16 People Who Learned The Hard Way About Selling Stuff Online
You might think it would be a no-brainer to sell things online. I mean, you can reach lots of people at once and there’s always someone out there looking to score your old stuff, right? Garage sales are time consuming, but a quick trip to meet someone at the gas station is simple…at least in...
Would Military Aircraft Be Able To Use U.S. Interstates As Emergency Runways?
There’s a longstanding rumor that United States highways were purposely built to double as runways for planes (particularly military planes) in need of a spot to land in an emergency. The truth is although they could potentially work (if you’re not worried about casualties on the ground), there are a ton of better options. No...
Have Color Regrets When It Comes To Your Car? BMW Might Have You Covered!
One of the questions we always get asked when we’re looking for a new car is “what color do you want?” It’s an easy question for some people, who really don’t have any opinion on the matter, but for others who wonder whether or not they’ll change their mind down the road, it can be...
6 Ways You Could Repurpose Your Coffee Grounds
Since somewhere around 70% of Americans enjoy a cup of joe at least a couple of times a day, there’s a good chance you’re disposing of a bunch of coffee grounds on a weekly basis. I’m not sure what percentage of Americans are interested in re-using what they can instead of tossing it into the...
10 People Who Chose To Have Their Pre-Wedding Parties Together Share What It Was Like
The wedding industry is bigger than ever. Many people spend years dreaming about the hoopla that will surround their nuptials, from the day of specifics, to the honeymoon afterward and the parties leading up to the big day. Though bachelor and bachelorette parties are traditionally held separately as a chance to say so long to...
11 People In Polyamorous Relationships Talk About The Holidays
Different kinds of relationships are becoming more and more commonly talked about and embraced, which is great! For those who are in monogamous, cis relationships, though, the curiosity can really get the better of you as far as what life is like on the other side. If you’re looking to sate yours as far as...
11 Anemic Women Talk About How The Condition Affects Their Lives
Medical conditions can play a big role in our quality of life. That said, if you haven’t experienced something firsthand it can be hard to understand the big and small ways it changes you and your world. These 11 women are living with anemia, and if you’re curious, they’re talking about what their day-to-day is...
10 People Give Advice On Dealing With Jealousy In An Open Relationship
No relationship is easy 100% of the time. No relationship should be hard 100% of the time, either, not even if the people involved have made some unconventional choices. Jealousy is a thing that happens no matter how many parties are involved, but I would suspect that the more people in the relationship, the higher...
10 People Who Ghosted Friends Reflect On The Toll It Took
When it comes to friendship, we don’t think about things ending, or how we’ll “break up” the way we might with romantic relationships. Especially when we’re young, friendships seem like something that will last forever. The older we get, though, we realize that not every friend we make is going to be one that’s around...
In 1983, The CIA Thought You Could Transcend Spacetime With Your Mind
When you think about the CIA, you probably picture no-nonsense g-men in cheap suits, ready to get their hands dirty in pursuit of national (or even global) security. You probably don’t imagine a bunch of dudes wondering whether or not our brains can meditate their way into a state that would allow us to transcend...
18 Giggle-Worthy Slang Terms From The Early 20th Century
Language is so interesting – how it’s grown and developed over time, how terms have grown popular and then all but disappeared – and I’m always up for learning more about how and when those changes took place. Which is why I love this post about slang terms from the 1910s (and some of them...
14 Parents Who Failed Despite A Good Honest Try
Parenting is about getting up and going at it another day, regardless of how good or bad of a day you had the day before. Most of us are trying as hard as we can, even when it doesn’t work out, and realize there’s nothing to do but roll with the punches. These 14 parents...
26 Folks Who Are Making Marriage Sound Hilarious
Marriage is a lot of thing, depending on the day. Some of them are good, some are bad, but if we’re being honest, most of the day-to-day stuff is somewhere in between (and pretty boring). These 26 folks are battling all of that with a hilarious sense of humor, so please, let them give you...
Does The World’s Largest Family Tree Reveal The Origins Of Humanity?
People love knowing more about where we come from, and the internet has obviously made it easier for anyone to dabble in genealogy – and for us to be able to track down lines that go back hundreds of years. It makes sense, then, that anthropologists and historians, geologists and the like, could use the...
10 People Dish On What It’s Like Getting Married Super Fast
Marriage is a big commitment. Because of that, a majority of people take their time meeting someone, getting to know them, maybe living together and meeting their family and friends, before pulling the trigger on a lifetime commitment. Other people, though, they like to roll the dice – and honestly, I’m not sure one way...