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This Teen Asked the Basic Math Questions We’re All Thinking and a Real Mathematician Responded

Some people are natural-born MVPs. They pick up the slack that we all leave behind without anybody asking them to in the first place. Gracie Cunningham is just one of those people. The high schooler created a TikTok questioning the existence of math – and the internet nearly exploded. What’s even more amazing is that...

11 Uplifting Memes to Get You Through the Day

Hey you, how are you doing? You look like you could use a hug. The world is a pretty stressful place right now. With politics, the pandemic, and all of or societal inequities coming to a head, it can be hard to find any sense of joy or hope in our social media feed. So...

This Mystery Planet Ten Times the Mass of Earth Might Not Be a Planet After All

The universe holds countless secrets still unknown to us here on Earth. Our understanding of the dark void above has grown by tenfold over the last few decades, but a multitude of unexplained phenomena remain. Leagues away from the reaches of Neptune, there’s a mega planet with ten times the mass of planet Earth. Researchers...

16 Lord of the Ring Tumblr Posts That Will Make Your Day

Let’s face it, some fandoms are here to stay, and Lord of the Rings is one of them. J.R.R Tolkien’s high-fantasy epic, adapted into a series of equally epic films directed by Peter Jackson, continues to be a part of pop culture today. And I totally get it. Beautiful men, enduring friendships, the occasional lady...

Here’s What Other Countries Think About an American Accent

As an American, I can attest to the fact that many of us go wild for accents from other countries. We think they’re adorable, sexy, cute, or some combination of all three. What, though, do other countries think of American accents? Do we have accents? Keep reading to find out! 17. Round and squishy. Just like...

15 Sandwich Shop Employees Share the Weirdest Thing a Customer Ever Ordered

I’ve never worked in a sandwich shop, but I have waited tables, and let me tell you – just when you think people can no longer surprise you, they definitely will. There is no shortage of weirdness when you work in a customer-facing role, but even so, these 15 sub-shop orders are pretty out there....

14 People Who Wish They’d Listened and Never Met Their Hero

Meeting a “hero,” whether that person is a huge celebrity or just awesome in your eyes for one reason or another, is a little like playing roulette, and listen – even if you win, it might not have been worth the risk. They say if you really look up to and admire someone you should...

17 People Reinforce the Idea That You Should Never Meet Your Heroes

As someone who has met more than my fair share of famous, infamous, and slightly-more-notable-than-average folks, I have to say that the adage “you should never meet your heroes” is mostly true. As in, far more people have been disappointing or just meh than the other way around. These 17 people have some stories of...

13 Life Skills That Could Change or Save Your Life

There is no shortage of advice out there on how to improve or change your life. Some of it is better than others, of course, and some is straight bunk. We think these 13 skills would be pretty useful to have, though, and not just today – for always. 13. They should teach this in...

If You Can Learn These 10 Minute Lessons, You’ll Use Them Forever

There are about a million pro-tips and hacks and piece of advice on the internet, and if I had to guess, I’d say very few of them would remain evergreen for the rest of our lives. These 15 lessons, though, probably will – and some of them just might save your life, too. 15. Mr....

14 Former Goody-Two-Shoes Describe What Happened When They Finally Snapped

Some people spend their whole young lives buttoned up and locked down – no dating, no parties, no drinking, no fooling around, nothing. That usually doesn’t last forever, though, because life has plenty of ways of reminding us that it’s too short to not really live at all – and these 14 people have some...

16 Former “Good Kids” Describe the Moment They Snapped

I think that people are naturally inclined to be rule followers or not. It has something to do with genetics and brain chemistry, and while parenting doubtless plays some kind of role, the fact that children raised by the same parents can behave like direct opposites argues more for my theory. For some “good” kids,...

12 Hilariously Honest Reviews of Famous Books That Hit the Nail on the Head

Just because books are famous “must-reads,” considered classics or some other distinction that I haven’t yet thought of… doesn’t mean they should be a) taught in schools b) are any good or c) easy reads. It’s as likely, to be honest, that they’ll end up being a slog, not fun, boring AF and generally not...

Complete Your Autumn Bonfires With These Fireproof Skull Logs

People have been more and more about getting into the autumn and Halloween spirit in recent years, but I think the complete sh%tshow of 2020 has people more ready than ever for the transition to fall and spooky-type fun. Any reason to celebrate, right? Halloween decorations have been popping up all over my neighborhood in...