. “Certain species of baleen whales (rorquals) have ‘ventral grooves’ which run from their chin to their belly button. It is...

Sean Spicer’s days as the White House press secretary could be nearing their end and “Saturday Night Live” did not pass up the opportunity to imagine what Spicer’s final days would be. After teasing her “SNL” appearance this week by rolling (literally) through the streets of New York, Melissa McCarthy popped out of the bushes and reprised her role as Spicer once again. This time, McCarthy, who was hiding among the bushes as Spicer, interrupted Aidy Bryant’s stint as Sarah Huckabee Sanders ― Trump’s political aide who took on the press this week after President Donald Trump fired FBI director James Comey.  After booting Sanders from the stage, McCarthy’s Spicer aggressively fielded questions from the press, but things got dicey when reporters started asking the press secretary if he was afraid of losing his job like Comey. Spicer defended his boss, saying that he endures POTUS’ abuse because they’re fri...

The New Yorker held nothing back in its depiction of the latest  scandal engulfing Washington, D.C.  The May 22 cover drawing, titled “Ejected,” shows former FBI Director James Comey being dragged off a United Airlines flight by none other than Attorney General Jeff Sessions, depicted as a police officer. President  Donald Trump , dressed as a pilot, looms behind him. Trump  fired Comey  on Tuesday. He had been leading an FBI investigation into whether the Trump campaign had colluded with Russia, thereby influencing the outcome of the 2016 election. VIDEO Sessions had  recused himself  from the Russia investigation in March after it was revealed that he’d been in contact with Russian officials during the campaign ― information he didn’t disclose during his confirmation hearings. Yet he still “ made a recommendation ” to the president about Comey’s firing, Trump said in an interview with NBC News that aired Thursday. THE NEW YORKER...