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14 People Talk About Scams That Don’t Get a Lot of Attention

It’s a sad fact of life that there are scammers EVERYWHERE. Online, in your town, even in your neighborhood. They’re out there trying to take advantage of unsuspecting or totally oblivious people so they can do whatever it takes to separate folks from their money and their belongings. So it’s best to always be vigilant!...

43-Year-Old High School Teacher Keeps A Personal List Of “Gen Z” Slang Terms He Overhears His Students Using

It’s safe to say that not everyone who goes into teaching does so because they love, understand, or even care to understand the younger generation. In fact, it can sometimes seem to be the opposite – like this restaurant manager who banned current slang from the work floor lest you lose your free employee meals....

What Do You Think Is the Creepiest Unsolved Mystery? People Shared Their Thoughts.

I’m obsessed with unsolved mysteries and true crime stories of all kinds. And there are SO MANY unsolved crimes and stories out there that it can be overwhelming to wrap your head around them. But today we’re going to point you in the right direction of some that we think you might be interested in...

People Admitted the Silliest Way They Hurt Themselves

The truth hurts sometimes… And in the stories you’re about to read, we mean that literally! Because these folks all got hurt in pretty dumb ways. Let’s take a look! 1. Darn. “I ignored a staph infection when I was 14 and wound up with toxic shock syndrome and a partially removed big toe. Learned...

Did You Know That These 7 Common Words Came from Railroad Lingo?

Etymology is endlessly interesting to me – where words came from can help us better understand when using them is most appropriate, of course, but also it’s fun to know (and helpful during those games of Trivial Pursuit) how lingo came to be part of everyday language. To that end, here are 7 common words...

This is How You Use ‘i.e.,’ ‘e.g.,’ and ‘etc.’ Correctly in Sentence

We live in a world where emojis and shorthand can help get our point across, but we still come across a few language rules that tend to perplex and confuse, e.g. common abbreviations like the one I literally just used. Yes, maybe we don’t have to use common abbreviations such as i.e., e.g. or etc,...

5 Scary Science Experiments That Might Actually Get Rid of Some Basic Fears

These science experiments give us the heebie-jeebies, but they also serve to let us know that there’s a logical explantation for pretty much everything. If you believe in ghosts, or have ever played the game Bloody Mary, you’re not immune to being creeped out. While true believers will tell you there’s something to the paranormal,...

14 Adults Confess The First Moment They Truly Felt Old

If you’re a person of a certain age (looking at all of my fellow Gen Xers, and probably some Millennials, too), then there’s a good chance you’ve had at least a handful of moments when you’ve realized you’re no longer young. It could be your back, it’s probably been your knees, and if you’re like...

Tiny Yorkie Dog Was A Hero Who Saved Soldiers in WWII

Her name was Smoky, and she was a wee little Yorkshire terrier who, after her heroic performance in WWII, became the world’s first therapy dog. Found in an empty jungle foxhole in New Guinea, she was first thought to be the pet of one of the Japanese soldiers. The soldiers took her to a nearby...

People Admitted the Strange Things They Believed as Kids

Think back to when you were a young kid… If you can remember, you probably recall that you thought about AND believed all kinds of weird stuff. Don’t try to deny it! What strange things do you believe when you were a kid? Let’s see what people had to say about this. 1. Don’t touch...

People in Florida Stopped a Car From Crashing Into Traffic After the Driver Had a Medical Incident

Who says there isn’t any good left in the world…? Not this guy! And here’s a story that proves it, all you naysayers! A driver in Boynton Beach, Florida, lost consciousness at the wheel and a group of Good Samaritans took it upon themselves to stop the car from causing a big accident on a...

What’s the Most Terrifying Disease You Can Get? People Responded.

Are you ready to get scared? And paranoid? And freaked out? If you are, then you’re in the right place! Because we’re going to hear from folks on AskReddit about the most terrifying diseases that any of us could get… Let’s dig in… 1. Weird. “Anton syndrome: maybe not the scariest but definitely still very...

This Company Created the Coolest Lego Helmet, and It Is AWESOME

LEGO is all the rage from toy kits to big screen movies. It seems you can’t turn around without seeing something LEGO related. And this idea is no different!  In an effort to make it “cool” for kids to wear bicycle helmets, Simon Higby of DDB Stockholm and Clara Prior of DDB Copenhagen, worked with...

Want a Perfect British Accent? This Voice Coach Has Your Back!

Whether you’re an aspiring actor or just want to have a little fun learning how to speak like a Brit, acquiring an authentic accent isn’t the easiest thing to do, especially without help. Dialect coach and author of Classically Speaking: Dialect for Actors Patricia Fletcher has some tips that should work across the board if mastering a...