10 Thinking Cap-Worthy Facts for Your Consideration
All of our lives are pretty hectic, so it’s important to push everything aside and learn about some new subjects every once in a while. You don’t want to suffer from brain drain, do you? Heck no, you don’t! Here are 10 facts that will get you thinking – let’s get started: 1. Bob was...
12 Cats Who Definitely Thought They Were Hiding From The Vet
No one likes to go to the doctor, and when you think about it, the experience is probably doubly uncomfortable for animals. After all, they don’t know why they’re there, they aren’t prepped (and can’t consent) for treatment, and the vet is a mostly-stranger who probably frightens them. So, it’s no wonder they put on...
Cows Are Wearing Virtual Reality Headsets Showing ‘Summer Fields’ to Combat Their Winter Depression
Hey, whatever works, right? In Russia, cows are getting a new tool to help fight the winter blues that a lot of us deal with. A dairy farm in that country is outfitting its cows with virtual reality headsets to help the animals tone down their anxiety and to fight their winter depression. The moooooove...
To Tackle Water Scarcity, Kenya Turns Ocean Water into Drinking Water – with Solar Power
The fact is that most of us, as Americans, take clean water for granted. It’s just something that’s part of our everyday routine, whether we need to grab a drink from the faucet, to wash the dishes, or to take a shower – water is always (mostly) there for us. But that’s not the case...
Millions of Americans Actually Think Their Chocolate Milk Comes from Brown Cows
I’ve never really considered that people over the age of 5 might think strawberry, chocolate, and regular milks come from different color cows, but, I mean, if no one ever told you differently…I suppose it could still make sense? Aside from the fact that you’ve never actually seen a pink cow. Then again, I live...
Lil Bub, Internet Sensation and All Around Adorable Cat, Has Died
In some very upsetting news, Internet-famous cat Lil Bub has passed away at the age of 8. The adorable cat with the goofy face had 2.4 million followers on Instagram and was a social media star. Lil Bub’s owner, Mike Bridavsky, said on social media, “On the morning of Sunday, December 1st 2019 we lost...
An Animal Shelter Is Thrilled by the Overwhelming Response After Inviting Children to Read to Rescue Pets
I think this story is incredibly sweet, and I have a feeling you’re going to agree with me wholeheartedly. Staff at the Ingham County Animal Control and Shelter in Mason, Michigan, sent out a call to local kids to see if they’d like to come to the shelter to read books and spend time with...