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17 People Share The Bodily Functions They Would Axe If They Could

Man Wants to Know if He’s Wrong for Not Letting His Wife Wash Their Dog in the Kitchen Sink

I really do love animals and I’ve loved every pet I’ve ever had, but I kinda understand NOT wanting to have a dog washed in your kitchen sink. It’s kind of…unsanitary, don’t you think? So is this guy an a**hole for refusing to let his wife wash their dog in the sink? Let’s take a...

Jason Priestley Once Punched Harvey Weinstein in the Face. I Think He’s My Hero.

I’m not trying to be ironic or funny, I’m a huge Jason Priestley fan. I grew up on Beverly Hills, 90210, and whenever the reruns are on I drop what I’m doing and settle in for some time with Brandon Walsh and the gang. And now I like Priestley even more after a story emerged about an...

10 Code Words Airline Pilots Say, and What They Really Mean

Flying is a mysterious event…for the regular passenger anyway. We may look completely at ease with our neck pillows snugged in place and our Kindles fired up, but everyone knows we’re one small incident away from panic. I always feel my sense of hearing is heightened. I can hear conversations around me, someone’s video game three...

16 People Weigh In On What Professions They Think Are Slowly Dying

It’s a brave new world out there, and honestly, our world is changing so fast there’s really no good way to predict what it’s going to look like in a decade, never mind a century. Things have changed so much in the past 100 years that there are tons of jobs that were once easy...

13+ Experts Give Advice on the Worst Sentences to Put at the Beginning of Your Next Speech

They say that the fear of public speaking is rampant in our society – so much so that it ranks above a fear of dying – so it makes sense that most people have anxiety when it comes to writing, preparing, and delivering a speech to a roomful of people (no matter how big). I...

People Discuss Why Lobbying Is Allowed to Be Legal

I guess I can understand why someone would want to be a lobbyist if they were trying to gain support for something that was actually good (imagine that), but when I hear about people who lobby politicians for bad stuff, it really makes me scratch my head. And you know what kind of stuff I’m...

10 Beloved Writers Share One Book They Couldn’t Put Down

Bookworms are always in the mood to learn about new books to read, right? As it turns out, authors have some great recommendations for the rest of us. Independent bookstore and institution Powell’s Books asked several writers to recommend some books for voracious readers. Let’s check out some of these suggestions. 10. Mystwick School of Musicraft...

People Share Interesting Truths About Transactional Relationships

We all have different life experiences, right? That’s especially true when it comes to relationships and dating, so if you’re not someone who has found themselves in a “transactional” relationship – one where assets of one kind or another are exchanged – then you might be curious what it’s like. Luckily we have this little...

Some Offices Are Using Greta Thunberg’s Disapproving Face to Get Workers to Use Less Plastic

Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg has found herself in the world’s spotlight over the past several months as her previously solitary climate strikes caught on across the globe. The teenager is encouraging others in her generation (and beyond) to treat climate change like the crisis that it is – and some companies in Israel are...

14 People Share What Their TED Talks Would Be About

Wow, this is a tough one… I think if I had to deliver an impromptu lecture on something, it would either be about hockey or maybe about the history of horror movies. But since I’m terrified of public speaking, I still think I’d have a hard time, even though I know both of those subjects...

19 Straight-Up Fascinating Facts We’d Love to Show You

Facts are our business around here, so I like to think we know good ones when we see them. “Good” can mean different things to different people, but one of the factors for me is definitely the question “will it send me down an excellent rabbit hole?” These 19 facts definitely meet that (and other)...

Funny Text Messages for You to Sink Your Teeth Into

I tend to send a lot of stupid text messages to people, but at least I can say that I haven’t made it on social media yet with my texting…issues. I guess I should thank my friends and family members for not throwing me under the bus and sending the gibberish that I text them...

17 People Reveal How You Can Make Them Dislike You Instantly

I think every one of us has pet peeves in life, whether it’s with products, media, or other people. We have those hard lines in the sand (like when people eat ice or chew with their mouths open) that we can’t cross no matter what, right? These 17 people are chomping at the bit to...

9 Facts About All Kinds of Creepy Stuff

There’s a bunch of creepy-related stuff in this fact set: death, zombies, etc. You name it, we got it! If you like this kind of stuff, you’ll be a big fan of these facts. 1. Haunted church 2. Join the club! 3. No one gets buried alone 4. A scary hoax 5. Life after death...