Posts by Trisha Leigh Zeigenhorn

Traveling is awesome, eye-opening, and humbling. Many people love doing it, and in this day and age, having amazing pictures to capture the moments and places you’ve waited a lifetime to lay eyes on is definitely part of the experience. That said, I imagine these 18 people were pretty disappointed with how their epic photos...

There are the obvious ways to catch the attention of police officers on the road – speeding, driving recklessly, having expired tags or broken lights – but did you know there are other driving behaviors that can shine a spotlight on your car, as far as cops are concerned? There totally are, so if you’re...

Every person who ever was thinks that their baby is the cutest baby in the history of forever. I was sure that my firstborn was the most adorable child ever born, but now that he’s two, I can look back and see his patchy hair and chubby face for what it was (and it wasn’t...

It should come as no surprise to you that many of the medical advancements made by humans are the result of practices and experiments that were, through the lens of history and knowledge, questionable at best. There were periods in time when animals, people of color, women, the poor, the mentally ill, and any other...

It seems weird to think about it now, but there was a time when the mysteries in Harry Potter were actually mysteries, and those of us reading (and then watching) along had to actually guess what was what and who was who. Needless to say, in the end most of us were wrong. But thanks...

I don’t know about you, but with pantsuits all the rage among high-profile female representatives these days, it never really occurred to me to wonder about a time when they were all but verboten on the Senate floor. Which is silly, maybe, given that there were few public places prior to the 1970s where you...

Most of us have taken the Myers-Briggs test at one time or another (INFP here). Teachers, professors, managers – they all seem to think that the results are interesting not only, but that they might be able to provide insight into their workgroups that will make the days, months, and years easier to navigate. Is...

New York City remains, with good reasons, one of the top vacation destinations in the United States. It’s fun, it’s fast-paced, it’s full of culture and amazing restaurants and Broadway plays and pretty much anything you’d like to do, any hour of the day or night. But if you’re planning to visit, be aware that...

Cats may have been domesticated for less time than dogs, but that doesn’t mean people haven’t been fascinated with our feline friends for centuries – a fact proven by these medieval paintings of cats grooming their nethers. And to be honest, butts are pretty much always funny. Check out the pictures below before you even...

There are plenty of people out there who innately understand that the act of measuring ingredients, kneading dough, licking spoons, and dropping cookies, cakes, muffins, bread, or all of the above into a hot oven is a quick fix for a bad day, a fight with your spouse, or a general funk that’s proving hard...

And if you know anything about cats, you realize you’ll probably want to rectify any and all transgressions immediately. I mean, if your cat lets you pick it up at all, you’re ahead of the game. If you want to stay that way, then listen to what this cat expert has to say about the...

There are animal species all over the world that engage in same-sex practices, and in King penguins, it’s not unheard of for same-sex couples to form long-term relationships, either. Such is the case for male penguins Skipper and Ping at the Berlin Zoo, who recently stepped in to parent an egg that was abandoned in...

The idea of throwing poop is gross for multiple reasons: you have to touch poop, it will touch someone else, and there will be inevitable mess. But for chimpanzees, it’s common behavior. Why? First off, the Jane Goodall Institute of Canada says it’s important to realize that the behavior is not common in free-roaming, wild...

As someone who has experienced kidney issues – and who has recently been pregnant and breastfeeding – I’ve heard my fair share of the advice “make sure you drink a lot of water!” As a mom, I’m guilty of worrying over whether my kids are hydrating well enough, too, especially on these hot summer days....

Sure, it seems brutal – a giant, shining blade dropping toward the back of your exposed neck – but it turns out that the people on revolutionary France were actually being relatively humane (at least when it came to how they executed their many victims). In the intervening centuries, the U.S. (the only developed nation...