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14 People Talk About the Brands They Think Aren’t Worth the Money

People Share the Craziest And Weirdest Customer Demands

If you’ve ever worked in retail, you’ve heard it a thousand times: The customer is always right. But, even though they’re always right, sometimes customers can be downright … weird. Or, at the very least, their requests can seem pretty out of the ordinary. Stupid, even. Comedian Isabel Zaw-Tun started a hilarious thread on Twitter...

Gary Heidnik and Philadelphia’s House of Horrors

Gary Heidnik was born in 1943. An intelligent young man with an I.Q. of 130, he never quite managed to fit in growing up in small-town Ohio. Heidnik was a loner who avoided eye contact and made few friends. At the age of 17, he dropped out of high school and joined the Army. In 1962, only...

Research Finds We Really Do Like Dogs More Than We Like People

I think I’ve known this about myself for a long time, but I guess the rest of humanity is with me as well. A study published in the journal Society & Animals shows that people may have more pity for a dog that is perceived to be in trouble than for a fellow human being. Researchers showed...

5 Interesting Facts About Billy The Kid

Americans have a fascination with vintage villains – or, in the case of the Kid, people who walked the thin line between villain and hero with so much success that they remain venerated despite serious character flaws. Outlaws like Jesse James and John Dillinger also fall into this category; they were violent men who used...

This Artist Uses Just His Smartphone to Transform the World Around Him

One of the coolest things about being an artist – or really a human – is that any day, any time, we can choose to see the world in a different way. We can look around and glimpse more than the sum of the world’s parts, and if you’ve got an artist’s eye, you can...

Jet Lag Is a Doozy, But Don’t Worry – It Can Be Mitigated

Ever step off a plane and feel like you could fall asleep at baggage claim for an hour or eight? That exhausted, drained feeling after flying for an extended amount of time is the dreaded jet lag. It’s miserable, but there are ways to make yourself feel better. According to the National Sleep Foundation, “jet...

Would Establishing a Baseline for a Good Quality of Life Be Better Than Striving for Income Equality?

What are we really talking about when we discuss income equality within society? Does that really mean that it doesn’t matter how much money we all make as long as it’s the same? All poor is the same as all comfortable, or all well off? This person is wondering whether or not a baseline “good”...

Was It Necessary for This Guy to Tell His Girlfriend Her “Smart” Friend Is Anything But?

Relationships are tough, and while you’re navigating new ones, looking for solid footing in every new scenario, they can seem as if they could take a turn at any moment. This couple had been together for 8 months when they’d begun to introduce each other to the important people in their lives – his best...

Sore Throat and Dental Plaque Getting You Down? A New Study Says Maybe Consider a Glass of Wine

Feeling under the weather? Your last trip to the dentist was a lesson in shame? Better call 9-wine-wine. That’s because one of the few scientific studies that justifies wine’s cost tells us it is a disinfectant for your mouth. May I pour you another glass? The Château Pichon Baron Pauillac, 2016, is excellent. Years ago, a...

11 People Share the Unfortunate Stories of Meeting Their ‘Heroes’

Sometimes meeting the people you look up to isn’t all it’s cracked up to be. Sadly, people are just that…people. They will surprise you and probably disappoint you, no matter how famous they are. These 11 people learned it the hard way – but at least they have some pretty interesting stories to go along with...

If Social Media Was Around in Your Childhood, What Embarrassing Moment Would You Be Famous for? Here’s What People Said.

I’ve said this over and over to my friends that I grew up with, but I get on my knees and say a special prayer every night that Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, or TikTok wasn’t around when we were young…especially during our high school years. Not that we did anything THAT terrible, but we were young...

Just 12 Speedy Facts About Coffee

Coffee is one of those things that people either love or hate, and the majority of people in the world seem to fall into the former category. Whether we use it to wake up in the morning, to make it through a few tough days, or can’t help but revel in the warmth and comfort...

15 People Share Things Swear Really Happened but Don’t Have Proof

Have you ever had something happen to you that you instantly knew nobody else would ever believe you about? Maybe you shared a secret kiss with a supermodel or sighted something that did not belong to this world. I’ve had a few moments like this, but I’m not sure you would believe me. Anyway, let’s see...

15 Tumblr Posts That Prove America Confuses the Hell out of People

To the rest of the world, America can seem a bit off, I suppose. We definitely like to do things our own way, we don’t often think about stopping to explain anything, and, a lot of times, we assume that everyone else operates with the same worldview we do. No matter the cause, though, it can...