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A Lack of Snow Days Has One Pennsylvania School District Considering “Work from Home” Days Instead

Climate change is affecting society in all kinds of unexpected ways, and one of them is that all of the snow days that are scheduled into a school year are going unused. When I was a kid (forgive me), we used 3-4 or more snow days a year, but in the past 5 years here...

He Told His Wife It Was a Mistake to Stay at a Baby Shower. Is He a Jerk?

Man, I’ve heard more horror stories about people going to baby showers than I ever thought I would in my whole life… I thought the whole point was to celebrate and have a good time! But you know how people can be…DIFFICULT! Was this guy out of line for telling his wife that she stayed...

Head Deep Underground to Check out Sterling Hill Mine’s Famous Fluorescent Rocks

Deep in a zinc mine in New Jersey, you can find rocks that glow… Or at least, that fluoresce. You’ll also find a museum holding a fascinating collection of these special stones. When an overhead black light is turned on, the flat, dull-seeming rocks turn into glowing, fluorescent objects of orange, pink and green, streaked...

Roaming Charges on Eagles’ GPS Trackers Bankrupt Russian Researcher Team

Some steppe eagles got into trouble with their researchers for sending text messages that resulted in huge cell phone bills. Bad, bad birds! Researchers at the Russian Raptors Research and Conservation Network were studying the steppe eagles to learn more about their summer migratory patterns. To track the eagles, researchers tagged the birds with GPS monitors...

20 Things Every Midwesterner Can’t Help But Do

We don’t even know why we’re doing these 20 things, but we do them anyway – and we sure as heck can’t stop. We couldn’t say we’re from the Midwest otherwise! #20. Because some people are suffering MORE. https://twitter.com/maiMwanaa/status/1090396623820210176?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.buzzfeed.com%2Fdaves4%2Fmidwest-questions #19. Everyone knows where that is, that’s why. Why does every town in the Midwest use...

Florida Man Illustrates Why You Should Never Mix Cocaine and Pufferfish

You know, in case you’re tempted to mix the two. As one does… This harrowing tale features a 43-year-old man who showed up at a Florida (of course) hospital stating he needed help after doing “too much blow” at home. Doctors realized they weren’t dealing with a simple overdose case, though, when the patient revealed...

What’s Your “This Person Has No Idea How the Real World Works” Moment? Here’s What People Had to Say.

I had an old roommate who didn’t know how to make macaroni and cheese. And we were adults… I was kind of dumbfounded because he also wanted me to give him a lesson on how to do it. He was so blown away that I’d made this exotic dish that he just had to know...

The Books That Hotel Guests Most Frequently Leave Behind

It’s kind of surprising that people leave so many books behind in hotel rooms, but apparently, it’s the truth. Travel + Leisure put together a list of the books that hotel guests leave behind the most and some of them might surprise you. Take a look at the list and ask yourself a question: do you think some of...

Travel Coast-to-Coast by Train and See America’s Greatest Sites for Just Over $200

Ever traveled by train? It’s a pretty great experience, and an amazing way to see all of the beauty that America has to offer. If you have the time, taking a long train trip is a great alternative to the hustle and bustle of air travel or the monotony of long car rides. You can...

15 People Share the Creepiest Thing They’ve Ever Seen Through Their Bedroom Window

I’m constantly waking up in the middle of the night thinking someone or something is lurking outside my bedroom window. The trees and branches look like a creeper standing by the window…and then I can’t sleep for the rest of the night. Lucky for me, it’s never actually been someone trying to break in. But...

15 People Who Have Been in a Coma Share What It Was Like

Experiencing a coma is one of those things that seems pretty impossible to truly understand unless you’ve been there – and most of us don’t want to do it just to know what it’s like. If you’re curious, though (or maybe writing a book), these 15 people have spent time in a coma, and they’re...

15 People Share the Moment They Knew They’d Marry Their Spouse

Awwwwwwww. Now isn’t this a lovely topic? We spend so much of our time being bombarded with bad news, it’s nice to be reminded every once in a while about all the great stuff out there. Take a look at the AskReddit responses below from people who talk about the exact moment they knew their spouse was...

This Mom Shoots Portraits of Girls in Sparkly Dresses and Sports Gear

From a young age, girls are sent the message that they have to either be girly-girls or tomboys. There’s no in between and there’s no overlapping. Well, not anymore. Heather Mitchell runs HMP Couture Imagery in Alabama, and she shoots portraits of young girls who want to do what they want to do. Her series...

She Told Her Husband to Leave. Did She Go Too Far?

You…are outta here! No one wants to hear that, do they? But sometimes folks deserve it! And now it’s up to you to read this woman’s story to see if she went too far. Check out what she had to say! AITA for telling him to leave? “My son “Jimmy” is 17 and he dropped...