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There didn’t used to be such a thing as emails from school. Most Millennials and Gen Xers remember a time when parents only knew what was going on...
Angst matters. To preteens and teenagers, the general feeling of dissatisfaction, isolation, and yearning for independence can result in major mood...
Death is hard to think about and harder still to talk about. Some people get panic attacks just imagining the inevitable end of their life. It’s an...
LSD was created in the late 1930s, and its extreme psychedelic properties were discovered just a handful of years later. Almost immediately, the vivid...
Finding a job is already hard enough, and these days, it’s getting harder. The average job seeker is dealing with a rapid rise in ghost jobs (roles...
The moment you decide to step foot into the online men’s fitness space, you’ll be bombarded with messages that you’re not good enough. If you...
Most of the world’s smartest animals have a backbone. Dolphins, crows, chimpanzees, and elephants have all shown remarkable intelligence, i.e. the...
At this point, the science of pets is well-known. Petting a dog or cuddling a cat increases oxytocin in your brain, the hormone associated with love,...
It’s not fun to think about landfills. When we drag our trash out to the curb or chuck it into a dumpster, it’s far easier to adopt an out of...
A funeral is no one’s idea of a good time, but there’s more to dislike about traditional burial ceremonies than just the grief. There’s the...
The idea was simple: What if performance-enhancing drugs were allowed at the Olympics? From 2023 to 2025, a group of CEOs, entrepreneurs, and...
A large majority of Millennials who came of age in the 1990s can still sing the song from memory: “What the story, Wishbone? What’s this you’re...
One of the most famous voices on the planet has had one heck of a career. Sir David Attenborough has been creating and narrating wildlife films and...
Roadkill. Car crashes. Sickening news stories. Talking about death. Even doomscrolling endlessly. Many of us find that it’s the most unappealing...
In a relationship, sometimes you wish there was a tactful, helpful, and non-confrontational way to tell your partner exactly what you need from them....
Everyone has bad days, even world class athletes. Any number of circumstances can cause someone who’s been training their entire life to simply miss...
Gen Z takes a lot of criticism. They’re called antisocial, emotionally immature, and phone-obsessed. They’re even called lazy. But there’s one...
Bees can fly, but that doesn’t mean they don’t sometimes need a ride. In fact, massive colonies of bees and their beehives are often shipped...
Ever heard of “highway hypnosis”? If you never went over it in American Driver’s Ed, it’s the phenomenon during which we tend to zone out...
Picky eaters are a huge challenge for many parents, even though it’s considered a normal developmental stage. Harvard Health Publishing writes that...
If it feels like everyone in public is wearing earbuds—Apple AirPods, specifically—that’s because the behavior is on the rise. In fact, the...
We live in an age of unlimited choice, thanks to modern technology. At any given time, most of us have access to the entirety of recorded music,...
An April 2 Washington County School Board meeting in Tennessee took an uncomfortable turn after high school student Hannah Campbell finished...
It’s not breaking news that journaling has been proven, again and again, to be good for you—mind, body, and soul. But not all journaling is...
Beagles are one of the most popular dog breeds for people looking for a pet. Most years, they rank among the top 10 breeds in America. It’s easy to...
People have been struggling with imposter syndrome, or the deep fear that others will discover you’re a fraud, forever. The fear says that despite...
It’s no secret that work culture in Europe is a lot different from what it is in the United States. Europeans often get more time off and work fewer...
Flying is frustrating, especially lately. Flight delays are surging, costs are going through the roof, and airlines are squeezing customers to...
It’s weird to think about, but Gen Zers are not just entering the workforce— they’re being tasked with leading the next generation. Recent...
Some languages are harder to learn than others. Many who’ve tried will say that Eastern languages like Chinese Mandarin and Japanese are extremely...
If you’re not one, you probably know one: conscientious people are never late, they’re organized, and their word is their bond. They do things the...
Most married couples are aware of the alarming statistics: About 40-50% of first marriages are destined to end in divorce. On the bright side,...
If you haven’t heard of Mark Rober, your kid almost certainly has. Rober, a former NASA engineer, has more than 76 million followers on YouTube,...
Everyone remembers their favorite teachers. What we often can’t remember are the exact moments that left such a fond impression on us. And while...
UnitedHealthcare (UHC) recently interviewed 100 centenarians, or people who have lived to the ripe age of 100. Fascinatingly, 100-year-olds feel...
The best flights are uneventful. Timely, smooth, and relaxing. Even a little boring. However, that’s not always in the cards. A lot of things can...
National anthem fails can be really uncomfortable. Sometimes, a singer just can’t hit the notes, or worse, they forget the words mid-song. The...
Football is a dangerous sport. From ACL tears to concussions, athletes risk it all from the moment they step foot on the field. An NFL career without...
As a parent, if your kids don’t occasionally hate you, you’re probably not doing your job. It’s never fun, but it is a mom or dad’s main...
Ever been on vacation and wondered what would happen if you just…never left? Well, some people do just that. A growing number of people live...
There’s a viral trick where, if you ask people to “pretend” to answer a phone, the way they hold their hand will tell you which generation they...
We’ve all thought about it. Almost every one of us has been at the beach, at a resort, or on a cruise and thought, “Wow, I really wish we could...
Diet Coke is the new smoke break. Some people call it a “fridge cigarette,” a mid-afternoon burst of caffeine, carbonation, and flavor that gives...
It’s not easy to get a classroom full of wiggly, goofball five- and six-year-olds to sit through an entire day of instruction in kindergarten....
There are simple things we know to be true about happiness: Going for a walk in the sunshine just feels good. So does a hug, or hearing your favorite...
Not a week goes by where we aren’t treated to a story of a fare-paying airline passenger being asked to change seats with a parent who’s trying to...
Kids say a lot of hilarious things. It starts when they’re little and are just learning how to talk and string sentences together, and the...
A survey found that about 15% of adults have no hobbies to speak of. The same survey found that people overwhelmingly agree that having hobbies is...
Turning 40 marks a major milestone for many people. It can be an exciting time when your family, career, hobbies, and sense of self are finally...