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The Short, Tragic Life of Microsoft’s “Clippy”

Ever Wonder Why We Let Santa Claus Have the Credit for Our Gifts? You’re Not Alone!

If you grew up in the West, and your family was Christian (or just not NOT Christian), then there’s a good chance you woke up Christmas morning to find that Santa Claus had visited your home. Then, at some point in your young life you learned that everyone had been lying to you. Santa wasn’t...

For the First Time in 30 Years, the Tower of London Is Home to Baby Ravens

The newest residents at the Tower of London are about 11 inches tall, loud, and they feast on rats for at least 3 meals a day: they’re four healthy raven chicks, the first born to breeding pair Huginn and Muninn. They’re also the first chicks born at the Tower since 1989. Fun fact: There has...

10 American Towns Whose Names Have Unusual Backstories

If you’re on a road trip through the United States, chances are that you can guess how the majority of places got their names -– they’re named after places in the “Old World,” after historical figures, or after land/landmarks in the area. That said, some are funny, odd, or downright bizarre, and below are the...

“The Leftorium” and 9 Other Simpsons Businesses We Wish Actually Existed

When Ned Flanders, the ever-cheery foil to Homer Simpson, opens his store The Leftorium in season three of The Simpsons, it totally bombs. The episode is literally called “When Flanders Failed.” But I think Flanders’s idea to open a store for left-handed individuals is actually really cool. Sure, it only serves a certain demographic of the...

China Plans to Ban Single-Use Plastic Bags in Every Major City by the End of 2020

It’s not just a new year, it’s a new decade – and China, for one, doesn’t plan to end it as a top contributor to the world’s pollution problem. At least, not when it comes to single-use plastic bags. They plan to include plastic plates, cutlery, and straws in the ban as well.   View...

Move over Alexa, This Device Can Hear and Record Your Thoughts

Are you a user of Alexa or similar type of device? Using these machines has changed our lives mostly for the better, but it’s also become public knowledge that they are recording our conversations, even when we’re not using them? Scary to think. Enter AlterEgo. This new and innovative technology will have you grimacing…or maybe...

Sacramento, CA, Is Now Home to a Park Named After “Reading Rainbow” Host LeVar Burton

Reading Rainbow aired on PBS from 1983-2006, making it the longest running educational series ever to run on the network. The show, with the help of host LeVar Burton, cultivated a love of books and reading in a generation-plus of children who eagerly watched it (this writer included). https://www.instagram.com/p/BrthjS4lSWI/ LeVar Burton grew up in Sacramento,...

15 People Who “Ran to the Store” and Never Went Home Share Their Stories

People might fantasize about walking out on their family, home, and life to start a new one for a number of reasons – valid and not so valid – but what is it actually like to say “I’m running to the store” and never go back home? These 15 people are willing to share the...

15 Photos That Show What Makes Japan Great

Japan might seem like a wonderful place to live, with it’s beautiful cherry blossoms and bustling cities, but those reasons barely scratch the surface of what makes Japan so great. There are plenty of reasons to visit Japan, from their innovative toilets to the overwhelming courtesy residents show one another – which is why we’ve...

What Are Signs That You’re Being Manipulated? Here’s What People Had to Say.

Some people get manipulated in plain sight and they don’t even realize it…and that’s why you have to keep your eyes open and know what’s going on around you. Know what I’m saying? What are some clear signs that you’re being manipulated? Here’s how AskReddit users responded. 1. Pay attention. “Manipulators often induce uncomfortable, “negative”...

13 People Share the Worst Financial Advice Someone Ever Gave Them

It’s a crying shame when people make bad decisions with their money and they blow it all or take a hit so big that it changes their lives in a major way. But it seems like it happens all the time, doesn’t it? Check out these stories about bad financial advice that none of us...

Woman Drops Phone Onto Neighbor’s Balcony, Hatches Plan to Get It Back

This story reminds me of one of the funniest headlines I think I’ve ever seen from The Onion. We’re all so attached to our phones at this point that a little bit of panic sets in when you can’t find your phone, or you drop it in a toilet. It’s almost like an extra appendage at...

Scientists Aren’t Sure Humans Could Control Superintelligent Machines, Even if We Built Them

Humans creating a computer or some other type of artificial intelligence that eventually gets too smart and wily for us to control, thereby creating a war between humans and machines that all but destroys the earth, has been the plot of many a science fiction film. Is it likely, though? Would humans win? Are we...

How 16 People Got Into These Really Obscure Lines Of Work

One of the hardest questions for some people to answer is “what do you want to do?” There are people who know what that answer is from the time they finish potty training, but for others…there doesn’t seem to be anything typical out there that seems like a good fit. Which I guess is how...