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‘Trash Tag’ Challenge Has the Whole Internet Cleaning up Trash in Their Local Parks

A lot of viral challenges are entertaining, but few of them actually add anything of value to the world. The #trashtag challenge, though, has teens nationwide cleaning up nearby parks, trails and other outdoor areas. The trend started with Facebook user Byron Román. “Here is a new #challenge for all you bored teens,” he wrote....

This Illustrated Periodic Table Shows How We Regularly Interact with Each Element

Remember how intimidating the periodic table was in middle school Science class? How you studied the table day and night trying to get ready for the big test? And then after the test, at least for me, the information kind of went out the window and I never thought about it again. Well, I really...

A Dark Sense of Humor Might Mean You Have a High IQ

Are you the kind of person who laughs at really inappropriate times and is always telling completely morbid jokes that seem to offend those around you? Well, I have good news for you! Your dark sense of humor may mean that you have a high IQ. A study published in the journal Cognitive Processing revealed that a...

This Woman Lived Alone on an Island for 18 Years and Inspired One of the Greatest Children’s Books of All Time

If you’ve ever read the children’s book Island of the Blue Dolphins by Scott O’Dell, you might not know it was inspired by a true story. The classic book, published in 1960, was based on the true story of a Native American woman who lived by herself on an island off the coast of California for 18...

10 Interesting Facts That You Might Not Know

These 10 facts are chock full of fascinating information for you to wrap your head around. And they’ll make you think. Oh boy, will they make you think. 1. No such thing Source 1 Source 2 Source 3 2. Psycho Source 3. Great idea Source 4. Tricksters Source 1 Source 2 Source 3 5. Poison...

20 Bangin’ New Skills You Can Learn to Master Just by Watching These YouTube Videos

Gone are the days of searching for the right class or instructor or tearing little paper tabs off an advertisement stuck to a pole – you can learn how to do just about anything by watching videos on YouTube. I’ve figured out everything from cross stitch to braiding challah, but even I never would have...

6 Riddles to Kick off Your Day the Right Way

Or, if you’re reading at night, finish things off with some flair – either way, these 6 riddles are going to make your day/night! #6. I had a little pear tree… #5. The animals on the ark. #4. Neither straight nor crooked.   #3. A lady’s fingers never tell. #2. Old money. #1. They’re never...

This Pennsylvania Town Has Been on Fire for More Than 50 Years

In 1962, Centralia, Pennsylvania’s council met to discuss the new landfill that was getting too full and needed to be cleared by the town’s Memorial Day celebration. A proposal to burn out the 300-foot-wide, 75-foot-long, 50-foot-deep pit passed with no serious opposition. The council members could not have foreseen the ball they set rolling –...

Tupac’s “Hail Mary” Wasn’t the Hail Mary This Catholic Church Was Looking for at Christmas

A kid put together a booklet of prayers for a Sri Lankan church’s Christmas carol service back in December and he, uh, might not have been paying attention. At least, that’s his story about how and why Tupac Shakur’s 1996 song “Hail Mary” got printed instead of the time-honored Catholic version. Instead of “Hail Mary,...

15 Straight Guys Confess the “Gayest” Thing They’ve Ever Done

Some of these 12 guys are actually probably gay and the rest think saunas are gay, so basically it’s a fairly accurate cross sample of the male species. #15. It sort of became my thing. “My wife and I hang out with a lot of married couples. I realized that when I greet the wives...

20 Posters to Remind Us of All the Things We Should ‘Thank a Feminist’ For

International Women’s Day may have been celebrated on March 8, but you should hang these posters loud and proud EVERY DAY. School of Feminism came up with a series of great posters highlighting the achievements of women throughout history. The organization said, “Thanks to feminists, women can vote, work, abort [their pregnancies], divorce [spouses], wear...

A Disturbing Snapchat Prompted This 12-Year-Old Boy to Save a Girl’s Life

Social media is a minefield to navigate, even for adults. The anxiety it can produce is often worse for teenagers, who are still figuring out who they are, who they want to be, and whose opinions on either of those things they really want to matter. Recently, 12-year-old Gabe Rongier from Pittsburgh, PA, was chatting...

15 Flight Crew Members Share the Things That Happen Mid-Flight That Only They’re Aware Of

Depending on how nervous of a flyer you are, you might not want to know. Fair warning if you want to take the chicken exit now! #15. Weekend at Bernie’s. “Not sure if it’s been mentioned already. I was learning to be cabin crew at college and in the event that someone dies onboard, the...

8 Creepy Facts about Stephen King’s “Pet Sematary”

As a pre-teen, Pet Sematary absolutely scared the sh*t out of me. I wasn’t a kid who watched horror movies for fun but it was sleepover and everyone thought the idea of being scared together sounded like a good one. Far be it from me to wimp out, so I watched…and I regretted it pretty...