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Children Don’t Recognize Anxiety, but They Know Their Stomachs Hurt

Children experience a wide range of emotions as they grow and that also includes negative feelings. However, their lack of experience and perspective can keep them from clinically labeling what they are feeling. Instead, they use other descriptors. Kids will discuss their symptoms before their feelings. We, as adults, then need to use our own...

8 Ways You Can Tell That the Earth Is Not Flat

You’ve probably noticed that lately there’s been a resurgence of people who believe that the earth is flat. Or maybe that’s not true. Maybe they’ve always been around, but lately they’ve decided that saying it aloud isn’t so bad. Either, way, I’ve got some bad news for them – they’re still wrong. Super wrong. And...

13 Words That Will Automatically Make Life Funnier

Some people don’t need any help being funny. It comes naturally, and their jokes always land, and the rest of us envy their ability and ease. If you’re someone who isn’t like that at all, but wish you were able to make people giggle at least once in a while, here are 13 words that...

People Share the Biggest Culture Shock They’ve Experienced in Another Country

Have you ever experienced true culture shock? I’ve been to other countries, but I don’t think I’ve ever been so blown away that I was shocked. But my brother taught English in China for a while and he said that was a huge adjustment for the first month or so he was there. And a...

This 5-Year-Old Boy Is a Superhero to Stray Cats

Anyone who has owned a cat, worked with strays, or, you know, been generally acquainted with cats knows that they can be hella temperamental. They like some people, they don’t like others (sometimes the same person, depending on the minute or mood), and if they don’t want to do something, good luck convincing them. None...

10 Hoppin’ Facts About Rabbits

I don’t care who you are – rabbits are adorable. Their little noses, those velvety ears, the sweet little hops all add up to a little critter that’s impossible not to love. Not to mention the chocolate on easter. Thanks, Easter Bunny! In homage to the perfectly cute little rodent, here are 10 facts that...

Young People Share the Life-Changing Advice They Got from Older Folks

I love talking to older people. You young folks always think you have it all figured out, but guess what? You don’t know sh*t. And these Reddit users proved my point when they shared the stories they’d heard from older people that ultimately changed their lives. 1. Get through it “Sometimes you’re not meant to go...

People Get Real About Having Affairs

Unless you’ve actually been involved in an affair, you really have no idea what it’s like… And every relationship is different so only the two people involved REALLY know what’s going on… Let’s take a look at some stories about affairs from people who have been there to try to gain some insight. 1. He...

Here Are Some of the Wildest Google Reviews We’ve Seen

Reviews on the internet in general, and on Google in particular, are there for customers to review goods and services so that they can steer others toward or away from places of business they’ve frequented. That said, we know that human beings love the drama, and it can be hilarious trying to determine which reviews...

Funny Tweets to Give Your Day a Big Boost

I’ve seen you around lately and I can tell, I CAN TELL, that you need a pretty big boost in your life. And you’re in luck because we got the goods, friends! I’m talking about funny tweets that sure to make you feel better and to put you in a much better headspace. So hang...

Measles Vaccinations Are Now Mandatory in Germany

The issue of vaccinations has for some reason become a hot button issue. To be clear: vaccines work, and they save lives. But with both sides unwilling to back down, people are starting to wonder if governments are going to have to step in and lay down the law. The conversation is made more interesting...

The “Fresh Prince of Bel-Air” Mansion Was Available to Rent and It Was Cheap AF

If you’re a person of a certain age, chances are you “met” Will Smith back in the 90s. It was before he was cool, before you could really call him handsome, and way before you imagined he could snag any sort of attractive wife and manage to hold onto her for years. That said, there...

Passy Pete – The Punxsutawney Phil of Maine – Predicts an Early Winter

For the last four years, a lobster in Belfast, Maine, has correctly predicted whether summer would continue or winter would arrive early for her yearly visit. His name is Passy Pete, and he forecasts the future by choosing between two scrolls – one that predicts six more weeks of summer (he’s kind of the anti-Punxsutawney...

17 People Reinforce the Idea That You Should Never Meet Your Heroes

As someone who has met more than my fair share of famous, infamous, and slightly-more-notable-than-average folks, I have to say that the adage “you should never meet your heroes” is mostly true. As in, far more people have been disappointing or just meh than the other way around. These 17 people have some stories of...