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‘Fortnite’ Is Now Officially a High School and College Sport

Are my fellow nerds out there listening? Good, let’s get started. Every single time I talk to a younger kid (and some adults), they’re playing or discussing Fortnite, the incredibly popular video game that people just can’t seem to get enough of. Well, here is some good (and kind of surprising) news about that game:...

20 Photos Of The Awesome Things People Found At Thrift Stores, Flea Markets, and Garage Sales

If there’s one thing I’ve learned for 100% sure after browsing the internet, it’s that I don’t spend nearly enough time sifting through thrift stores. From weird, to amazing, back to creepy and onto totally fascinating, you can literally find anything lurking on the shelves. A fact that these 20 people must have known when...

You Can Now Buy A Jason Momoa Coloring Book

If you’re a heterosexual woman, or a homosexual man, or a bisexual person, or like, any person with a pulse or probably also if you’re an alien, you probably realize that actor Jason Momoa is an attractive human being. It’s not really debatable. Empirically, he is attractive. You can @ me if you want, but...

World’s Worst Cat, Perdita Is Looking For A Forever Home

“World’s Worst Cat,” of course, is one of those honorary titles, like “World’s Greatest Dad” or “Best Sister In The World.” It’s not like there’s an actual competition or even an official poll one has to win before wearing one of these superlatives like a badge. Someone just has to be of the opinion that...

15 Goodwill Workers Reveal the One Item They Wish People Would Stop Donating

You know that feeling of accomplishment that you get when you finally sort through your belongings and take your old crap to Goodwill? Well, you might have to rethink that. Not every used item is a good candidate for Goodwill (or any other thrift store), and nobody knows that better than the employees who have to...

Here’s When It’s Safe to Drink Water That’s Been Left out Overnight

Everyone always tells you to “drink more water,” but sometimes you end up with five half-full glasses of water sitting around the house in random places and then what? Is it okay to drink a glass of water after it’s been sitting around for a while? Reader’s Digest has the answer. Apparently, it’s not necessarily a great idea...

The Coronavirus Can Now Be Tracked on Johns Hopkins’ Website

The coronavirus, or 2019-nCoV, that originated in Wuhan, Hubei Province, China, has spread throughout mainland China and beyond. The virus makes daily headlines, though reports about this new respiratory disease are constantly changing, which makes monitoring it a challenge for everyday people. However, the Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) at Johns Hopkins University has...

Your Cat Would Probably Eat Your Rotting Corpse — Research Finds They Specifically Want Their Owner

There has long been a point of debate in the cats vs. dogs argument in which dog people sneer at cat people because we all know that, should a cat owner die, the cat would care so little for their owner that they would eat their corpse. Something a loyal dog would never do of...

People Are Sharing What Their 13-Year-Old Selves Would Think of Them

As teens, we make major plans, devise a way to accomplish our dreams, and brag about these to our peers. But we know now that adulting is difficult, and circumstances can often derail what we wanted. If we’re lucky, hard work, discipline, and a good attitude can help us overcome challenging circumstances and thrive. A...

This Is What Actually Happens to Mosquitoes in the Winter

If there’s one great thing about winter, it’s the lack of bugs. No pesky mosquitoes making you itch every time you go outside at night! It’s such a relief — but, like, what even happens to mosquitoes in winter? Do they fly south, like birds? Not quite, according to Mental Floss. Mosquitoes have difficulty surviving in any...

People Are Just Now Learning What Koalas Sound Like, And They Don’t Understand What’s Going On

We’ve been talking a lot about koalas lately, and, sadly, it’s not just because they’re ridiculously adorable little mammals who deserve attention in the best of times. The wildfires in Australia are killing them, destroying their habitat, and may even render them essentially extinct in the wild if we don’t do anything to help.  ...

The First Cat to go to Space Finally Gets a Memorial

In 1963, Félicette participated in a 15-minute suborbital mission. She was the first and only cat to survive a trip to and from space, and now she finally has a memorial installed at the International Space University in Strasbourg, France. In October, 2017, Félicette-fan Matthew Serge Guy started a Kickstarter campaign to fund the memorial. He...

10 Tricks for Tackling Life’s Tiniest Inconveniences

Life moves pretty fast. If you don’t stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it. Okay, I stole that line from the great Ferris Bueller, but it’s true. Life does move fast, so the easier we can make it, the better. That’s why these 10 tricks are important: they’ll make your life...

People Share the Biggest Mistakes They’ve Made in Life so Far

We all have regrets and we all have things we wish we would’ve done differently in our lives. Some are more extreme than others, but, as the saying goes, “That’s life.” In this AskReddit article, people went on the record and shared the biggest mistakes they’ve made in life…so far… 1. That’s not good. “I...