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Engineering Students Create a Lightweight, Waterproof Cast to Replace Chunky, Itchy Plaster Casts

If you’ve ever broken a bone and had to wear a plaster cast, you know how frustrating, annoying, and uncomfortable they are. I broke my hand when I was 12, and those six weeks were pretty shitty. My arm felt like it weighed a thousand pounds, and I had to tape a trash bag around...

A Trucker Burst into Tears After Reuniting with His Lost Cat After Months of Searching on the Road

There’s nothing quite like the love between a pet and its owner, is there? A truck driver named Matthew certainly feels this way, and he was devastated when his cat, Ashes, who was his traveling companion on the road, got out of his truck and disappeared when Matthew was in Ohio in July. Matthew searched...

Should You Rent or Buy? Learn Both Sides Of The Argument

After renting apartments and houses for years, I plunged into the property purchase process six months ago and bought a one-bedroom condo. Investing in property can be a sound financial decision for some, but for others, renting still holds plenty of merit. Whether you are a tenant or a homeowner, the debate about buying vs....

Mom Shares How She Stopped Her Daughter from Begging for Toys at the Store

It’s almost Christmas time, or as parents who celebrate know it: “Time to step into your annual role as Santa Claus.” There are a lot of fun aspects to gift-giving, like the look of delight on your kid’s face when they get exactly what they asked for. But there are also some stressful aspects…like when...

Married People Share Why They and Their Spouse Sleep in Separate Rooms

Do a lot of married people sleep in separate rooms? By the sounds of this article, it sure seems like it. But what are their reasons? In case you’ve been wondering why folks out there do this, people on AskReddit shared their personal stories. Do you do this? If so, let us know why in...

15 Hilariously Accurate Tweets About Trader Joe’s Parking Lots

I don’t know why this is a nationwide phenomenon, but every Trader Joe’s parking lot I’ve ever been in has been tiny. I’m talking about a bumper-to-bumper obstacle course from which there is barely an escape route? Do you know what I’m talking about here? I think you do…and the people behind these tweets do, too…...

15 Funny Cat Snapchats That Might Make You Smile

What should Snapchat really be used for? Well, cat photos, of course! Was there ever any doubt about that? I don’t think so. Let’s take a peek at some of the best cat Snapchats out there. 1. Awwwww. Peepers. https://twitter.com/AwwwwCats/status/1083723721418964992 2. Now you do. https://twitter.com/andrewfalloon/status/1117303245829885952 3. Look into the darkness. As I look into the abyss, the...

Austrian Town Is So Sick of Nazis Visiting Hitler’s Birthplace That They’re Turning It into a Police Station

In a small Austrian town on the border of Germany sits a structure with a notorious past. It was here, in a nondescript building downtown called the Braunau am Inn, that Adolf Hitler was born on April 20, 1889. https://www.instagram.com/p/B5QQYZzHned/ The building has been used as a school and a library over the years, but...

Remember the Waitress Who Sued Hooters for Giving Her a Toy Yoda Instead of a Toyota?

Sometimes, in our strange world of social media and online news, stories that went “viral” a long time ago reappear out of the blue for some reason. Can we explain it? No, but we roll with it, that’s for sure! And this tale is pretty funny, too. Let’s turn back the clock to 2001… A...

A Netflix Documentary Called ‘The Game Changers’ Is Making People Go Vegan. Have You Seen It Yet?

There’s a documentary on Netflix that is causing quite a stir, getting some people to question their lifelong eating habits and even to try going vegan. The Game Changers on Netflix has inspired me to become vegan. Going to give it a try next week. Would highly recommend the film! — Marta N (@mjane3) November...

Kids with Down Syndrome Dressed as Disney Characters Might Be the Best Thing You’ll See Today

Nicole Perkins is a photographer in the U.K. who also works at a special needs school. She undertook a photo series in order to “celebrate and help raise awareness for Down syndrome.” Perkins said, “The response has been incredible, and it was so much fun creating the images,” she said. “I have met some amazing...

A 100-Person Fight Involving Machete’s Broke out at a ‘Frozen 2’ Screening

A Frozen 2 screening is probably the last place you’d expect a machete fight to break out, but that’s exactly what happened at a theater in the U.K. recently. And not just any fight, but a fight with machetes. The fight broke out on a Saturday afternoon at Star City in Birmingham, U.K. Families were peacefully watching...

Koalas Face Uncertain Future After an Estimated 1,000 Are Killed in Fires

As fires and drought wreak havoc across Australia, one of the country’s native marsupials is taking a huge hit in population. At least one group argues that koalas are now facing possible extinction. Deborah Tabart, chairman of the Australia Koala Foundation, reported  more than 1,000 koalas have been killed, with 80 percent of their habitat...

First Cat Ever Receives Four Prosthetic Legs After Severe Frostbite

Frostbite can result in permanent damage, and in animals, that sometimes means euthanasia. One marmalade cat escaped from this unfortunate end when he got frostbite on all four of his feet one severely cold night in Tomsk, Siberia. Ryzhik, which is Russian for Redhead or Ginger, was homeless when he spent a night outside in...