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15 People Discuss What They Think Are the Necessary Skills for Future Jobs in America

Best Facts of the Week (September 5-11)

We create new Fact Snacks for you every single day and put them up on our website. But it’s a tough road from fact to Fact Snack. More than half of our submitted, fully-researched facts never even get to be Fact Snacks. Yet here we are, dropping facts on our blog and website multiple times...

Here’s What Dogs See When They “Watch” TV

Every day is the same: You get ready to leave for work, then stare wistfully into your dog’s eyes because you feel so bad leaving him home alone all day. “Why not turn on the TV?” you think. But while this is well-intentioned dog parenting behavior, can dogs actually watch TV? And what do they...

New Dad Wonders Whether He Was Wrong Not to Let Anyone Else Hold His Newborn Before His Wife Could

Being a mom for the first time is one of the most stressful, emotional, wild rides a woman will ever take in her life. The hormones, the fears, the joy, and yes, the changes – it’s a ton to handle all at once, and if there’s one thing I think is true across the board,...

How Fyre Fest Went from ‘Exciting Getaway’ to ‘Documentary-Worthy Disaster’

William “Billy” McFarland, the mind behind the now-infamous Fyre Festival, has a history of shady business practices. Perhaps that should have clued people into the fact that this could be just one more get-rich-quick scheme, but with Instagram influencers and even rapper Ja Rule promoting the event, it’s easy to see why so many people...

12 Tweets That Push the Envelope of Silly

We hear you loud and clear, brothers and sisters… You want laughs, you want comedy relief, you want to escape reality for a while and just enjoy yourself. AND WE GOT THE TWEETS, BABY! I’m talking about the good stuff! The memes that are guaranteed to make you laugh and then share them with all of...

Beware the Birds: Crows Form, Nurse and Share Grudges Against Humans

Fair warning: if you’re someone who hasn’t been able to walk past a murder of crows since you first saw The Birds, this post might not be for you. Because recent studies are confirming what scientists and bird watchers have long suspected – crows (and other corvids) are super smart. They can make, store, and...

16 Memes That Are Randomly Entertaining and Endlessly Hilarious

You know what today needs? Memes. You know what tomorrow needs? More memes. What I’m saying here is that if we just had more memes in the world, we probably would solve all of our problems. Right? RIGHT!?!?! Okay, maybe that’s a bit overblown, but we’re here for these 16 memes, and apparently you are...

12 Stories People Have Always Wanted to Tell and Now They Are

It’s tough having a great story that just doesn’t come up that much in conversation. We love to tell it, people love to hear it, but you often can’t just bring things up out of the blue, you know? I mean, I know the expression “apropos of nothing” exists, but I feel like it might...

16 People Share What They Would Erase From The World To Make It Better

I think that most good and honest people would love to say that they left the world better than they found it, even if it’s just in one small way. If we had the opportunity to change things for the better for everyone, well, wouldn’t we do it? This is the question posed to Redditors,...

14 Chefs Dish On The Menu Item That Always Gives Them Fits

The menu at a restaurant is sometimes created by a chef, but more often than not it’s set by an owner, a manager, or some corporate dude who has no idea how to make a grilled cheese sandwich. Or he pretends not to, anyway, so someone else will make it for him. If you want...

Need a Break? These Hilarious Tweets Will Take Your Mind off of Things!

I think it’s safe to say that we could all use a major break right now. You’re moody, you’re irritable, you’ve been standing at your front door and watching traffic go by for the past four hours…or maybe that last part was just me… Whatever the case, the point is that we all need a...

Benham’s Disk Illusion Makes a Simple Black and White Pattern Turn Multi-Colored

Black and white are pretty straightforward until you see the colors on a Benham Disk. Then, it could be any color–green, yellow, blue, red or even violet. See what I mean in the video below: This disk has confounded people for over one hundred years. It’s a black and white disk of paper. How are...

14 Facts People Wish They’d Never Heard

You know that stunned, sinking feeling you get when you’re researching something, or reading something, or just minding your own business and suddenly you know something you never wanted to, and wish you didn’t? That’s the sort of moment these 14 people had when they learned these particular facts, so if you’re going to read...

Amazon Is Selling a “Ghost-Detecting” Stone That Claims to Sense Visits from the Beyond

It’s nearly October, which means those of us who revel in all of the Halloween goodness are about to have their month in the sun (or the darkness). If that means doing a little ghost hunting, well, you could always pick up this Baketan Reiseki from Amazon. The stone, which allegedly detects the presence of...