Family
boys

Award-winning health teacher shares why ‘purpose’ is key in raising boys to be successful men

Teens and young men need to feel they are contributing to the world.

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Joy
intelligence

15 unexpected signs someone is much, much smarter than you think

The smartest people are often funny and humble.

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Culture
texting style

Man shares the tell-tale texting style that immediately identified him as classic Gen X

"Grammar and punctuation will pierce our clever disguises."

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perms

Gen Xers spill hair care secrets on how they achieved perfectly feathered perms in the 80s

"The girls kept cans of Aqua Net in their lockers and every time the bell would ring they’d rush to re-apply."

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Pop Culture
language

25 pairs of famous but contradictory idioms that have us more confused than ever

Why do we say "out of sight, out of mind" if absence makes the heart grow fonder?

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Community
life lessons

9 surprisingly positive real-life 'cheat codes' that people swear actually work

Some seriously solid life lessons here.

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Humor
humor

Nate Bargatze reveals the true story behind his legendary George Washington SNL sketch

The initial table read did not get the reaction Bargatze expected.

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Learning
linguistics

British language expert shares 7 American accents that are particularly tricky

Some of these are even challenging for other Americans to understand.

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Friendship
seniors

"It's you who keep me going": 81-year-old writes heartfelt text to his softball teammates

The younger team had no idea how much it meant to the man to be included in the league, and now we're all sobbing.

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Education
learning

One simple word makes children 30% more likely to cooperate. It works on adults, too.

No, it's not 'please.'

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Pop Culture
across the pond

Scottish woman rented an apartment after 2 Americans. What they left behind boggled her mind.

“Is everything on the floor in Scotland?”

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Pets
cats

Woman who lost her cat tried the 'Japanese Missing Cat Method' with delightful results

Some call it "word of meowth."

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nuns break into convent

Three elderly nuns fled their retirement home, broke into their old convent, and refuse to leave

They enlisted a former student and a locksmith to help them pull it off.

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Pop Culture
life

Gen Z guy hilariously tries schooling his mom on using the exclamation point emoji 'correctly'

It turns out most people are with the mom.

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Culture
food

Our ancestors ate foods most of us will never taste. Scientists are trying to bring them back.

You haven't lived until you've tried a woolly mammoth steak.

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Health
social media

Expert's ‘Let them' theory inspires people to post on social media without fearing judgment

"Your social media is for your self-expression."

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Wellness
personality

We asked people what they enjoy that others don't understand. One answer ruled them all.

Surprisingly, research shows that these people are less likely to be neurotic.

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Parenting
parenting

Dad shares the unique 8-point checklist his kids must finish before they get screen time

A lot of us could use a checklist like this, to be honest.

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Pop Culture
game shows

This seemingly simple question stumped all three Final Jeopardy contestants in 1984

It was only Alex Trebek's second day on the job when all three contestants gave the same wrong answer and all ended up with $0 .