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The Internet Is Obsessed with This Russian Artist’s Depictions of Countries as People

Anastasia Bulgakova is an artist based in Moscow, Russia, who focuses primarily on fantasy and sci-fi illustrations. Pieces from her latest project have been popping up all over the Internet. She spent an entire year thinking about what different countries of the world would look were they to be personified. “All of them will be...

14 Things People Consider a Fate Worse Than Death

We don’t like to spend a whole lot of time thinking about the stuff that would literally make us wish we were dead, but it can be an interesting exercise, if nothing else. You could also start a list of things to put in your advanced directive, to ensure none of this ever happens to...

Watch an Art Dealer Take 200 Years of Grimy Varnish Off a Painting in Seconds

Restoring art is a tricky business, and a difficult one. The process of cleaning the gunk that builds up on paintings, sometimes over hundreds of years, can be painstaking and time-consuming. Varnish is used to help preserve and protect paintings, but it turns yellow or even brown if it’s left on for very long periods...

14 People Share Their Most Costly Mistakes

One of the hard truths about being human is that you are going to make mistakes. Some are big, some are small, they should all teach us lessons but occasionally those lessons are really, really rough. Like these 14 errors, that cost people more money than they probably care to think about regularly. 14. No...

Is It Possible To Meditate Your Way Into Better Gut Health?

Over the past decade or so, doctors have slowly been realizing – and gathering proof of – the important our gut microbiome plays in our overall health. Knowing is only part of the equation, though, and figuring out how to set things right in there can be a struggle all on its own. Some believe...

10 People Share the Weirdest Rules They’ve Encountered in Someone Else’s House

Let’s have some real talk: people are weird. And they’re especially weird when they’re in the comfort of their own homes. That’s when the most bizarre habits really kicks in. In this AskReddit installment, people share the weirdest rules they’ve had to deal with in someone else’s house. Have you ever had to deal with...

15 People Discuss The Pros And Cons Of Universal Basic Income

If there’s one thing that Reddit loves, it’s a little bit of controversy with their morning coffee – and asking a question about Universal Basic Income is sure to do the trick. If you’re curious what people see as the up- and downsides of this concept, read on – these 15 folks are ready and...

14 Former Goody-Two-Shoes Describe What Happened When They Finally Snapped

Some people spend their whole young lives buttoned up and locked down – no dating, no parties, no drinking, no fooling around, nothing. That usually doesn’t last forever, though, because life has plenty of ways of reminding us that it’s too short to not really live at all – and these 14 people have some...

Did Taco Bell Really Buy The Liberty Bell?

In the true nature of amazing hoaxes, this one took off before anyone at Taco Bell or anyone who worked for the Liberty Bell knew what was going on. That pretty much makes this a controversy that no one who remembers it is ever going to forget. It began early on the morning of April...

Here Are All the TV Shows That Have Been Cancelled in 2018

There’s no doubt about it: TV is a tough game and a ton of shows get cancelled every years. Sometimes they’re really good programs that people miss. Other times…not so much. And no show is safe. Even the extremely popular Orange is the New Black has been cancelled and will conclude after Season 7. Same with The...

Things You Might’ve Missed in the New ‘Joker’ Trailer

Everyone is all amped up to see Joker when it comes out later this year, and for good reason: the trailer looks pretty incredible. But you might want to go back and watch it a few times because you may have missed a few things the first time around. Here are some of the things to...

When Your Wife Is Obsessed with Amazon, You Buy Her an Amazon Birthday Cake

Photographer Emily McGuire has been married to her husband Mac for 12 years, and even though she’ll be the first one to tell you that he’s not usually one for creative presents or surprises, this birthday cake idea is definitely one for the books. See, like many of us these days, Emily loves shopping online....

Climate Change Is Real, Regardless of What Anyone Wishes

Climate change. Global warming. Greenhouse gas. Carbon footprint. Terms we’ve been hearing for years to convince us that the world is changing right before our eyes, it is our fault that it is changing, and that we can actually do something about it. Despite the overwhelming evidence of our role in this all, there are...

Weird and Terrible DIY Home Projects That’ll Make You Scratch Your Head

If my predictions are correct, you’re going to look at these photos, shake your head, and say WHYYYYYYYYYY? at the top of your lungs. Because what you’re about to see if, quite frankly, weird and disturbing. We’re about to dive into the world of strange DIY home projects that pretty much exist for absolutely no...