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Artist Makes Flower Crowns for Dogs and Cats, and We Bow Before their Cuteness.

As a prop for an Instagram pic, San Diego artist and college professor Yarely wove a flower crown and popped it on her Australian shepherd. Little did she know, that first crown would be the start of a brand. Now, Freya’s Floral Company creates beautiful flower crowns for dogs, cats – and also humans. Using...

Scientists Are Figuring out How to Harness Electricity from Your Skin’s Melanin, and People Are…Uneasy

Scientists are figuring out how to harness electricity from your skin’s melanin, and, as a melanated person, IDK if this is good news or bad news. A group of Italian scientists recently made a breakthrough that allows them to conduct electricity from eumelanin, the pigment that colors human skin, hair, and eyes. In its natural...

Scotland’s Overtoun Bridge Is a Suicide Hotspot for Dogs…and No One Knows Why

There is a bridge in Scotland of of which anywhere from 300 to 600 dogs have jumped – some 50 or more to their deaths. So many dogs have leapt off the structure that the site has earned the nickname “Dog Suicide Bridge.” The Overtoun property has been around since 1859 and was originally acquired...

10 Great Facts That Are Very Exciting To Know

Ready to get all hyped up? Get a little excited? Make your life a little more electric? You’re in luck! These facts will do the trick! 1. Influential Source 2. What does it all mean? Source 1 Source 2 Source 3 3. Finally! Source 4. Ain’t that the truth Source 1 Source 2 5. Now you...

Guy’s Insta About Church Leaders in Expensive Sneakers Has People Very Conflicted About It

In my opinion, this is pretty brilliant. A man named Tyler recently created an Instagram account called PreachersNSneakers based on a joke he has with some friends. The purpose of the Instagram page: to point out church leaders, preachers, and pastors who have large social media followings by showing their designer shoes and revealing how...

Science Says Your Cat Knows His Name, Even If He Pretends Not To

If you’ve ever owned a cat, then you’re probably sure of two things – that cats own people and not the other way around, and that your cat only responds to you when he or she feels like it. Which is why it’s never been clear (or really studied) whether or not cats have the...

15 Hidden Nintendo Secrets That Will Bring You Back to Your Childhood

Where were these hacks in 1989 when I was spending all my time playing Kung Fu, Excitebike, and Metroid? Dammit! Unless you were in on some top-secret info, you had no ideas these hacks and tricks existed. UNTIL NOW. Take a look at these secrets from some of Nintendo’s most beloved early games. 1. Super...

Woman’s thread goes viral about a stranger on the train who asked for her help.

In this day and age, it seems like we’re all conditioned to avoid looking at other people’s faces or even acknowledging them. Especially on public transportation. But a woman named Erynn Brook shared a personal experience about how it pays not to ignore a stranger who needs help and how we need to work together...

This Hospital Lets Kids Drive Themselves to Surgery in Toy Cars

Now this is a feel-good story. There’s almost nothing more heartbreaking in this world than a sick child – the toll it takes on them and their families is often enormous. But at one hospital in Modesto, California, the staff have come up with a creative way to relieve at least a little bit of that anxiety...

15 People Share What Immediately Makes Their Anxiety Go Through the Roof

Are there things in life that immediately make your teeth clench? For me, it’s bumper-to-bumper traffic. No matter what time of day (or how much coffee I’ve had), major traffic jams make me totally anxious. AskReddit users went on the record to share the things that really get them going. What are yours? Share in...

17 Tweets About People Who Are Jerks At The Gym

If you go to the gym and find that there seem to be a fair amount of a**holes running around bragging about their pecs and such, you won’t be surprised (but you will be amused) by these 17 tweets. If you don’t find them to be so, well, you might want to take a good,...

This Swaddle Lets You Turn Your Baby into an Actual Burrito

If you’ve got a pregnant friend who regularly posts using #ChipotleIsLife, have I got a baby gift idea for you. It’s a swaddle that turns your tike into a baby burrito. Yep. A swaddle, for those non-parents among you have been lucky enough to not have to figure out how to shut a newborn baby...

The Real Story Behind the Heartbreaking Walrus Scene in Netflix’s ‘Our Planet’

Those of us in the Netflix Nature Documentaries Fan Club (that I just made up) were very excited about the release of Our Planet, a docuseries from the same team behind Planet Earth. There are a lot of breathtakingly gorgeous scenes in the series, but one particular scene is seriously heartbreaking. The scene shows a group...

Why Truly Healthy Smoothies Require a Lot Less Fruit Than You Probably Think

If you’re attempting to be healthy AND lazy at the same time, smoothies are absolutely key. They take five minutes to make, and you can easily pack them full of all the produce that you need for the day. Fruits, veggies, you name it. But! Not all smoothies are created equal. Smoothies shouldn’t consist only of fruit...