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Study Shows That Cats Bond with Their Owners the Same Way Children Bond with Parents

For cat owners and cat lovers, this might not come as a huge surprise. For others, pay attention – this may make you want to get a kitty of your own. A study out of Oregon State University shows that cats, long thought to be, well, assholes, can form bonds with their owners just like...

Here’s How You Can Remember More of Your Dreams

I really don’t like it when I wake up in the middle of an awesome dream (usually involving explosions and me saving the day) and I can’t remember much of it. We have so many amazing dreams each night, but, for most of us anyway, we forget just exactly what was going on in our...

Here’s Why Paul McCartney Is Really Barefoot on the Cover of “Abbey Road”

You might have heard of a little 1960s band called The Beatles, yeah? Probably. But if you’re young, or not a superfan, or not the child of a superfan, then you might not know that the famous Abbey Road album cover is the subject of many conspiracy theories. https://www.instagram.com/p/B3FuWNRpnzC/ For reasons unknown, rumors began to circulate...

Food Ingredients Differ Wildly Depending on Where You Live

It’s fairly common knowledge that the ingredients in food products vary depending on where they’re being sold. You might not realize, though, that if you live in the United States, your food contains a lot more, well…crap than it does in the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, and Europe. If you’re interested in learning more, author...

Scientists Say That North America Has Lost 3 Billion Birds

We know about the plight of the bees that are disappearing at an alarming rate across the world, but the situation with birds doesn’t look too great, either. “A staggering loss that suggests the very fabric of North America’s ecosystem is unraveling.”—Cornell Lab director John Fitzpatrick and study coauthor Peter Marra. Read more: https://t.co/xitIFJoNuL —...

The Company That Manufactures Barbies Has Launched a Gender-Neutral Doll Collection

The times they are a-changin’, and that goes for the dolls that kids play with as well. Long gone are the days when a child’s only options were the standard Barbie and Ken. And dolls got even more inclusive recently when Mattel, the company that makes Barbies, launched a gender-neutral doll collection. This new line...

10 Microhabits That Could Help Improve Your Life in a Year

We all want to be better versions of ourselves. To be more productive, more positive, just better overall. Instead of trying for that one, big breakthrough that might never come, you should instead try to focus on microhabits to change your life. Here are 10 to work on. Remember, start small and these changes will...

10 Posts Best Appreciated by Anyone Born Before 1994

Do you ever think about the simpler days you’ve left behind? Like how things just seemed so straightforward when you were 8 years old? Second grade, that was the year. It’s all downhill since then. If you’re feeling nostalgic, we’ve got you covered with another remember when, where we take you back to a time...

How Often Should You Be Shutting Down Your Computer?

Are you a leave-the-laptop-on sort of person? Or are you obsessed with performing a full shut down? Whether you are one or the other, here are a few tips about how often you should or shouldn’t turn your device off. Years back it was said that users should never leave computers in idol status or...

The ‘OK’ Hand Gesture Is Now Considered a Hate Symbol

We really do live in strange times, don’t we? In this age of social media, you never know what’s gonna happen. Things are weird. Perhaps an everyday symbol will be co-opted by nefarious groups and turned into an emblem of hate? Does that seem far-fetched? Well it shouldn’t because that’s exactly what happened with the...

Baileys Irish Cream and Salted Caramel Cold Brew Is Now Here to Get You Moving in the Morning

Your mornings (and mine) just got a whole lot better. I love me some Baileys Irish Cream and coffee for a little boozy pick-me-up, and now the company has new (non-alcoholic) cold brew products for the morning to get you going and out the door with some pep in your step. Baileys’ new cold brew...

Airline Introduces a Booking System That Shows Where All Babies Are Seated on Its Flights

I’m actually not one of these people who gets super frustrated and freaks out when a baby by me is crying hysterically on a plane. That’s why you always bring earplugs AND headphones when you travel, so you don’t really have to hear anything at all except the music you’re listening to. (Pro tip: this...

More Than 400 Men Named ‘Nigel’ Gathered in a British Pub to Honor Their First Name

Is there any more British name than Nigel? Also, this is one of my favorite stories of 2019 so far. My favorite Nigel is Nigel Planer, who played Neil on the great British TV show The Young Ones. https://www.instagram.com/p/B2z4IkcgSPm/ Recently, 433 men named Nigel came together at a pub called The Fleece Inn in the middle...

After He Almost Lost His Mom, This Teen Invented a Bra That Can Detect Breast Cancer Early

I have a strong feeling that we’re going to be hearing from this young man for years to come. After Julián Ríos Cantú watched his mother endure two bouts with breast cancer, the 18-year-old from Mexico decided he wanted to help out other women who might not have access to affordable healthcare. Cantú’s mother ended...