Sometimes you smell something and… there comes that gag reflex. You start retching, your eyes are watering, and if you’re particularly unlucky, your reflex succeeds in what it wants to do and… you know what happens. There’s no way to turn your sense of smell off, so either you get away from the stank or … Read more
Every now and then, we all need some lighthearted content to lift us up. In a world ruled by media overload and an abundance of bad daily news, it’s easy to feel mentally drained. Recently, psychologists saw the emergence of terms like “doomscrolling,” “headline anxiety,” and “headline stress disorder” which refer to a growing amount … Read more
The answers come to those who seek them. Especially on the subreddit ‘What Is This Thing?‘ This online community is home to 2.3 million members who are always ready to help people identify the mysterious objects they found. The gig is simple: someone uploads a photo of whatever it is they want the name of, … Read more
Rudy Farias, seventeen at the time, went missing when walking the dogs in 2015. He was last seen near his family home in Houston, Texas. Rudy was reunited with his family earlier this week after a good Samaritan found him beaten up and dumped by a church. The young man was hospitalized, where his identity … Read more
Remember the good old days when you and a bunch of your friends would get together and go hang out outside somewhere, whether it was in your back yard or the mall or any other available location? And then you grew up and noticed how that doesn’t seem to be a thing any more—you don’t … Read more
Reddit user u/BlueVariety was having dinner with her fiancé, his mom, and his little sister, and everything seemed fine but the conversation took an unexpected turn. The guy started “mansplaining” periods and birth control even though he obviously didn’t fully understand what he was talking about, and put the entire table in an awkward situation. … Read more
You can’t deny that nearly all grandparents go out of their way (and, sometimes, mind) to be the best they can be to their grandchildren. There is a reason why there’s a stereotype of grandmothers being aggressively hospitable and making sure their grandson or granddaughter eats 6 times their actual weight. But did you notice … Read more
You know, it’s really hard these days to find a person who would be happy with their own body; who would love themselves the way they are and wouldn’t see a flaw in every inch. Unfortunately, unrealistic beauty standards, social media’s influence and fakeness make us compare ourselves with people that we see online. We … Read more
English singer Jessica Ellen Cornish, better known as Jessie J, recently gave birth to her first child and decided to document her postpartum body. Body beauty standards tend to be particularly harsh for women, so she wanted to help other young mothers celebrate what real humans actually look like. She posted a topless picture with … Read more
Getting your first tattoo is nerve-wracking. It’s impossible to know exactly how that needle will feel until it pierces your skin, and there’s always a fear in the back of your mind that the piece won’t turn out exactly how you pictured it. But even if the artwork is done perfectly, your loved ones might … Read more