Posts by Kim Wong-Shing

Pugs are adorable little dogs — except when you put them through an MRI, apparently. In that case, they become absolutely terrifying. Actor and comedian Andy Richter shared a photo of a pug’s MRI scan on Twitter. His caption was simple: “My friend’s pug went to the vet.” Because the photo, truly, speaks for itself. My friend’s...

Do you ever look at your pet and think: “Wow, you deserve to be royalty”? If so, you’re not the only one. One cat mom went above and beyond by actually building a throne for her Maine Coon out of cardboard. Elly’s cat, aptly named King Arthur, is a 17-year-old Maine Coon. When it was...

While you focus on remembering to write “2020” instead of “2019” for the rest of the year, don’t forget to write out all four digits of the year instead of abbreviating it. Reports warn that if you abbreviate “2020” to “20,” scammers could easily modify it to become any other year by adding two more...

Imagine that you had to escape capture for 48 hours because a $5,000,000,000 bounty had been placed on your head, and everyone on the planet knew about it. How would you survive? That’s the question that one clever Redditor posed to AskReddit recently, and people’s answers are fascinating. Some are actually useful, and some are just for...

If human beings ever made contact with aliens, it’d be arguably the most major event in our entire species’ history so far. But depending on how that first meeting goes, it could either be a revelation or a terror. On AskReddit, a user asked what the “scariest” message would be to hear from aliens from outer space....

Eating healthier food is a goal that practically everyone shares, but which foods count as “healthy”? It’s sometimes hard to tell. Some foods, like granola, are touted as “health foods” even though they’re packed full of sugar, which is definitely unhealthy. Other foods are seen as healthy until some new study comes out claiming the...

Stay-at-home parents are often severely misunderstood. While many people assume they sit around relaxing at home all day, the reality is it’s a 24-hour job that is exhausting. Between caregiving and household management, the work seemingly never ends. One new survey found that, for many people, staying at home is more stressful for parents than going...

As legalization sweeps the country, weed is becoming more acceptable as a common, casual substance. Smoking weed after work is basically the new version of having a glass of wine. But surely there are some potential downsides to weed, and one AskReddit thread had people chatting all about it. Here are 15 downsides of weed that people...

Got a special occasion coming up? Instead of a traditional bouquet, why not gift your loved ones a bouquet made entirely of pickles? Pickle bouquets are similar to other edible bouquets, such as fruit arrangements. But in this case, they consist of pickled vegetables, including peppers, tomatoes, whole pickles, and sliced pickles. Plus, bulbs of...

One man’s story of spending 38 years in prison is the perfect illustration of just how unfair the U.S. criminal justice system can be. Willie Simmons of Enterprise, Alabama, was sentenced to life without parole in 1982 — for stealing $9. He had three prior convictions at the time, so he was prosecuted under Alabama’s...

As if things weren’t enough of a mess, there is now a Mansplaining Convention set to take place in May 2020. Tickets are only being sold to women, who will get to enjoy watching a panel full of men explaining things to them. Sounds fun, right?! The event is officially called the 22 Convention, and...

The United States may be a diverse country, but there are some eccentricities that bind Americans together. Thanks to these quirks, often times non-Americans can immediately tell when they’re dealing with someone from the U.S. On a viral AskReddit thread, tons of non-Americans shared what “dead giveaways” show them that someone is American. 1. Over-preparedness....

On any given night, over half a million people in the United States sleep without a home. They’re forced to rest in cars, parks, streets, abandoned buildings, or on friends’ couches. Any kind of person can wind up in this situation, but homelessness is especially common for  those who are living paycheck-to-paycheck without savings –...

Public speaking is a notorious phobia. Many people have it, but some people definitely have it worse than others. For some, public speaking is literally scarier than death. In surveys about human fears, public speaking is commonly ranked at the top of the list. In some cases, it’s ranked above dying. According to Psychology Today, this...

How much money did you make in 2019? This 8-year-old kid on YouTube probably out-earned you. In fact, he out-earned almost everyone. Ryan Kaji earned a stunning $26 million on YouTube in 2019, making him the highest-earning YouTuber in the world. Ryan started his channel, Ryan’s World (formerly Ryan ToysReview), when he was just 3 years old....