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Thanks to Lab-Created Embryos, the Nearly Extinct Northern White Rhino Might Live On

For all the destruction and mayhem that humans have caused around the planet, sometimes we actually do some good things, too. Things like preventing (hopefully) the complete extinction of the northern white rhino. An international team of researchers & conservationists drew on IVF procedures to create two embryos of the near-extinct northern white rhino in...

This City Is Paying Homeless People $9.25 an Hour to Pick up Litter

Officials in Little Rock, Arkansas, might be on to something. In April 2019, the city launched its Bridge to Work program, paying homeless people $9.25 an hour to pick up litter off city streets. Paul Atkins is a Pastor at the Canvas Community Church in Little Rock, and he’s been impressed with how successful the...

15 Kids Who Insulted Adults Really Bad

Anyone who has kids or who has spent any time with kids knows that – for better or for worse – they are unfailingly honest. It’s mostly that they haven’t really figured out the whole “lying to make people feel better” thing, but it’s also partly that they genuinely don’t care about your feelings. It’s...

15 Fast Facts About “Star Trek”

There have been many iterations, reboots, and re-imaginings of the crew of the U.S.S. Enterprise since they first took to the skies on September 8th, 1966. The galaxy-spanning saga transformed science fiction stereotypes and brought it into the homes of the masses in a brand new way. Though people weren’t quick to love it at...

14 Questions People Still Have About “Harry Potter”

You might think that by now people have asked for and received answers to all their Harry Potter questions. But even though there are a million sites and threads and discussion boards, and even though the author (J.K. Rowling) is extremely forthcoming and involved with fans and readers on social media, people still have questions....

Flight Attendant Shares Why You Should Never Order Coffee or Tea on an Airplane

Once you’ve settled into your flight and prepared to relax for the next few hours, you may be tempted to get a nice, steaming cup of coffee or tea in your hands. Don’t. Airplanes are very public spaces. Between people removing their shoes and clothes mid-flight to the ever present coughing and hacking, planes are...

Women Are Having Surgery to Get Rid of Resting Bitch Face

As if self-impressions couldn’t get worse, take this story about a girl and her “resting bitch face.” Resting bitch face, or RBF, has become a widely used term in the last few decades. It describes a person who’s “facial expression unintentionally appears as…angry, annoyed, irritated, or contemptuous, particularly when the individual is relaxed, resting or...

These 6 Riddles Just Might Trip You Up

Riddles are a great way to keep your mind sharp, have fun with your friends, and prove you’re just as smart as you know you are. That goes double for these 6, which just might trip you up if you’re not careful. So be careful… 6. A candle in the wind. 5. How about a...

15 Funny Parents Who Are Hanging on by a Thread

Parents: we’re behind you 100%. Well, maybe not that much, but we sure appreciate your struggles and headaches. We know some of you are barely hanging by a thread, and we’ve totally got your backs! Well, maybe not your backs. Your knees or something. Bottom line: we’re in your corner. Just look at these tweets....

15 Psychologists Share the Moment They Realized They Were Treating a Psychopath

There are no shortage of interesting jobs in the world, but I think being a psychologist would be exceptionally so. You have unique access to the human mind, and at least some of what makes us tick, and that certainly has the possibility to be endlessly fascinating. And, if you realize the person sitting across...

15 Times Lisa Simpson Was Very Relatable

The Simpsons is full of great characters, but you have to admit that Lisa might be the greatest. She’s smart, sensitive, she loves music, and she has a more mature mentality than most people in Springfield (her father included). Maybe everyone in Springfield, actually. Let’s take a look at 15 times when Lisa Simpson was extremely...

The Sad Truth — Your Plastic Recycling Is Probably Not Getting Recycled

Many of us spend time meticulously washing out plastic containers, squinting at symbols, picking off labels and smugly popping them into one of several containers to lug out to the curb on recycling day. Job well done. We deserve a (plastic) yogurt cup for our saintly efforts. But there is something you need to know:...

These Restaurants and Pubs Took Creativity to a Whole New Level

There are many reasons to patronize a restaurant, and only some of them have to do with the actual food. Along with normal aspects, like service, prices and happy hour specials, human beings seem to enjoy atmosphere – those little touches that make a place quirky and original. You know, just someplace you feel like...

These Moms Had a Photoshoot for Their 23 Years of Friendship – Complete with Beer and Chicken Wings

Everyone is trying to come up with a creative photoshoot these days, whether it’s for a wedding, a baby shower, a gender reveal party, or just two old friends celebrating their history together. That’s what Samantha and Christina, two friends from South Carolina, did to celebrate their 23rd anniversary of being BFFs. We’re going all...