20 Famous People You Might Not Know Were Adopted
Chances are that you know at least a couple of people in your life who are adopted. It could be friends, family members, co-workers – anyone really. There’s also a good chance that you know people who are adopted, but you don’t know it because they haven’t told you. Every adopted person is on their...
The CEO of Dick’s Sporting Goods Destroyed $5 Million Worth of Assault Weapons After Storewide Ban
It seems like the debate over gun control has reached a fever pitch in recent years, but it also feels like not much has been accomplished. You can point the finger in any direction you want to, but it’s a combination of many factors: politicians, big business, the NRA, shareholders, etc. And as mass shootings...
15 Iconic Newspaper Front Pages That Will Help You Relive History
One of my favorite pastimes is reading old newspapers. Whether it’s online, actually holding the paper, or even scanning through microfiche for hours on end, I love seeing what was going on throughout history and how it was reported. It’s endlessly fascinating! To me, at least. Here are 15 newspaper covers from historic days throughout...
This City Is Paying Homeless People $9.25 an Hour to Pick up Litter
Officials in Little Rock, Arkansas, might be on to something. In April 2019, the city launched its Bridge to Work program, paying homeless people $9.25 an hour to pick up litter off city streets. Paul Atkins is a Pastor at the Canvas Community Church in Little Rock, and he’s been impressed with how successful the...
All Trans People Are Not Gay: Myths About Sexuality and Gender
The world we live in today is a complicated one. Almost daily, it seems that some long-held notion about life is being challenged in some way. Sometimes, this is relatively easy to accept and adopt into our existence. Other times, the change is met with resistance – sometimes bordering on extreme intolerance and hatred. One...
10 Facts You Might Want to Follow up On
It’s time to celebrate! Celebrate some great facts, I mean. You can share them with your friends, families, and enemies, and you can whip them out at your next dinner party so people get really impressed with you. Trust me, it works. Now memorize these facts! 1. Those programs don’t work. Source 1 Source 2 2. Bring...
People Share What They Think the 2010s Decade Will Be Remembered For
It’s hard to believe that we only have a few months left until we start a new decade. Wooo! Time flies. How will the 2010s be remembered? It sure seems like there was a lot of controversy and upheaval around the world. AskReddit users weighed in on what they think this strange, wonderful, terrible decade...
