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10 Police Officers Share Laws That Make Them Uneasy

Everyone has to do things at work they don’t exactly like. Maybe taking out the trash or dealing with eccentric customers wasn’t a part of your original job description. Or maybe there’s a silly rule at your job that you don’t like to enforce. Well, it turns out that cops also have to enforce laws that...

Mark Your Calendars: Here Are All of the Disney Movies Releasing Next Year

Disney+ is here, Star Wars is over (for now), so you might be sitting there thinking that Disney is going to leave you cold and alone without any new content. I mean, not alone, because you could spend literal years watching all of the amazing offerings on Disney+. But you know what I mean. You’ll...

10 Ridiculous Things Moms Have Posted to Online Groups

Moms have a tough job, and social media groups can help them vent, find support, and connect with others in their position. Then again, those groups also give people a feeling of anonymity, which leads them to post things they probably wouldn’t say out loud. That doesn’t mean we can’t take a peek at what...

This Dad Was Babysitting His Daughter’s Hamster When It Escapes – And His Panic Knows No Bounds

When I was in elementary school, my best friend trusted me to babysit her goldfish while she and her family went out of town. It died. My parents, in their infinite wisdom, decided to replace the fish with one that looked similar. It worked okay, but it was just a fish – losing something larger...

Why Are the Holes in Violins Shaped Like That?

An MIT Professor was asked a question: Does the complex rosette found in the middle of a lute make a difference to the sound? Nicholas Makris, professor of mechanical and ocean engineering and amate*r musician, wasn’t sure. But he was going to find out. Makris teamed up with another MIT researcher, Yuming Liu, to study...

What Actually Happens to Your Fat When You Lose Weight? Where Does It All Go?

Weight loss is something that crosses pretty much every person’s mind at one time or another. Maybe the holidays come round, and we overindulge. Or maybe we start to stress-eat because of a major new project at work. Or maybe we get pregnant, and after giving birth we want to get back to the pre-baby...

Barbara Corcoran Shares The Three Job Interview Questions To Never Ask

Most of us know by now we should have a few questions to ask when we interview for a job. Good questions give us valuable information about the company while letting the interviewer know we are engaged and interested in being an asset. But do you know which questions you should definitely not ask? Shark Tank...

How Is It Possible ‘Dollar Stores’ Make Money?

It might seem impossible that a store that offers pretty much everything on its shelves cheaper than anywhere else (if not for an actual $1) could be a profitable business. Dollar stores (to be clear, we’re talking about the category of stores “dollar stores,” not the chain of dollar stores called “Dollar Store”) have been...

Here’s How to Wrap Gifts Even When You Cut the Wrapping Paper Too Small

The holidays are a difficult season for many of us – and not just because of the emotional rollercoaster of seeing family. Buying and wrapping gifts not only takes time, but it isn’t always that easy to do. Most of us can remember at least one time when we tried to wrap a gift with...

5 Unusual Christmas Traditions from Around the World

If you’re an American (like this guy), you have Christmas down pat here in the good old USA. We know the Christmas traditions, the songs, the pop culture surrounding it, and we know all about the good food we eat every December 25. But what do folks do in other countries to celebrate this holiday?...

Here’s Everything That’s Coming to Netflix in January 2020

A new year: a new list of movies to enjoy on your streaming services! January 2020 looks pretty darn promising as far as Netflix movie titles go, which means you’re gonna want to read over this entire list. There are some real gems on here, we promise – so get ready to update your Netflix...

The 100 Most Popular Baby Names of the Decade

Trendy baby names come and go, and it’s always interesting to see what sticks and what’s ultimately a flash in the pan. Have you wondered what the most popular names for kids have been the past ten years or so? The numbers have been crunched from information from the Social Security Administration from 2010 to...

5 Crazy Fan Theories About Your Favorite Holiday Films

Few things get you in the spirit more easily than a cup of hot cocoa, a warm blanket, and your favorite holiday flick. That said, some people have watched their favorites so many times they don’t have to pay attention – leaving their brains free to come up with theories, instead. Here are 5 of...

This 10-Year-Old Girl Really Swung for the Fences with Her Christmas List

Every year, someone asks what’s on your Christmas list. It’s understood that, once you’re out of college, no one actually cares what’s on your list – but as a kid…well, you just never know what you might get. Are your parents feeling guilty because of a divorce or something? Are you used to getting what...