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“10 Billion Tree Tsunami” Is Transforming Pakistan One Sapling at a Time

Climate change is a major cause for concern, and if we don’t turn things around sooner than later, we could be headed for disaster. One way to combat climate change is to plant more trees. In the past few years, dozens of tree-planting initiatives have “taken root” around the globe. Even in the face of...

12 Organic Foods That Nutritionists Never Waste Money On

Many people think eating organic is the way to go, but not every food you purchase needs to be of that category. While organic foods do have the benefit of not being produced using certain pesticides and chemicals, they also carry a high price tag. In fact, nutritionists themselves refuse to spend their hard-earned money...

Why Do Most Zippers Have the Letters “YKK” on Them?

Most of us zip up our pants without a second thought. But take a closer look at your favorite pair of jeans and you’ll likely find three letters on the zipper. But why exactly do most zippers have “YKK” on them? The answer is incredibly simple but it also reflects the motto of, “If it...

Mark Zuckerberg Becomes Third Person in the World to Achieve Centibillionaire Status

Even Mark Zuckerberg couldn’t have predicted that Facebook would ever grow to its current size. Yet, the former Harvard dropout’s company has become not just a money-making machine but also a part of everyday life. As a result of his brilliant and bold business, Zuckerberg has become a wealthy man. Even amongst the world’s elite,...

‘Dirty Dancing’ Movie Is Finally Getting A Sequel 33 Years Later

Thirty-three years ago, Dirty Dancing hit big screens. Since then, it has become one of the most popular romance movies of all time. Generations of film fanatics have learned the story of Johnny Castle and Frances “Baby” Houseman—famously played by the late Patrick Swayze and Jennifer Grey, respectively. While Dirty Dancing got released in 1987, it still...

Check Out the Pineapple Jack-o’-lantern – a New Trend for Halloween

Halloween has always been seen as a bit dangerous, in general, but this year threatens to be truly terrifying. But that doesn’t mean you can’t stir up the scares on your own. Haunted hayrides, parties, and trick or treating might be verbotten, but there are new ways to spice things up on your own front...

Cheetos Is Now Making Mac & Cheese and It Looks Just as Good as It Sounds

Just when you think you’ve heard the weirdest thing yet today, someone comes along and blows your mind a little bit. Case in point: Cheetos has decided to expand its enterprise to macaroni and cheese. That’s right, everyone’s favorite childhood staple is about to get a lot more interesting. Boxes of the new offering have...

Italians Are Bringing Back Plague-Era “Wine Windows” During These Times and They Adorable

Florence, Italy, is a pretty picturesque city. The architecture is stunning, and there are so many great details in the design. One of these details is the buchetta del vino, or wine window. Historically, wealthy Italians who owned vineyards would sell their wine to customers right through the window. The wine windows were especially useful...

A Quick Defense of the English Language as Told by a Very Passionate Tumblr Blog

People who are learning English as a second language will often tell you that it’s not exactly easy. There are a lot of things about English that just don’t make sense at all, especially when you’ve grown up speaking something else. However, the same can be said for other languages… it’s just really fun to...

Tech Support Calls Woman’s Bluff and Deletes Her Account After She Freaks Out

If you’ve worked in customer service, you probably know all about entitled customers: the ones who assume that everyone is just waiting around to dramatically improve their lives. Everyone who works in customer service has to deal with it, and eventually, you just get used to the crushing weight of other people’s entitlement. One woman...

15 Things That 90s Kids on Insta Remember Fondly

I mean… even if you’re NOT a 90s kid… you’ll see this stuff and know it’s true and amazing and real. Because we all went through this stuff collectively. It’s true. And it’s hilarious. And you need to see these RIGHT now. You’re gonna love us after this! Promise! Let’s go! 1. Have you ever...

12 Times People Had Serious Questions About Millennials That Turned Out to Be Jokes in Disguise

Millennials… prepare to get dragged all over the damn planet, because 12 people decided that today was the day to ask you serious questions that weren’t so serious. You know the drill. They tweet. They funny. You don’t respond. We all laugh. Repeat. Thank you to this site for bringing all these together, and thanks...

12 Funny Tweets, Made to Order

12 interesting tweets walk into a bar and ask the bartender, “What time is it?” The bartender says, “We don’t serve tweets.” The tweets say (in unison), “We don’t want any of your liquor poison. We just want to know the time.” The bartender looks at the clock and says, “It’s noon.” The tweets say...

11 Tweets That Are Really Very Quite Good

If you didn’t read these 11 tweets before today… what have you even been doing with your life? I don’t mean to brag, but I’ve only shared 11 here…. but I’ve got probably 1,000 of these things in my meme pocket. And I could pull out more and spread them around, but for right now…...