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First Grader’s Response to an Alphabet Puzzle Is Deeply Profound

Kids today, huh? When I was in first grade, I don’t think I had anything deep or meaningful rattling around in my head. In fact, I spent most of time eating crayons and paste. But not this youngster. A teacher named Bret Turner shared an interaction he had recently with one of his first graders. Turner...

The Hauntingly Beautiful Ice Caves Beneath Japan’s “Suicide Forest”

The “Suicide Forest,” also called the Sea of Trees, is located in Aokigahara, Japan – and beneath it lies a network of underground caves formed ages ago through their connection with nearby Mount Fuji.  One of the largest and prettiest sits just on the edge of the forest and is called the Narusawa Hyoketsu, or...

Visit Oregon’s Lost Lake…Er, Meadow

In the category of totally weird and wildly beautiful places to visit, Oregon’s Lost Lake ranks pretty high on the list. Settled in the heart of the Cascade Mountains, the stunning spectacle is a 79-acre lake bed by fast-running streams and cold creeks…except when it’s a vast expanse of meadow, instead. Because when the rainy...

This Poor Statue Is the Most Vandalized Memorial in Washington, D.C.

Meridian Hill Park is one of the countless public parks in Washington, D.C., but there is one thing that sets it apart – in a city that struggles with statue and monument vandalization on the regular, Meridian Hill is home to the most abused statue in town. The Serenity Statue honors a relatively unknown naval...

In Denver’s National Ice Core Laboratory, It’s Always the Dead of Winter

The National Ice Core Laboratory, located in Denver, Colorado, stores samples of ice sheets collected in Greenland and Antarctica that hold the keys to Earth’s past and the history of our planet’s climate. The ice is kept in opaque cylinders and aluminum-lined cardboard tubes and stored in what amounts to a huge, freezing cold warehouse....

So Aliens Might Be Real, but It’s So Screwed up Here No One Cares

2017! What a year! It was jam-packed full of drama, intrigue, and innuendo. The cherry on top? Not too long ago, the New York Times released a detailed report about a secret government program that studied possible U.F.O. sightings within the U.S. The whole thing adds up to one conclusion: it seems that there may have been documented...

A New App Lets You Un-Send Embarrassing Drunk Texts

Oh boy. We’ve all been there before. You have a few too many drinks at the bar, you start looking at your phone, and then it happens. You send a bunch of drunk texts to an ex, to a friend you’re quarreling with, or to a guy or girl you’d like to hook up with....

The Catholic Church Tried to Save Souls by Building Secret Astronomical Features into Their Buildings

If you’ve done even a light reading on the history of Christianity, it should come as no surprise that the Church has a long record of opposing the sciences – particularly fields like astronomy. So it might come as a bit of a shock that you can find astronomical symbols and meridian lines in churches...

5 Super Easy Tips for Keeping Things Tidy

There are messy people and there are tidy people, and very few who fall in between. Me? I’m definitely the former, though the older I get, the more anxiety having a mess around me creates and the more I try to find ways to keep a cleaner house. So for me, these 5 tips turned...

12 Adorable Facts About Steve Buscemi

Let’s be honest here – if you don’t put the words adorable and Steve Buscemi together, I don’t even know what to do with you. But on the upside, there’s no way you won’t after you read this post. 12. His Desperado character is named after him…sort of. He dies in the end, of course,...

7 Facts About Sharks You Probably Didn’t Know

Is it safe to go into the water? Probably…but you never know. Sharks are fascinating creatures, deadly predators that rule the ocean with cunning, strength, and razor-sharp teeth. They also look extremely cool, right? Take a look at these facts so you can brush up on your shark knowledge. 7. Source 6. Source 5. Source...

10 Simple Things to Look for That Determine How Long Your Relationship Will Last

At the beginning of a relationship, everyone wants to believe, in a blissfully ignorant way, that things will work out beautifully forever. The truth is that relationships are work, even when they’re great. And it turns out there are signs that you and your partner’s connection is healthy – if you don’t see some of them,...

Barack Obama Recruited Chance the Rapper and Steph Curry to Do This Inspirational PSA

Three of the most prominent and popular African-American men in America have come together to create a powerful new advertisement to inspire young people. Former President Barack Obama, hip hop artist Chance the Rapper, and basketball superstar Steph Curry teamed up for an inspirational public service announcement for President Obama’s mentorship organization, My Brother’s Keeper....

13 Little-Known World War II Facts

World War II was the deadliest war in human history. The six-year war ravaged Europe and Japan and left millions of people dead. The political, social, and economic causes and ramifications of the war will be studied and debated for centuries to come. Here are 13 facts about the destructive war. 13. Source Source 2 12....