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People Found Out Big Bird Is Different Colors in Different Countries

Sesame Street is one of those children’s programs that almost everyone watched, or still watches with their own littles, and it’s honestly heartwarming and wholesome to know that those same characters are sharing lessons and ups and downs and relationships with kids all over the world. It’s a little more along the lines of unsettling...

Man Helps a Stranger in Trouble. Now a Discussion Brews About Men Being Allies in Public.

An awareness has been building in recent years, one that highlights how the experiences of most, if not all, women intersect when it comes to not feeling safe in public at some point in their lives. If you speak to any woman on the street, she could likely tell you about a time she pretended...

How a Social Media Influencer Ended Up Deported From Bali

I know that it makes me old and not at all with it, but social media influencers are one of those jobs that I still find it hard to believe actually pays. That said, even I know there are some legitimate folks, who actually do influence large numbers of people to try the products they...

How a Mathematician Discovered an “Easy” Way to Do Quadratic Equations

Ok, ok, fine – he never said it was easy, just that it was easier, but I mean…are we buying that? I’m not someone who thinks any sort of math(s) are easy, not even the kind that sixth graders are assigned for homework, so I remain skeptical. Still, let’s give Dr. Po-Shen Loh of Carnegie Mellon University a...

Psychology Explains Why the Lines at Disney Parks Never Seem Too Bad

It’s not news that people love Disney. The love the characters, they adore the movies, but perhaps more than anything else, they can’t get enough of visiting the “happiest places on earth” – their worldwide theme parks. Because these parks are so popular, guests also know to expect things like crowds, reservations, and lines, but...

5 Stories That Might Make You Believe in Humanity Again

It can be hard in this day and age of constant, usually horrible, news to remember that human beings are not constantly being terrible and awful to each other, don’t you think? We have to seek out the people and the news stories that remind us that isn’t true (at least not all of the...

House Actually Do Fly, and 8 Other Things Storm Chasers Know but Won’t Tell

Before the movie Twister, I don’t think a ton of people realized that chasing storms was like, a job people did for a living. It seems counterintuitive, doesn’t it? The racing toward violent, deadly storms instead of going the other direction? We know now that there are always people willing to do crazy sh%t for science, though,...

When a Scammer Gets Between a Woman and Her PS5, She Gets Even

We are all looking for good internet deals these days, especially with things being so expensive or hard to get. And we all know that if a deal seems too good to be true, then it probably is. But sometimes people need a life-experience reminder to be cautious about what they buy over the internet....

Video Blogger Asks for Comparisons to Today’s Tough Times. The Internet Delivers.

The past year has definitely left a lot of us feeling unsettled and uncertain. During times like these, it can help to look to the past to find hope about our future. One young woman, Cleo Abram, turned to TikTok looking for comfort. Appealing to the older crowd in a video posted under the handle...

Is This Woman Horrible for Not Caring About Dad’s Cancer Diagnosis? Here’s How People Responded.

Family dynamics can be tricky and they’re all so different. What one person thinks is normal can seem outrageous to another person and vice versa. And people definitely develop strong feelings about their relatives based on how they were raised. This woman shared her personal story on the “Am I the *sshole?” page on Reddit...

Person Asks if They’re Wrong for Refusing to Be Their Sister’s Bridesmaid

It doesn’t happen ALL THE TIME, but it seems like a lot of crazy things and family drama starts to go down when people decide to get married. And we got a hot one comin’ right at ya! A transgender female-to-male person asked if they were a jerk for refusing to be their sister’s bridesmaid....

People Who Have Started Over in a New City, What Are Your Tips? Here’s What Folks Said.

I’ve moved to new cities before, but never to anywhere where I didn’t at least know at least somebody. But a lot of people do that all time, whether it’s for work or just to try to start over. And it’s good to learn from the folks who have already been there and done that....

13 Bartenders Share the Weirdest Things They’ve Seen on the Job

I worked as a bar back at a bar in Chicago for a little while, and during my short tenure there, I saw some total weirdos doing weird stuff. Hey, booze makes folks get crazy and it makes people who were already crazy EVEN CRAZIER. You ready to get weird? People who work as bartenders...

People Share Their Thoughts About What Has an Undeserved Bad Reputation

In the world we live in, some things that aren’t necessarily all that bad get dragged through the mud. And that can be a real bummer…but it happens…A LOT. What has a totally undeserved bad reputation? Let’s see what people on AskReddit had to say about this. 1. Going nuclear. “Nuclear energy. Not only does...