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This Hospital Lets Kids Drive Themselves to Surgery in Toy Cars

Now this is a feel-good story. There’s almost nothing more heartbreaking in this world than a sick child – the toll it takes on them and their families is often enormous. But at one hospital in Modesto, California, the staff have come up with a creative way to relieve at least a little bit of that anxiety...

16 Reasons You Should Check Out “The Queen’s Gambit” on Netflix

It can seem like there is so much content coming at us all the time that it’s impossible to find the good stuff unless we hear about it from our friends. Netflix, Amazon Prime, Hulu, those networks that won’t give up…it’s a lot, y’all! Movies, television shows, the new Taylor Swift album – it’s tough...

What Good Things Are Happening in the World Right Now? Here’s What People Said.

We’re here with some great news today, my friends! We’re about to get a heaping helping of GOOD things that are happening in the world right now instead of all the BAD news that we’re constantly bombarded with. Are you ready for a big dose of positivity? Let’s hear from folks on AskReddit! 1. Kids...

The Slavemaster: The Murders of John Robinson

Back in the early days of the Internet, when chat rooms were all the rage, the danger of who might be lurking in the dark corners of the web was still relatively unknown. The vast network offered up new possibilities for people to connect with likeminded individuals and to explore any topic they wanted, no...

10 of the World’s Oldest Continuously Operating Stores

It takes a ton of work to open a business, even more to keep it going, and all of that – plus some luck from the universe – to run a successful store for a long time. We’ve all seen those storefronts in our towns and neighborhoods that seem to change owners and businesses in...

6 Ancient Objects Workers Discovered During the Expansion of the London Underground

Whenever we go digging underneath modern cities built upon the ruins of civilizations upon ruins of civilizations, cool things tend to turn over in the dirt. The 2009-2018 expansion of the London Underground was no different, and below are six totally neat things that came out of England’s latest modernization. #6. A 55-million-year-old piece of...

15 People Share the “Thank God I Looked at the Contract” Moments

It’s all about the fine print, people. Ignore those details at your peril. These tales from AskReddit users will have you reading over everything from now on with a magnifying glass. 1. Uh uh “My last restaurant job had a non competition clause in the new handbook. I pointed it out to coworkers, few signed,...

12 People Who Have Gotten Creative and Thrown Safety Precautions to the Wind

I have a lot of respect for people who can think outside the box. Sometimes we have to get creative in order to solve problems, but I don’t necessarily think that safety protocols should be the thing to go out the window in the name of progress. These 12 people clearly don’t feel the same way,...

15 Hilariously Bizarre #MyWeirdFriend Tweets

We all have weird friends. I mean…that’s largely why we chose them right? As far as I’m concerned, the more weird friends I have, the more normal I look. Plus, they’re entertaining. That’s what I call a win-win, folks. These 15 people also have some deliciously weird friends – and I mean weird. The word...

13 Good People Who Are Remembered as Villains

For most of us, our reputations in this life reflect our actions. We do good, people assume we’re good, and the opposite is equally true. There have been plenty of moments throughout history, though, when unfair or flat-out wrong assumptions are made, and because of media and public opinion and history books being written by...

Why ‘Twilight: Breaking Dawn, Part Two’ Was a Lot Better Than You Remember

Chances are that when you think of the Twilight phenomenon, great art is not what comes to mind. Whether we’re talking about the books, the movies, or both, there’s a certain amount of cheese, and a great amount of shrugging at parts, even by those who are lovers of all involved. I mean, the dialogue is...

Panties Just Fell off Women in the 1950s, Apparently

Seems as if we’ve made amazing technological advances in elastic waistbands in the past 65-years. Particularly, in the garment industry. Specifically, in women’s panties. Art Frahm, an artist from Chicago, was known for his pin-up art from the 1940s through the 1960s. One of his series, “Ladies in Distress,” featured pretty girls mysteriously losing their...

If You Work in the Cranberry Bogs, You Better Be Okay With the Wolf Spider Guards

Have you ever stopped to contemplate how cranberries are grown before they arrive on your dinner plate on Thanksgiving? If not, you are in for a treat. It turns out that cranberries grow in bogs, which in and of itself sounds like the beginning of an odd but scary film. Not only do cranberries grow...

15 Young Professionals Explain What Older Folks Don’t Get About Job Hunting These Days

Older people tend to be confused when they hear someone who has skills or a degree is unemployed, under-employed, or can’t seem to afford things like houses, cars, and food other than avocados and ramen. There are obvious generational gaps at play here, but what exactly are they? Well, these 13+ young professionals have some...