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People From Other Countries Share What They Believe Are the Good Things About America

12 People Describe a Scene They Really Wish They Hadn’t Seen

There’s not much worse than that moment when you walk in on something or someone and just stop, go cold, and wish you could disappear and rewind your life. We’ve all done it at least once, and those moments really do stick with you. These 12 people can recall those moments perfectly, and are sharing...

These 15 People Talk in Their Sleep, and Their Partners Have Heard Some Pretty Funny Stuff

People who talk in their sleep are a hilarious and rare breed. They’re deep sleepers, and when they start jabbering on while unconscious, they have no idea they’ve said anything at all, nevermind remembering exactly what came out of their mouths. Their partners have some pretty funny stories to tell…even if sometimes nights like these...

She Got Kicked Out of Sunday School at Church. Did She Go Too Far?

Ahh, this brings back some memories of getting the boot from religious education classes when I was young. Let’s just say that my parents weren’t exactly thrilled when this happened…more than once. But enough about me! Is this teenage girl an a**hole for getting kicked out of Sunday School? Let’s see what’s going on here!...

The Ultimate 80s Status Symbol: The Trapper Keeper

Okay, they actually hit the market in 1978, but Trapper Keepers are totally linked with the 1980s and early 1990s. I’m sure you remember, right? I know I do. I think I got my first one in 7th grade. It wasn’t even close to being the coolest one in school, but I held my own...

New Study Shows that Cat Owners Pass on Their Own Personalities to Their Cats

Humans and their pets often seem eerily similar to each other, and it’s not just in our imagination, according to a new study. In a study published in Plos One, researchers surveyed over 3000 cat owners. They asked them a variety of questions about five broad personality traits: extroversion, agreeableness, openness, conscientiousness, and neuroticism. Then...

Here’s How Too Much Screen Time Is Negatively Affecting Your Kids

In this day and age, it’s all but impossible to keep screens away from your kids. And that’s even though the official recommendation from pediatricians is that kids under two get ZERO screen time (that includes having the television on while they’re in the room, even if it’s tuned to an adult program or a...

Women Are Sharing All The Things They Wish They Had Known In Their 20’s

It’s not a big secret that, by the time we reach our 40s or 50s, there are things we would have done differently in our past had we had the same knowledge then. But learning takes time – and understanding takes even longer – so it’s natural to reach middle age with at least a...

Nikola Tesla’s “Wireless Electricity” Is Now a Reality… in New Zealand

It’s kind of sad when the things people dream up don’t come to be until after they’re gone, but I like to think that somehow they always knew it was a solid idea and it would eventually come to fruition. That’s been the case with several of Nikola Tesla’s inventions, of course, and now an...

15 Funny Twitter Jokes That Got Tons Of ReTweets

Everyone loves a metric – it’s how you tell how good something is, right? So if a tweet gets loads of retweets, it must be amazing. Metrics! 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15.

11 Women Confess Why They Lied About Being On Birth Control

Relationships might not be all about trust, but it’s certainly a big factor as to whether or not things work out in the long run. And when it comes to lies, I’m not sure there’s a bigger one that promising your significant other that kids are off the table when they’re actually right smack in...

Boeing Once Tried to Turn Its 747 Into a Flying Aircraft Carrier

Yep, you read that headline right. In the 1970’s, Boeing launched an investigation into its 747 Jumbo Jet’s viability as an Airborne Aircraft Carrier (AAC). In other words, the aerospace company wanted to see if they could pack fighter jets into its largest commercial plane. Why did Boeing want to do something like this? The...

Hummingbirds See an Array of Splendid Colors That Humans Cannot

Hummingbirds are like the fairy-spirit-dragon-unicorns of the bird world. When considering the very beautiful and very powerful hummingbird it’s easy to be like, maybe half bug, yeah? As in, how do they do that? With the flapping? What sort of superpower mutant gene exists in nature that gave them the ability to beat their wings...

He Expects His Girlfriend to Cancel Her Plans for Him. Is He a Jerk?

Well, well, well, it seems like this guy really thinks the world revolves around him. Or, at least it appears that way on the surface based on the question he asked folks on Reddit’s “Am I the A**hole?” page. But let’s read his story before we make a judgment call, okay? Start now! AITA for...

Man’s ER Experience in Taiwan Reminds Everyone How Messed up American Health Care Really Is

You’d be hard pressed to find someone who wasn’t aware of the debate in America over our broken healthcare system (I think most people agree that it could be better, even if we can’t agree on how to fix it), but the fact remains that America is far behind the rest of the civilized world...