“I woke to the sound of hospital equipment, an incessant buzz of robotic cicadas. Searing pain shot through every part of my body. Groggy and confused, I opened my eyes to find I was alone in a hospital bed,” writes Jennifer Donovan. “A nurse hurried in and interrupted my incoherent blubbering with a gentle hand on my arm. ‘It’s ok,’ she soothed, ‘the baby's ok.’ All the air went out of the room and time slowed to a standstill. I nodded silently, all the while wondering, ‘WHAT BABY?’”

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Kelly Faircloth, Executive Editor

“While many of the items on this epic list might seem weird at first look — think a bubbling face mask, amethyst ice cubes, and a dinosaur that’s happy to hold your tacos — most are just plain useful,” writes Candace Nagy. She’s right!