Feral Chickens Are Terrorizing One of Britain’s Channel Islands
I don’t know if you’ve spent any real time around chickens, but they can be terrifying. Seriously. I know your friends and family have these urban chickens and treat them like dogs and swear they’re affectionate, but my people are Iowa farm stock, and let me tell you: not one of them would voluntarily pet...
Premature Birth Can Affect Your Personality and Even Your Love Life
The fact that science can now save the lives of premature babies who are only a bit over halfway through a typical gestation is, without a doubt, a miracle of modern medicine. But this miracle isn’t perfect. Doctors and parents of these babies have known for some time that the earlier a child exits the...
15 Things That Sound Fun, But People Say Are Actually Terrible
You can consider these 15 posts your fair warning that not everything that seems to be actually is – how philosophical! But while you probably already knew that, sometimes it’s nice to have specifics. Just in case. 15. All the time. A job that involves travelling pretty much all the time. People will be like...
A U.S. Congressman Is Investigating Whether Lyme Disease Is the Result of Weaponized Ticks
Filed under “questions you never thought to ask” comes this doozy: is Lyme disease the result of the US government experimenting with weaponized ticks? Seriously. https://www.instagram.com/p/B0YyQekI9gn/ This ‘possibility’ was brought to the public’s attention when U.S. Representative from New Jersey, Chris Smith, opened an inquiry – now a full-blown investigation – into the matter as...
A Wisconsin Underpass Is Saving the Lives of Countless Turtles
My husband is a turtle-lover. We’ve stopped on countless roads so that he can run out into traffic to save a turtle that probably wouldn’t have made it safely to the opposite side without help, and it stinks when he doesn’t get there in time. It turns out there must be someone in the Wisconsin...
These “Southern” Versions of the Zodiac Signs Are Pretty Darn Accurate
Even people who acknowledge that zodiac signs and the personality traits connected to them aren’t exactly science often enjoy reading about themselves, all the same. It’s fun, it’s frivolous, and who on earth couldn’t use a dose of one or both these days? Figuring that she’d landed on something most people enjoy, Liz Dial, a...
Study Finds That Great White Sharks Are Scared of Killer Whales
It’s Shark Week again (though if you live by the ocean, I’m guessing most weeks fall under that category)! Sharks are pretty fearsome creatures – plenty of people are pretty scared of them. So you might not imagine that even one of the largest, fiercest predators in the world fears something else. And no, it’s...
What Would Happen If You Actually Did Break into Area 51
Talk of storming Area 51 in order to find out the truth once and for all – and also because “they can’t stop all of us” – has captivated the internet recently. Mostly because we all love laughing emojis. Aside from the fact that the government has tanks and also nuclear weapons and could, if...
6 Quick Riddles for You to Start Your Day With
A little coffee, a little quiet, and a few quick riddles – what better way to start the day?! 6. Best gift ever? 5. One if by sky… 4. Family matters. 3. One of these things is not like the other. 2. It stays the same. 1. Highs and lows. Continue reading for the answers!
This Twitter Thread About Peeing and Pooping in Space Is Educational
When you see that people are tweeting about urine and excrement, your first inclination might be to move on past it. But I’m telling you right now that you don’t want to do that. The thread is brought to you by Mary Robinette Kowal, who recently published an essay called “To Make It to the...
People Are Sharing Their Experiences That Are Not as Easy as They Seem
There are probably more than a few things in the world that people think is easy (waiting tables and writing books both come to mind) that are significantly harder when you decide to attempt them for yourself,. Thankfully, the 15 people below have attempted and confirmed…. so we don’t have to. 15. Much harder. Dropping...
This Man’s Photoshopping Cats into Posters for Blockbuster Movies
Some people have way too much free time (and way too many computer skills), and you know what? That’s just fine with me. Especially when, like Thibault (Tibo) Charroppin, they use them for the good of us all. He takes famous Hollywood films and inserts his cat, Lizzy – aka Owl Kitty – into movie...
This Grandpa Wrote A Letter Disowning His Daughter For Throwing Out Her Gay Son
Even though the United States – and the world – has made giant strides in the area of LGBTQ rights over the past several years, plenty of people out there are holding onto their hate. Which is annoying in the best of times, but downright heartbreaking when the person spewing intolerance in your direction is...
Cheeky Man Resigns from His Job with a Condolence Card
If you’ve ever had a job that wasn’t for you – like, at all – then you know what a feeling of relief it is to be able to hand in your notice and count the days until you can leave. As someone who endured the specific hell that is working in a call center,...
Some Towns in England Are Combatting Loneliness with “Chat Benches”
In a world where we’re increasingly and constantly connected via the internet, many are finding that loneliness is definitely not a thing of the past. In an effort to help people feel more connected, some English towns are giving what they call “chat benches” a try. And for good reason – one AARP study found...