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New Study Shows that Cat Owners Pass on Their Own Personalities to Their Cats

Humans and their pets often seem eerily similar to each other, and it’s not just in our imagination, according to a new study. In a study published in Plos One, researchers surveyed over 3000 cat owners. They asked them a variety of questions about five broad personality traits: extroversion, agreeableness, openness, conscientiousness, and neuroticism. Then...

Cheeky Man Resigns from His Job with a Condolence Card

If you’ve ever had a job that wasn’t for you – like, at all – then you know what a feeling of relief it is to be able to hand in your notice and count the days until you can leave. As someone who endured the specific hell that is working in a call center,...

11 Easter Eggs in Pixar Films You Probably Missed

I’ll be honest, I’m not great with Easter eggs. I tend to get wrapped in movies and not notice all the little things, and in Pixar movies, there are a lot of little things. Here are 11 you probably missed. 1. Sid uses Binford tools In the original Toy Story, Sid uses Binford tools. Binford was the...

Instagram Influencer Took Her ‘Surprise Proposal’ and Made It into One Huge Ad

The influencer social media game is hot. You don’t have to bear the last name Kardashian, either, to be a part of it these days. Everyone’s famous thanks to Instagram and social media, and, honestly, why not be a lifestyle brand if your lifestyle has something snazzy about it? But how far is too far? Say...

Some Towns in England Are Combatting Loneliness with “Chat Benches”

In a world where we’re increasingly and constantly connected via the internet, many are finding that loneliness is definitely not a thing of the past. In an effort to help people feel more connected, some English towns are giving what they call “chat benches” a try. And for good reason – one AARP study found...

8 Bizarre Facts About Animal Sex

Sex makes the world go ’round – without it, few species would survive. And while humanity’s getting pleasure from procreating is unusual, with many animals it gets way weirder than that. Way. Weirder. Below are 8 of the more bizarre ones we’ve come across. 8. Water bugs make quite a racket while in search of...

15 People Share the Details of How They Got Scammed

Many of us have been unfortunate enough to end up on the wrong side of a scam at one point or another. Since knowledge is power and all of that, you might want to read through these 15 stories so what happened to these people doesn’t happen to you. 15. Totally fake. The scam that...

14 Tweets That Made Us Laugh When We Saw Them

Some weeks the world just seems bleak. Everything is going wrong, your bills are late, and your dog’s being a jerk (okay, that could just be me). Sometimes you just need to laugh. So here are 15 funny tweets to brighten up your day. 1. Good question How old were you when you realized you...

This Cockatoo Creates Its Own Dance Moves, and Scientists Say That’s a Big Deal

It all started, as so many things do, with a YouTube video. This video featured Snowball™, a cockatoo with some smooth dance moves who was getting down to music by the Backstreet Boys. Naturally, scientists were intrigued. Researchers started by establishing that the cockatoo could dance to a beat, which is a phenomenon that had...

15 People Give Advice on What Not to Do in a Fight

Many people have never actually been in a fight (this writer included), and if you’re as inexperienced as I am, there’s a good chance that – even if you believe you could handle you’re business – you’d probably make some pretty rookie mistakes the first time around. In the interest of surviving the coming apocalypse...

Take a Break and See If You Can Solve These 5 Riddles

Everyone needs a break now and then, but that doesn’t mean you can’t keep your mind sharp in the process – tackle these 5 fun riddles and make sure yours stays up to date! 5. A royal family. 4. Dad joke alert! 3. Auntie-Ant. 2. A trifecta. 1. Off the hook. Continue reading when you’re...

British Tabloid Claims Some Mums Are “Brieing” – I.E. Taking MDMA

Mothers everywhere have more reason than most to seek out ways to connect with friends and have a night off, and, according to a report in British tabloid Metro, some Brit mums are turning to MDMA to facilitate both. In a new trend called “brieing,” women crush up the popular party drug into a plate...

Why Cats Can’t Get Enough of Cardboard Boxes

It seems that kitty cats and cardboard boxes go together like PB&J. Cats are drawn to those brown cubes like white on rice – or in this case, brown on cardboard. But why? Trying to decode cat behaviors may seem nearly impossible, especially when this obsession is universal in felines. But let’s explore anyway… Cats...

8 Fun Facts That You Might Not Know

Just like a hearty steak or a huge turkey leg, you can chew on these facts and be wholly satisfied! So get to it – eat up! 1. A well behaved lad Source 1 Source 2 Source 3 2. Whoa! Source 1 Source 2 Source 3 3. Very nice! Source 1 Source 2 4. Cool...