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Have you ever wondered why eggplants are called eggplants, or why they tell you to break a leg when you're interviewing for an important job? We take those things for granted and never stop to think about the origin of such phrases, but it turns out there was a lot of thought put into them. There's a recent trend on Twitter where people share the most random things they've … [Read more...] about I Was Today Years Old When I Learned These Facts That I Should’ve Known Decades Ago

We’ve all been there – we’ve all had moments of incredible, sometimes incredulous, luck. Lucky moments that are humorous. Some that are heartfelt to the point of tears. We just felt like the luckiest people in the world. Regardless, they’re indelibly imprinted on our memory as part of our lifetime highlight reel. Moments we’ll absolutely never forget. In our age of technology … [Read more...] about People Share Their Lucky Moments on Social Media, Both Humorous and Heartfelt

If you’ve ever lived in an apartment before, you’ll know that the level of quality is almost like a roulette wheel in terms of how dicey it can be. Some people get luckier than others and find an incredible place for a better value. Others have the misfortune of landing on a sketchy landlord, a sketchy apartment, or both. If quality wasn’t a bad factor, a roommate has the … [Read more...] about People Open Up About Their First Time Living in NYC

If you’ve ever owned a pet, you know that they quickly become an integral part of the family and that often they are a lot like children. And if you had always thought about getting one, but never did, 2022 is the year to take the plunge. As adorable and loving as they are, our pets sometimes misbehave - whether it's a dog who's eaten a family-sized pizza, a lizard with an … [Read more...] about People Online-Shame Their Pets for Being Silly

Over the past several decades, technology has completely transformed, and it continues to change with each passing year. So it shouldn’t come as too much of a surprise that some people have had a bit of trouble adjusting to new developments in the field--even things that seem simple to many of us, like cell phones or social media. We try to be patient and understanding, but … [Read more...] about People Who Just Don’t Understand Technology

子供の頃から私たちは両親に、美しさの形やサイズはいろいろあるのだと教えられてきました。背が高すぎたり、逆に小さすぎたり、耳の形が気になったり。大人になっても、自分の外見がもっと違う風だったらと思う人は多いでしょう。ですが残念なことに、身体的な外見が今まで私たちの生活の大きな部分を占めてきたように、これからもおそらく重要であり続けるでしょう。今からご紹介する人々は、成長する中で周りと違う特異な外見で苦労し、しかしそのユニークな特徴によって有名になりました。 コラライン・ジョーヒヤー（Coraline … [Read more...] about 特異な外見により、有名になった人々

We’re all pretty familiar with the concept of graffiti, and let’s be honest, it often comes with a negative connotation. But sometimes you come across a piece of graffiti that’s just pure artistic genius. Here we’ve rounded up examples of some truly entertaining and clever graffiti, the kind that makes us take a second look. Read on to see just how creative these artists had to … [Read more...] about Creative Examples of Gifted Graffiti Artists

Have you ever wondered why eggplants are called eggplants, or why they tell you to break a leg when you're interviewing for an important job? We take those things for granted and never stop to think about the origin of such phrases, but it turns out there was a lot of thought put into them. There's a recent trend on Twitter where people share the most random things they've … [Read more...] about These People Were “Today Years Old” When They Learned These Surprising Facts

Twitter is definitely the “weird cousin” of social media platforms. The “redheaded stepchild,” if you will. Most folks think of social media, particularly Twitter, as a place to divest themselves of peculiar thoughts. Like airing dirty laundry, but more like a string of random musings in 280 characters. A place to share every thought, celever and random alike. Below, you’ll … [Read more...] about Relatable Tweets That Reveal the Oddities of the Human Mind

Lynda Carter, Faye Dunaway and Goldie Hawn were some of the biggest names in the entertainment industry during the seventies. It was a decade of peace, love and social progress, including the ever-growing feminist movement, and these women were an inspiration to men and women alike. Commenting on her legendary role as Wonder Woman, Lynda Carter said she wanted to be a role … [Read more...] about Iconic Women of the 70s Five Decades Later

Hollywood is a small world, and it turns out some of our favorite celebs are closer than we thought. It's always a wild ride when two celebrities have a family connection. Sometimes it makes complete sense and other times it comes out of nowhere, leaving us completely stunned. But despite the lack of public attention, these relationships run deep and show just how … [Read more...] about Surprising Celebrity Family Connections You Never Knew Existed

From their curious questions to bold declarations, kids can be a source of endless entertainment. Their questions can take a darker turn and leave us with more questions than answers. Whether it's a comment about death or an eerie prediction about the future, these creepy things kids say can be downright unsettling. That leaves us adults sleeping with the lights on and eyes … [Read more...] about Parents Reveal the Most Disturbing Things Their Children Have Said to Them

A lot of people imagine that if the world were a classroom, the United States would be the student sitting in the corner with their finger in their nose, wearing the tall, conical hat with “dunce” scrawled on it. It’s not that Americans burst out of the womb with fewer brains than their peers. The problem often lies in quirks of the culture and failures of its often … [Read more...] about Times People Accidentally Reinforced The “Ignorant American” Stereotype

Moving into a new place is kind of a big deal. You spend time clicking through listings online and chatting with real estate agents who try to help you find your dream home that ticks off every item on your checklist. You take a few trips to see the possibilities in person, fantasizing about who will sleep where, how you’ll renovate the kitchen, and where the Christmas tree … [Read more...] about The Crazy and Creepy Things People Found In Their New Homes

We’ve all seen one out in the wild. Many of us more than once. Their natural habitats include retail shops, restaurants, and hair salons, but they can also appear online on review pages and over the phone. Basically, you’ll find them anywhere hospitality and customer service flourish because they prey upon anyone wearing a nametag. The most elite among them don’t even need a … [Read more...] about Kens and Karens Gone Wild

Our eyes are one of our most important pairs of body parts. They give us the gift of sight and allow us to explore and experience the world around us. We’re in control, guiding them wherever we want to glance, yet they manage to deceive us all the time (traitors!). We’re not talking about heavy-handed Photoshop trickery but the confusing perspectives that take place in the real … [Read more...] about Confusing Perspectives That Will Make You Do A Double Take

Shopping is one of our favorite past times because who doesn’t love a retail therapy session after a long week? With the advent of online shopping, our choices have infinitely expanded in a digital universe that is home to more marketplaces than we could possibly imagine. It’s also borderless, allowing us to buy anything we want from almost anywhere in the world. Our newfound … [Read more...] about Funny Shopping Fails Guaranteed To Make You Laugh

Whether it’s that old rumor everyone heard in middle school about shock rocker Marilyn Manson having his ribs removed or something more tame like the lie about keeping the car light on while driving at night, we’ve all fallen for misinformation from time to time. We can fall for it for various reasons, from not knowing the right questions to ask to not asking any because we … [Read more...] about Now We Know Better: Things The Internet Can’t Believe It Fell For

Dating is a shapeshifting experience. It can be a beautiful journey when the chemistry is overflowing as you get to know each other and feel your bond forming with each shared story and all the new inside jokes. Other times, it can be like playing mental chess with a rabid bear on hard mode. Are they as interested as you are? Will they look like their picture in real life? Is … [Read more...] about Dating Disasters That Will Make Your Worst Date Look Like A Dream

Nobody can prepare you for life with little ones and the mistakes that come with it. You can read all of the award-winning parenting books, soak up every hack from your favorite TikTok mommy blogger, and try all the family tricks passed down from your grandparents, but there’s no antidote for the facepalmingly funny situations you’ll find yourself in after you have kids. When … [Read more...] about Funny Dad Fails

Do you hear that? It’s the universe conspiring to bring you your soulmate. You might not have found them yet, but it’s never too late to meet the love of your life and make memories that will last a lifetime. Today we’re looking at couples with cute and crazy coincidences and super sweet stories that make it hard to deny there isn’t some universal power playing with our love … [Read more...] about Adorable Couples Who Were Destined To Be Together

You want to be cool, right? Of course, you do! That’s why you pay close attention to what’s trending. Or maybe you’re not worried about what other people think, but you saw that weird thing everyone is doing on social media, and now you can’t help but join the herd and try it out for yourself, even if it’s just to satisfy your curiosity. Trends come and go in the blink of an … [Read more...] about Today’s Trends That Will Leave Us Cringing In 20 Years

Although we all want to be treated the same, the fact is, men and women can feel like entirely different species from galaxies on opposite ends of the universe. Our parents sweat bullets when they sit us down to explain the birds and the bees, but they can’t cover everything about the opposite sex, so we’re left to figure the rest out on our own from whispers between friends, … [Read more...] about Flabbergasting Things That Men Learned About Women

Did you wake up on the wrong side of the bed this morning? Was your boss on your back all day like a rabid spider monkey, snapping at you for every minor mistake as your work gets harder but your pay stays the same? Or maybe you spent twenty minutes in the Starbucks drive-through only to be told they’re all out of the caramel syrup you need for your daily macchiato that keeps … [Read more...] about Tweets That Will Turn Your Day From Drab To Fab

To say the internet is a weird place is putting it lightly. If you stick to the perfectly curated safe space that is your Facebook feed, where you scroll through painfully cute cat pictures, mouthwatering recipes you’ll bookmark and forget about, and heart react your friend’s eighth family photoshoot in the middle of a tall, grassy field this year, you might not know what I’m … [Read more...] about Photos From A Strange Corner On The Internet

They've all left a mark on this planet, inspired us, and changed the world for the better (or worse). Some are not here with us, and some are still thriving. We had always wondered how they looked when they were younger. Curiosity caught the attention of many as it caught mine to find the faces of these historical figures as children. It baffles the mind how as young children … [Read more...] about Celebs And Historical Figures That You’ve Never Seen Young

Between the endless stream of trends that come and go on our social media feeds and the things that everyone thinks are universal likes (cheese, anyone?), it can feel almost criminal to admit your preferences go against the grain. People don’t even bother to ask you if you like it because they assume you do. It’s common sense. If you don’t like what everyone else likes, you’re … [Read more...] about Things Everyone Loves That We’re Afraid To Admit We Hate

Having confidence is a good thing. Those who have it without having to wade through hours of YouTube tutorials pumped out by wannabe life coaches and magazine clippings promising to teach you how to have better self-esteem are truly blessed. Still, if you spend a day on the internet, you’ll quickly learn some people have inflated their heads to extremes with their … [Read more...] about That’s Just Wrong: Times The Internet was Confidently Incorrect

We’ve all done it. Whether we were sweating from the heat of an argument or all our common sense was absorbed and forcefully expelled by a giant brain fart, everyone has had that mortifying moment they let something stupid slip from their lips to their partner. Redditors gathered in r/AskMen to share their most embarrassing mess-ups and offer an empathetic shoulder, reassuring … [Read more...] about Things People Wish They Never Said To Their Partners

Your invitation to your high school union arrived. Did you promptly throw it into the fire as kindling to keep you warm through the winter months, snuggled up in the comfort of knowing you’ll never be in the same room as the school bully again? Or did you ransack your closet for your best outfit and dedicate yourself to a new diet and workout routine to blow them away when the … [Read more...] about Unwrapped Events After People Accepted The Invite To Their High School Reunions

You know how you listen to a song for years, belting out every line you think you know by heart, until one day, someone turns your world upside down by correcting you with the actual lyrics? There’s a word for that. “Mondegreen” is when you mishear or misinterpret words, creating a new meaning. Sometimes the switcheroos make sense, and other times they create confusion, but we … [Read more...] about Say That Again? – Song Lyrics We Seriously Misheard