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Roaming Charges on Eagles’ GPS Trackers Bankrupt Russian Researcher Team

Some steppe eagles got into trouble with their researchers for sending text messages that resulted in huge cell phone bills. Bad, bad birds! Researchers at the Russian Raptors Research and Conservation Network were studying the steppe eagles to learn more about their summer migratory patterns. To track the eagles, researchers tagged the birds with GPS monitors...

10 Memes to Remind You That “The Mummy” Was the Greatest Film Ever Made

Are you a fan of The Mummy, starring Brendan Fraser and Rachel Weisz? 2019 celebrates 20 years since its release, and I’ve gotta say, it is definitely one of the best films ever made. Okay, maybe not the best out of all movies, but if we’re talking movies about mummies? Yup, it takes the top...

Why Do We Say “Pardon My French” After We Curse?

Do the French cuss like sailors? Is it naturally French to let the F-bomb drop on a dime? Non! Yet, people have been saying “Pardon my French” for years when apologizing for their foul language. Kind of also makes you wonder what the French say when they let a “merde” slip out at the dinner...

There’s a Cat Shrine with a Cat Monk in Japan…So Maybe You Should Go Ahead and Book Your Ticket

Are you a cat lover? If so, you know that our fuzzy feline friends have a lot of personality and they like to play by their own rules. Well, in Japan, there’s a shrine where the cats are in charge and us mere humans are just there to admire them…and pet them, if they are...

Let’s Sum up Every Western Literary Movement in History with Single Sentences

Do you love history and literature? Well, whether you do (and will know what we’re talking about here and probably feel a bit superior about the whole thing) or don’t (who has time for that stuff, anyway?) there’s a good chance you’ll get a chuckle out of these “layman’s” summaries of histories literary movements. Courtesy...

Playgrounds for Elderly People Are Super Adorable – Plus They Increase Activity and Decrease Loneliness

It’s a fact that as people get older, they become more isolated. After all, it’s just harder to get out an about, and the people you know have the same trouble. It’s also a face that often times aging people exercise less, if at all. So how do we solve the problem? Playgrounds! I have...

NASA Is Looking to Send a Probe to Venus’ Infernal Surface

Although we’ve had our eyes on the Mars prize for some time, a different team of researchers are actually working on getting to Venus. Venus gets closer to Earth in its orbit than any other planet, yet we have precious little information about the surface – except that it’s close to a living hell. In...

This Priest Brings Stray Dogs into His Masses so They Can Find Loving Homes

Those are people who talk the talk, and then there are those who walk the walk. And a priest in Brazil named Father João Paulo Araujo Gomes definitely falls into the latter category. Father Gomes heads a parish in the city of Gravatá, and he allows stray dogs to come into his church during mass....

Mountain Dew Is Launching a Peach-Flavored Drink Called ‘Happy Dew Year’

There are those that absolutely love Mountain Dew…and then there are those who think it’s kind of revolting. Love it or hate it, a new Mountain Dew flavor is headed your way very soon…a peach-flavored soda called ‘Happy Dew Year.’ The new flavor will launch on December 16, 2019. Mountain Dew is launching a new...

15 Taxi Drivers Share the Story of What Happened When Someone Jumped into Their Cab and Shouted “Follow That Car!”

We’ve seen the scene in the movies often enough – someone hops into a tax and hollers for the driver to “follow that car!” – but did you know it happens in real life, too? Well, lucky for you, there are actual taxi drivers out there ready to share their stories! 15. I would have...

10 Really Easy Ways You Can Help out the Environment

No matter who you are or where you live, there are always little things you can do to help out the environment. Even if they seem inconsequential to you, taking small steps adds up – especially when countless other people are out there doing the same thing. So try to implement these habits into your...

Border Collies Are Helping to Reforest Scorched Chilean Wilderness After Deadly Wildfires

Go ahead and add reforesting burned land to the many things that dogs can do to make our lives better. When wildfires destroyed large swaths of land and 1,500 homes in Chile in 2017, border collies were called upon to help with the reforestation effort. https://www.instagram.com/p/BS9_pi8B9Lh/?utm_source=ig_embed The fires torched roughly 593,000 square miles of land...

10 Throwback Facts About Pizza Hut’s BOOK IT! Program

If you’re a person of a certain age (like I might be) and a lover of books (aka awesome), then the BOOK IT! program at Pizza Hut is probably a part of your fondest childhood memories. To win a personal pan pizza, you had to read five books (teachers gave you stars on a little...

A Teacher Goes Above and Beyond by Teaching Kids How to Wipe Properly

Being a teacher of young children has its challenges; not only do you teach about the alphabet and coloring inside the lines, you teach life lessons. Usually this entails how to get along with classmates and play nicely with friends. But little kids need to learn personal life lessons, too. Things like how to properly...