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12 Mood-Boosting Activities People Are Doing While in Lockdown

Being stuck indoors doesn’t mean you can’t have fun. In fact, learning how to make the best of any situation can help you get through tough times. For some, that means letting loose and wiggling those hips. For others, it may mean breaking out an old game or favorite past time. Innovation and out-of-the-box thinking...

15 Singles Share Their Go-To Question to Break the Ice on a First Date

Dating is rough. Anyone who is dating, has dated or expects to be dating again will tell you that. And they’ll probably also say that breaking the ice in on a first date is the worst part. If you have no clue how to do this, let these 15 experienced daters help you out with...

Centipedes May Look Ugly, but Don’t Kill Them — They Are Good for Your House

I’m not someone who’s afraid of bugs, in general. Spiders? Meh. Ants? Annoying, but meh. Beetles, roaches…okay, they’re a little worse. But centipedes? Forget about it – I want them gone. So, you can understand why I’d be a bit disappointed to read that I shouldn’t be killing them, even when they’re on my turf....

Your Dog’s Feet Really Do Smell Like Fritos

The belief that, if you smell your dog’s feet (and you know you have; they’re so cute!), they possess a scent reminiscent of Fritos is a long held one by dog owners everywhere. For example… what do you think THESE feet smell like? https://www.instagram.com/p/B8XhcJgAhit/ You’ve probably always shrugged it off as just one of those...

The Gigantic Wind-Powered Boat That Could Transport 7,000 Cars at Once

The time has long passed for innovators around the world to start looking toward the future. Our days of relying on fossil fuels to sustain our energy needs should have already passed, and so we’re out there, searching for replacements that are efficient in every sense of the word. Enter a shipping barge that’s entirely...

Facebook Builds Bot to Help Workers Get Through Awkward Topics with Their Families over the Holidays

Facebook is now a sort of necessary evil. We’re inclined to mistrust people who don’t have a profile with the company, and many entrepreneurs and large-scale brands also depend on the site for access to their customers. But questionable things are frequently posted on the site, and we all know the allegations against Facebook around...

A 61-Year-Old Woman Gave Birth to Her Own Granddaughter Through IVF

Now this is a story you don’t see every day, but it’s so special, we decided we had to share it with all of you. Married couple Matthew Eledge and Elliot Dougherty were exploring their options to have children. They got quite a surprise when Eledge’s mother, Cecile, 61, offered to be the surrogate mother...

People Go on the Record and Share Their Worst Work Holiday Parties

Holiday work parties is where people really let it all hang out. That quiet guy who works in the corner? He might get drunk and make a complete fool out of himself. The shy girl in Human Resources? Total freak on the dance floor. And sometimes these parties take an ugly turn as well and...

Sony Is Releasing a New Walkman to Commemorate Its 40th Anniversary

I remember it like it was yesterday. It must’ve been about 1984 when my older brother Rich got a Walkman for Christmas. I was mesmerized by it. Of course, I wasn’t allowed to touch it, but I did admire it from afar until I got my own a few years later and started amassing a...

Mom Shares All The Bizarre Names She Found In Her Son’s Yearbook

I think we can all agree that some of the more recent baby-naming trends are truly heinous. Brylee, Plaid, Briar … it’s like someone just attended a mountaintop Pinterest wedding and just decided to name their baby after the table decor. These names also inexplicably involve a lot of Y’s. Bottom line: these trendy names...

10 People Share Their Worst Spoiled Kid Stories

Spoiled kids are EVERYWHERE! Don’t believe me? Just go out in public and take a look around. The kids are running the show these days, ladies and gents. Here are 15 AskReddit tales of spoiled kids that’ll make you cringe. 1. I need another one “A girl in my grade broke or lost her phone...

12 Code Words That Industries Use and Don’t Want People to Know

Have you ever heard a term and thought, “WTF does that mean?!?” Yeah, me too. And that’s why I’m writing this today. Because certain industries have these code words that they use to trick us… and I’m just not one for many secrets. Today we’ll be looking at 12 code words used by select fields...

Does Not Accepting A Well-Meaning Gift Make You A Jerk?

I think the world has come a long way in the past several years when it comes to critically evaluating the health of romantic relationships. We still have a long way to go, and it remains so much easier to see issues from the outside than in, but giving people who treat their partners badly...

If You Get an Accidental Deposit in Your Bank Account You Don’t Expect, Here’s Why You Shouldn’t Spend It

If you’re like most average people, logging into your online banking to check your balance isn’t your favorite thing to do. It’s never as much as you want it to be, need it to be, or wish it was. That’s why it can be tempting to just celebrate if the number is higher than you...