Posts by Trisha Leigh Zeigenhorn

It’s no secret that English is a difficult language to learn. This is partly because its rules are more flexible than in most other languages, but it’s also because of the idioms we frequently employ – phrases that make sense to native speakers (like “it’s raining cats and dogs”) but that are just nonsense when...

While people in the United States and most of the Western world have grown accustomed to seeing love stories of all sizes, shapes, and types – including those that feature same-sex couples – depicted on the big screen, this story is a stark reminder of the uphill battle those communities can face in other cultures....

The 6 riddles below are of varying levels of difficulty (we want to keep your confidence up), so chances are you’ll be able to solve 1 or 2 if you really put your mind to it — but can you solve them all? Let’s take a look! #6. A guessing game Continue reading when you’re...

If you’ve never seen the television show My Strange Addiction…honestly, I’m sort of jealous. From eating their cat’s hair to coffee enemas, there seems to be no limit to the weird stuff human beings get “addicted” to these days. What I’m trying to say is brace yourself before reading through the 15 confessions below. #15....

There are so many benefits to staying hydrated, but it can be tough to do between our busy schedules, bad habits, and, you know…not running to the bathroom every ten minutes. If you you want to drink more water but are having trouble remembering or finding the time, these 10 tricks can help you change your...

It’s always nice when one of your good friends asks you to commit to spending a bunch of time and money to make her wedding day a special one. I kid, I kid (mostly). Being asked to be a bridesmaid is an honor and a responsibility that most women happily accept if a bestie is...

Every dog owner knows that our pooches are often better at being human than, well, humans. So if they see another pup on the street who looks exactly like them, it’s only natural for them to head over for a sniff— er, an introduction, right? That was Rogue’s notion when he glimpsed another dog that...

You probably don’t need convincing that animals are happier in loving homes than they are in shelter cages, but these 12 adorable before and after images of pets who found their forever homes will give you all the feels, nonetheless. #12. How did someone even know this was a dog? We’re glad they did, because...

You won’t learn about these 10 random facts sitting in school, but they’re super cool – and that’s what the internet is for, right? Right. So let’s go! #10. Ants only sleep for 8 minutes every 12 hours. Their ‘brain’ activity remains high even when they’re resting. #9. Two of your body parts never stop...

If you’re like most of people these days, you spend a lot of your time ordering stuff from Amazon. And if you do, then you probably rely on other people’s reviews to decide on purchases before you make them. But with fake reviews running rampant, how can you be sure that you’re getting all of...

Here’s the thing – there are a lot of dog breeds out there. So, unless you’re super into watching dog shows, chances are there are a whole bunch you’ve never heard of, never mind learned to pronounce. Add that to the fact that plenty of people prefer mutts of questionable parentage to dropping a bunch...

Central and South America are full of amazing ancient world treasures, including grand structures and cryptic hieroglyphs left behind by the Mayan civilization, who were far ahead of their time. There are so many, in fact, that every year archeologists and other researchers discover more and more mysteries hidden in temple complexes and buried deep...

Maybe you don’t spend a ton of time thinking about paradoxes – defined as a “seemingly absurd or self-contradictory statement or proposition that when investigated or explained may prove to be well founded or true” – but trust me, there’s nothing that people on Reddit don’t ruminate on. And in this case, we’re all better for...

I can confirm that there are many, many things no one tells you about carrying, birthing, and raising children before you take the plunge yourself. Some of them I think women purposefully block out so that they can go through the whole process more than once. Then there are other things you just can’t possibly...

Technology companies are known for asking tricky questions when interviewing potential employees. For example, one of Google’s favorite interview questions is reportedly to ask, “how many people are using Facebook in San Francisco at 2:30pm on a Friday,” while Hewlett-Packard prefers, “if Germans were the tallest people in the world, how would you prove it?”...