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Apollo 11 Astronauts Had to Go Through Customs on Their Return from the Moon

This year marks 50 years since Apollo 11’s famous moon landing. Those brave men did something no one had ever done before, uniting humanity in awe and wonder at the mysteries of the universe. Apparently, humanity is also united in experiencing the joys of going through customs upon entering the country – even those astronauts....

13 Posts About the Bizarreness of the English Language

The English language is a mashed up horror show of other languages – one that’s hard to understand and even harder to learn, if you’re not born into it. But, true story… even native speakers might not be aware of all the ways it is so bizarre. You know who IS aware? People on Tumblr...

This Couple Celebrated Their Last Child Leaving Home with an “Empty Nest” Photoshoot

People mark all sorts of occasions with family photos these days: graduations, marriages, engagements, babies, and on and on. But what about people who are entering a different sort of life-phase, like having an empty nest again? While many parents mourn the loss of their house full of children, Vicky Piper and her husband chose...

People Share What They Like but Can’t Stand the Fan Base Of

Have you ever gotten really into something and discovered that while you like that thing, you really don’t like other people who support it? It might be a band or a TV show or a movie or a sports team. In this AskReddit article, people went on the record and shared something they like but can’t stand the fan...

You Can Get Real, Tangible Benefits from Reading Just 15 Pages a Day

As a reader, I can confirm that letting life and work duties steal all of the time I’d like to use to sit down with a book can start to eat away at my happiness. Reading is important to me, and according to multiple sources, it’s good for pretty much everyone else, too; it broadens...

Two Teenagers End up Hospitalized for Kidney Damage After a Squatting Competition

After a friendly squatting competition spiraled out of control (there’s a sentence I never expected to type), two girls found themselves in intensive care due to pretty severe kidney damage. How? Trust me, I wanted to know, too. It began when Xiao Tang, a 19-year-old college sophomore and a friend challenged each other to a...

15 Truths About Life with a Cat

Cats. Love them, hate them…they honestly don’t really give a crap. But if you choose to co-habitate with one (not own one; that’s not a thing), or one chooses to co-habitate with you, then you have to know that these 15 situations are very likely in your future. Take it or leave it. Once again,...

Dog Lover Rescues Sweet Pup and Makes Him Beautiful Custom Hidey-Hole

Do you have a pup that loves to sleep in your bed? Except you sort of don’t want him too because of fur and muddy paws? This intrepid dog lover might have created a solution: the best indoor dog house/bed I’ve ever seen! Buster is a rescue dog that struggles with anxiety, and because he’s...

Beachgoers in Georgia Work Together to Save a Stranded Pod of Whales

Whales are one of those animals that seem to be universally loved and respected (if you leave out whalers, I guess), and images of the giant creatures washing up on beaches full of plastic, disoriented and dying, can shake people to their core. So when a group of beachgoers in Georgia spotted a pod of...

New ‘Creeper Challenge’ Makes Your Group Chats Fight to Finish Song Lyrics

Group chat, man. A few years ago a meme was going around that said “I’ve never been held hostage, but I have been in a group chat,” and that pretty much sums up how most people feel about getting stuck in a never ending loop of competing conversation. You know how it is. Two people...

U.S. National Park Is the First to Offer Disabled Visitors a Heavy Duty Wheelchair

Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore, located in Michigan, is the first U.S. National Park to offer a specially outfitted, off-trail style wheelchair to disabled visitors. Now, everyone can enjoy the trails. It’s called the track chair, and it has treads in place of wheels – perfect for the park’s trails and hills, which can be...

Talking to Animals and Inanimate Objects Is a Sign of Intelligence and Empathy

People who talk to their pets as if they are human are not simple-minded or nutty. Rather, the habit seems to be a sign of high intelligence and empathy. That’s reassuring news for anyone who has been mocked for telling the dog the weather is too bad for a walk right now, but maybe later...

Here’s What’s Predicted to Happen When the San Andreas Fault Inevitably Cracks

A massive west coast earthquake may have been the subject of more than one Hollywood disaster movie, but that doesn’t mean that it’s not really going to happen. And, according to scientists who are monitoring the San Andreas fault, the big one could be opening up any time. Recently Thomas Jordan, the director of the...

15 People Share the Quotes That Have Stuck with Them Throughout Their Lives

Sometimes in life, someone drops some words of wisdom that stick with you FOREVER. It could come from a family member, a poem, or even a complete stranger on a park bench. But when you know, you know. AskReddit users share the quotes that will stick with them throughout their whole lives. 1. Now I’m...