Posts by Trisha Leigh Zeigenhorn

Whatever you’re used to seems normal and yummy – for instance, I could eat half a bag of Hershey’s Kisses in one sitting – but often seem odd to people who grow up in different cultures. Did you know most of the world doesn’t understand milk chocolate? Yeah, I know. Anyway, below are 8 international...

As parents, we sometimes feel sad about the day when our children will grow up and leave us, but if you live in the States, recent research is revealing that you might be worrying for nothing. Because when our kids spread their wings and fly they don’t go very far. According to data from the...

I, for one, didn’t even know there were over 400 national parks in the American territories, but Mikah Meyer has gone and visited every last park, monument, seashore, and more over the past 3 years. https://www.instagram.com/p/Bw8ZSUlFCkm/ It began in April 2016 – the 11th anniversary of his father’s death from cancer – and has since...

When an oddly tame beluga whale swam up to a Finnish fishing boat, the men aboard weren’t entirely sure what to think. When they saw that the little whale was wearing a harness that experts believe was designed to mount a weapon or a camera, theories about the Russian military immediately began to surface. WATCH:...

I know you think you’re a Disney expert, but are you really? These 15 posts will only make total sense if you are! And listen… we’re not here to Disney shame. If you don’t know what these are, that’s okay. We promise we won’t tell your Dinsey-loving friends. Your secret is safe with us. #15....

It’s safe to say that not everyone who goes into teaching does so because they love, understand, or even care to understand the younger generation. In fact, it can sometimes seem to be the opposite – like this restaurant manager who banned current slang from the work floor lest you lose your free employee meals....

If you think that legends like Bigfoot or the Yeti are farfetched, you probably just haven’t done enough research – or even spent a little time really considering the question. Even respected anthropologists are quick to remind us that there are many corners of this planet that have not been fully explored, and that new...

Freddy Krueger the Amazonian parrot was so named after he was shot in the face while in the possession of some Brazilian gangsters. Yes, you read that right. It’s thought he was trained as a lookout, meant to warn his owners of an armed raid or other intrusion, and was caught in the crossfire when...

Sure, they’re wrinkly, hairless, and look more like E.T. than a cat, but wait – these 17 pictures prove how adorable Sphinx cats really are. Just give them a chance! #17. Such a unique color. https://www.instagram.com/p/BsVPAc5H64v/ #16. You could never go wrong waking up to that face. https://www.instagram.com/p/BuJHgqzHm4I/ #15. Cutest triplets. https://www.instagram.com/p/BbI2bHIlsFx/ #14. Oh, hello....

This isn’t just another post about gestation, birth, and breastfeeding, y’all – even though it is well-established that those things are amazing – because it turns out there are so many more reasons to revere the female body! Here are 8 that are a pretty great start! #8. Women are better at multi-tasking. Maybe it’s...

A 2016 study published in Negotiation and Conflict Management Research found that a good apology needs to contain these 6 components: an expression of regret, an explanation of what went wrong, acknowledge of responsibility, a declaration of repentance, and offer of repair, and a request for forgiveness. And while that’s a good start, recent thoughts...

Once you check out this image of what a woman’s milk ducts look like, you’re going to realize two things: first, you’ve never seen an image of the female muscular system before today (thanks, education system), and two, the human body is just as amazing as you keep forgetting it is on a daily basis....

You might think that picking your baby’s middle name will be easy after the battle of deciding on the first, but you would be wrong. There’s a lot to consider, and gone are the days when you can just go with Anne or Lee or Marie and call it a day. For some reason. So,...

You know how, in this day and age, someone saying “I don’t use a computer” would literally make you stop in your tracks? Well, even though the world has changed and technology has advanced like crazy, it turns out that every generation has had their hold-outs – and below are 15 examples of what the...

Ladybugs (or ladybirds, for you UK-types) actually include a number of species that fall under the species umbrella coccinellidae. They’re widely considered to be good luck symbols, to represent joys to equal your sorrows, and are sometimes associated with the Virgin Mary. They’re one of a group of 6,000 or so small beetles that are...