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People Are Getting Creative With Their Coronavirus Safety And Social Distancing Measures

The coronavirus, or COVID-19, has spread to many countries all over the world. Governments are urging citizens to stay home, and some countries are on lockdown. Common advice includes frequently washing one’s hands (and for a minimum of 20 seconds), not touching one’s face or eyes, and staying indoors to prevent transmission. People are changing...

‘Do What You Can Now’: Italian Woman Begs And Pleads Warning Americans About Coronavirus

“Soon you will not have a choice, so do what you can now.” Those are the ominous words from a woman living in Bergamo, Italy, the epicenter of the coronavirus in that country. Cristina Higgins penned a letter to residents of the United States about what measures she thinks we should be taking seriously now,...

What SARS, MERS, and COVID-19 Have In Common

SARS and MERS are two other coronaviruses that have jumped from animals to humans in the past several decades, so it stands to reason that doctors and researchers should be able to learn something about COVID-19 from the similar viruses that came before them, right? It’s true, and while the three are distinctly different beasts,...

Here Are 15 Songs You Can Sing While Washing Your Hands for 20 Seconds

Pandemic or not, properly washing your hands is crucial to preventing infections and illnesses. The thing is, the coronavirus has heightened awareness of why this is so. The reality is that most people probably wash their hands improperly, but some people have taken it upon themselves to make handwashing fun for all. Check out these...

Doctor’s Post Explains What You Need to Know About N95 Masks

Yes, covering coronavirus 24/7 seems like overkill, but there are some good people out there doing awesome work to make sure we all stay safe. By now, you may have seen memes, videos, and other social media posts about how to prevent getting sick. Leora Horwitz is a medical professional who took it upon herself...

12 Helpful Tips for Working From Home Amid COVID-19 Pandemic

At the time I’m writing this article, the United States is not on an official lockdown on quarantine, but many people – and businesses – are taking the recommendation to socially distance themselves seriously. That means we’re at home, probably with our kids and maybe our spouse, trying to get work done amidst the chaos....

Italian Doctor’s Plea for People to Take COVID-19 Recommendations Seriously

Coronavirus, or COVID-19, is making its way around the world. Some countries, like China and Iran, seem to be on the downward side of the hill while countries like Italy, France, and Germany are sitting squarely in the middle. For places like the United Kingdom and the United States, there seems to still be time,...

The Psychological Reason People Are Hoarding Toilet Paper in the Face of a Worldwide Pandemic

Some of us might be confused as to why the shelves are empty a random household staple like toilet paper. The coronavirus, or COVID-19, doesn’t typically cause any kind of intestinal distress, and I’m guessing the majority of households were already buying toilet paper in bulk. So why, then, are so many people hoarding toilet...

Here Are The Best Plants You Can Use Instead Of Toilet Paper

As you may have heard, a good portion of the human race is, for some reason, responding to a health crisis by buying a sh*t ton of toilet paper. Just for the record COVID-19 does not, in the vast majority of cases, cause intestinal distress. The women behind me at the Aldi check out #toiletpaper...

16 People Talk About the Closest They Ever Came to Killing Someone

Have you ever come close to killing someone, whether it was by accident, or it was deliberate? Judging by these responses, you’d be surprised how often it actually happens. Here are some pretty scary stories from AskReddit users. 1. This is scary. “I operate heavy equipment(dozer excavators) these thing weigh over 30 tons on the...

Teachers Share the Best Excuses They’ve Heard That Turned out to Be True

It’s a tale as old as time itself…a kid is running late and he or she makes up a ridiculous excuse to his parents or his teacher. Most of the time these excuses are total bulls**t, but sometimes the kiddos aren’t lying at all, really crazy things actually happened to them. You just never know!...

24 People Admit What They Hate With a Passion

I’m not a big fan of using the word “hate”, but for the purposes of this article, it’s necessary. Even if we don’t want to admit it, we all have things in our lives that we do hate…or at least really dislike with a passion. Here are responses from AskReddit users about what they HATE....

Window Washers Share the Strange and Funny Things They’ve Seen While Working

I think that working as a window washer has to be one of the more interesting (and dangerous) jobs out there. Dangerous because sometimes you’re suspended way above the street and that wind tends to make them a little iffy. Interesting because you get paid to be a Peeping Tom and you get to observe...

United Nations Report Says Nearly 90% of All People Are Biased Against Women

So, you read that title right? Pretty shocking. Here’s what’s even more shocking…. since women account for right around 50% of the population, this means a good portion of women are biased against their own sex. Messed up, right? While there are women in the highest leadership roles around the world, there are other places...