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15 People Share What Happened When They Asked out Their Crushes

Have you ever had the guts to ask out a crush who you admired from afar? I did once in 7th grade. I psyched myself up and worked up to it and then…I got rejected. But that’s how it goes sometimes. Nothing ventured, nothing gained. AskReddit users who went through with asking out their crushes...

15 People Share the Life Mysteries They Wish They Could Get Answered

Life sure is full of mysteries, isn’t it? I’m talking about all kinds of things that we really wish we had the answers to. They could be big, they could be small. They might have something to do with how the universe works, or they might be specific only to you. AskReddit users revealed what...

How Horseshoe Crab Blood Has Saved Millions of Lives

As someone who lives in a landlocked state, I’m not the most familiar with horseshoe crabs. It turns out there’s a lot to learn – because any species that has managed to survive for 450 million years likely has at least a couple of evolutionary tricks up their sleeves. If crabs had sleeves, I mean....

According to the ‘Peak-End Rule,’ Endings Are the Most Important Part of Life

Horrible experiences aren’t as difficult to go through as they seem — as long as they have a pleasant ending. According to the “peak-end rule,” you judge experiences based on how they felt at the end, rather than how they felt overall. Psychologist Daniel Kahneman performed the first study on this phenomenon in 1993. He and his...

You Can Buy a Customized Cookie Cutter That’s Shaped Like Your Pet’s Face

An Etsy shop is now selling customized pet cookie cutters, designed to look exactly like your precious dog or cat. Anyone who loves their pet enough to be tempted to eat their face will totally get the appeal. Bakers Street Cutters personally customizes a 4-inch cookie cutter based on a pet photo of your choice. Their...

This Church in New York Is Going Viral for Its Clever Signs

“Signs, signs, everywhere there’s signs. F***ing up the scenery. Breaking my mind. Do this, don’t do that. Can’t you read the sign?” Listen folks, I love a good church sign, and I’ve noticed that churches in all different parts of the country are getting in on the action, which is great news! I think that’s...

6 Tough Brain Teasers to Shake up Your Day

It’s never a bad time to take a break and tease your brain into working overtime, right? If you’re in need of a mental pick-me-up, well, look no further than these 6 tougher-than-you-think riddles! 6. There are a lot of words to choose from… 5. A (large) family affair. 4. You’re going to have to...

12 Movies That Were Very Historically Inaccurate

Not everyone goes to the movies for accuracy – in fact, most of us would probably rather just get lost in a good story and not notice all of the mistakes. But if you’re someone who knows anything at all about history, I bet these 12 movies made you cringe. And frankly, if the filmmakers...

4th-Grade Teacher Refuses to Lie to His Students, So He Teaches the True History of Christopher Columbus

Nathanael Madden is a teacher at Cold Spring Elementary in Potomac, Maryland, and he has decided to take a different path when teaching his students about a very controversial historical figure. Madden decided that he would teach the real history of Columbus and Columbus Day to his 4th-grade students, and his tweets about his student’s...

Beloved 73-Year-Old YouTuber Who Made Massive Meals for Orphans Has Passed Away

The man behind the extremely popular YouTube channel Grandpa Kitchen has sadly passed away at the age of 73. Narayana Reddy amassed a following of more than 6 million followers on YouTube with his cooking videos. In the videos, Reddy prepared enormous meals for orphans, making him a beloved hero in many circles. https://www.instagram.com/p/B4Rg2-Kpa8L/ Reddy...

90,000+ People Sign Petition to Close “Extreme” Haunted House, Claiming It’s Really a Torture Chamber

I’m all for Halloween-related fun and haunted houses, but this place does sound a bit…intense. McKamey Manor is an extreme haunted house with two locations, one in Tennessee and one in Alabama, and, as of today, over 94,000 people have signed a petition trying to get the haunted house closed down. Why? Petitioners are claiming...

8-Year-Old Girl Wins Mexican National Science Award for Her Solar Heater Made from Recyclables

She’s been an inventor since she was four. And in 2018, when she was only eight years old, Xóchitl Guadalupe Cruz López was celebrated for one of her inventions. It was the first year a child won Mexico’s prestigious National Autonomous University science prize, reports El Universal. The prize recognizes women’s achievements in science, and it was awarded...

Do You Cry More Easily on Planes? Here’s Why.

Do you consider yourself an emotionally stable person? Someone who doesn’t cry easily? Sure, why not. But what about when you’re on a plane? Have you noticed that you tend to tear up over nothing? Recent research shows that this is absolutely normal. There are scientific reasons why you might suddenly be overcome with emotion...

Why You Say “Let’s Go Dutch” When You Split a Restaurant Check

It’s funny how often we pick up phrases, even use them on a regular basis, that sound totally bizarre when we stop to think about it. ‘Going Dutch’ is definitely one of those turns of phrase for me. My parents used it, so I use it, but I never stopped to ask what the Netherlands...