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20 People Who Were Pleasantly Surprised by Adorable Animals at Their Airbnb

You never really know what you’re getting yourself into when you book an Airbnb. It could be a total dump, despite the photos on the website, or it could be a hidden gem. OR, you could have a great surprise in store and end up with a new furry friend that you didn’t expect. Which...

Thanks to NASA, You Can Now Check the Weather on Mars

There’s no denying that there isn’t a ton of fun, feel-good news out there these days, so when I see a story like this, that reminds me of the greatness and ingenuity of the human race, it gives me an extra-big smile. And being able to check the daily weather on another planet? Definitely falls...

Here’s Why a Lack of Vitamin D Is So Bad for Your Brain

One of the (many) things that surprised me after giving birth for the first time was the doctor telling me my wee winter baby would need to take Vitamin D drops for the first several months of his life. Why was it so important? Did I need to take Vitamin D drops? The questions were...

Dad Takes Photos Of Dogs At Houses He Fixes And Calls Them His ‘Employees Of The Week’ — [20 Photos]

If someone works as a contractor, they get to meet all kinds of people on the job. It turns out it’s not only human beings that they have to deal with every day, but also the dogs they befriend in the houses they work on. Fred of the Josephson Hardwood Floor Company in New Jersey...

Package Thief Gets Hit With Glitter Bomb Trap And Fart Spray

A man designed a clever glitter bomb to ruin some local Amazon thieves’ day, and he captured every second of it. Mark Rober has a lot of impressive engineer work under his belt. He’s a former NASA engineer who helped work on the Mars Rover. So when some local thieves began routinely stealing his Amazon...

Librarians Are Getting Extra Salty at Work and It Is Something Special

A lot of us picture librarians as meek and timid, people who sit silently behind a big desk and occasionally “shush” patrons who get a little too loud. Well, that stereotype is now broken forever, thanks to these witty librarians who are making fun of all the customers who annoy them and sharing it online...

10 Awesome Street Gang Names from the 19th Century

A lot of people probably don’t realize it, but street gangs are as American as apple pie. In other words, they’ve been around for a loooooooong time. If you’ve ever seen Martin Scorsese’s Gangs of New York, you know talking about. The Dead Rabbits were prominently featured in that film (which is an awesome name) but that’s...

These Tiny Flying Squirrels Only Live on One Island in Japan, and Frankly It’s Not Fair

For city dwellers in the US, squirrels are mostly just “those furry animals that try to intimidate you into giving them your pizza.” They’re a short step up from mice and rats. But when you think about it, squirrels are actually pretty dang adorable, and perhaps none are cuter than these rare tiny squirrels that live...

Have a Dirty Kid? That’s Actually a Good Thing…

Once you’ve gotten your kids into dress clothes, it’s almost inevitable that they will find their way to the closest mud puddle. But as frustrating as clean-up duty can be, dirt and mud are actually good for your kiddos. The idea that playing in the dirt (and, let’s face it, they’ll probably eat a little...

Mother Urges Pregnant Women to Get Tested for Herpes after Losing Her 10-Day-Old Baby

Kira Aldcroft, a 22-year-old from Prestwich in the United Kingdom, didn’t know she had herpes. She had never experienced any symptoms besides thrush, which is a common side effect of pregnancy, according to the Daily Mail. Her son was born nine days premature, but everything seemed fine until he was eight days old. That’s when...

This Simple Test Can Help You Identify Potentially Abusive People

An average of 20 people experience intimate partner violence every single minute in the United States. That’s over 10 million victims of abuse every year. Abuse is an epidemic, and unfortunately, it’s often hidden behind closed doors. Abusive relationships are notoriously difficult (and dangerous) to escape, so naturally, the best solution would be to never enter one...

Travel Blogger Shares Expert Tips for Traveling Alone as a Woman

Traveling alone is a great experience. It can change your life, even! But it’s really scary too, especially if you’re a woman. Simply walking down the street in a city in your home country is a challenging experience (hello, street harassers!), let alone in a foreign country where you don’t speak the language or have cell phone...

20 Hilarious Tweets from Kansas Police Departments

Let me tell you something: I’m from Kansas and I can confirm that we produce some pretty damn funny people out there among the endless sunflower fields. Sure, we have Paul Rudd and Rob Riggle to name a couple, but the everyday folks are hilarious in their own right. Even the police departments. The Twitter...

20 Photos That Perfectly Sum up the Difference Between New York and Los Angeles

New York vs. Los Angeles. This seems to be a topic of never-ending debate among folks who have some skin in the game about which city is superior. People on both sides of the aisle get all fired up over these discussions, which is a lot of fun for people who have no skin in...