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She Didn’t Answer Her Work Email on Vacation and Lost a Client. Was She Wrong?

Everyone’s work situation is different, but vacation is supposed to be VACATION. But sometimes completely cutting yourself off from work communication can lead to some issues in this day and age. Read this story from Reddit’s “Am I the A**hole?” page and let us know if you think this woman is in the wrong. AITA...

Here’s Why Ships Are Often Painted Red On The Bottom

There are questions that flit in and out of our minds, destined to be forgotten before we can ask Alexa or do a quick Google search for the answer. There are other questions, though, that crop up more than once, bugging us until we just have to know the answer. If you’ve been wondering for...

How To Pick Out The Healthiest Houseplants At The Store

Most people would probably say that they enjoy having a few plants around the house. More than a few of those people would also probably lament not being able to keep plants alive, or not having a green thumb – but what if the problem with dying plants began at the store and not in your...

5 Ways Your Plants Are Trying To Talk To You

We all know that if we have pets, they have their own ways of communicating their wants and needs, even without words – but what about plants? People who love plants and treat them like pets or kids are also tuned in to what their leafy pals are trying to tell him, but if you’re...

Woman Asks if She’s Wrong for Taking Away Her Fiance’s Debit Card

I’ll take that! You’ve done enough damage! Uh oh…that doesn’t sound good… But let’s get all the details before we make a call about if this woman was acting like an a**hole, okay? You may proceed! AITA for ripping my debit card out of my fiancée’s hand when I saw him purchasing stuff for his...

He Might Have Gotten a Girl Fired From a Restaurant. Did He Act Like a Jerk?

This story reminds me of the Seinfeld episode where George got a waiter fired…and of course, he obsessed about it until it drove him crazy. Do you think this guy acted an a**hole for getting a girl in trouble at the restaurant she works at? Let’s see what happened… AITA for having a girl reprimanded and possibly...

He Recorded a Female Co-Worker Without Her Permission. Was He Wrong?

In this day and age, I don’t think it’s a good idea to film or record anyone without their permission…it usually only leads to problems… But it happens all the time… Check out this story from Reddit’s “Am I the A**hole?” page and see if you think this guy was out of line for what...

How Scientists Are Trying To Force Plants To Grow In Space

I don’t know about you, but until I read/saw The Martian I never really thought about all of the potential complications that would come with trying to grow plants and/or crops in space. I mean, I’m not a scientists or an astronaut, so it just never entered my mind – even though obviously the lack of...

Watch This Woodworker Turn Coffee Beans Into A Mug

There are two types of people in the world – people who love and depend on coffee and people (like the Brits I guess) who are totally fine without it. Or at least, they think they are. For the rest of us, a cup a day (or probably more than one) is a necessity to...

Here’s Why Scorpions Glow Green Under Ultraviolet Light

I’m an animal lover. I move spiders gently outside, I give sips of water to distressed bees, and I’m waited for the day when a needy little kitten will find me and require a home. That said, there are a few beings – ticks, hornets, and scorpions among them – that I have some questions...

15 Ways Savers Say They Always Handle Their Money

Not everyone is born with a knack for being able to save money. Personality, upbringing, and circumstances can all influence whether we tend to naturally pinch pennies or be more of an impulsive spender – but that doesn’t mean we can’t learn how to do it. It might take some effort, but these 15 people...

Bad Dreams Could Be an Early Warning Sign of Parkinson’s Disease

Having bad dreams can be scary enough, but now there is news that should make all of us a little bit more anxious after we wake up from nightmares. A study in the journal eClinical Medicine from researchers at the University of Birmingham shows that older men who have a lot of bad dreams or...

Quantum Processor Does 9,000 Years of Work in 36 Microseconds

Technology continues to move forward at incredible speeds and it seems like every week we learn about a new breakthrough that changes our minds about what is possible. Researchers in Toronto used a photonic quantum computer chip to solve a sampling problem that went way beyond the fastest computers and algorithms. The paper the researchers...

7 Weird Menu Items That McDonald’s Used to Offer

It may seem like McDonald’s has had pretty much the same menu forever and ever, but the fact is that the famous franchise has experimented with all kinds of different items over the years… And some of those things didn’t last very long and have been forgotten by pretty much everyone. Here are 7 discontinued...